Your favorite author?

[AugustFall]

Steven Erikson. Oh jesus if you like epic fantasy then read the Malazan books. It's super dense but it is an entire universe and it's amazing. Not your standard Tolkien esque fantasy setting.


Edit: Also the late David Gemmel for more managable fantasy outings. And as I'm sure has been mentioned a million times in this thread Jim Butcher's Dresdon Files are very tasty.


Goddamnit also I loved Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind but I hear the sequel is a bit meh.

 

[Gudrests]

Dr.Seusse, Orson Scott Card, George Orwell, andddd Machiavelli. Yepp...them right there unless my spelling is as bad as I think it is.

 

[Joel Dawson]

While I wouldn't call him my favorite author, per se, I most consistently enjoy the works of Darren Shan. Maybe it's just because I grew up reading his Cirque Du Freak series, and kept the love into my adult years, but I've enjoyed literally everything he's ever written.

Have you read the Demonata series? I quite liked those ones.

OT: Mark Twain. I've read so much of his and loved it(but I haven't gotten to his autobiography yet). My favorites of his has to be his short story Cannibalism in the Cars or Connecticutt Yankee in King Arthur's Court...but what about Huckleberry Finn. Arrgh to hard to pick favorites.

 

[romanator0]

Glen Cook for the Black Company.
E.E. Knight for the Vampire Earth series.
R.A. Salvatore for the Legend of Drizz't series.
Alan Moore and Dave Gibson for Watchmen.

 

[TakerFoxx]

Neil Gaiman, hands down. After that, Jim Butcher. And an honorary nod to K.A. Applegate, because Animorphs were just that awesome.

 

[pearcinator]

Matthew Reilly for me!

No-one does better action than he does!

 

[wilson_ty]

Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Roadside Picnic, which the movie Stalker and the STALKER games are loosely based off of)

I started reading the translated version of Roadside Picnic, but I gave up. Nothing to do with the quality, I was just scared shitless. As far as I got though, very good.

For some reason, after being a zombie fan, playing Dead Space 2, and other horror games, not much scares me anymore. Except Amnesia. But I found myself watching a movie and actually anticipating the "pop-out scary" part, and wasn't surprised by it, no flinching, jumping or anything. This could be a potentially bad thing...
ED: One more thing...
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When the Cicadas Cry) didn't scare me, but it was really freaky and was more of a psychological horror show rather than a scary show. Shion's arc is still my favorite, though.

 

[KarlMonster]

Count Leo Tolstoy.

Sure, there are lots of pages. The more the merrier. He excels in describing uncomfortable social moments.

Anna of (possessed by) Karenin. Brilliant title.

Actually - I think I should read that again.

 

[ChildofGallifrey]

Have you read the Demonata series? I quite liked those ones.

Yeah, they were quite good. He's writing a more adult series now, called the City Trilogy. They're really quite interesting. He also put out a standalone title called "The Thin Executioner". Definitely worth a read if you're a fan.

 

[pyrokin]

Darren Shan for his Cirque de Freak series. Very great books with an amazing amount of detail, I was even able to make mental pictures of the goings on in the book.

 

[DJDarque]

Jim Butcher, by far...Author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera. I'm not going to recommend him because if you pick up one of his books then his writing speaks for itself.

Ninja'd by first response. Damn. It's normally me who recommends his stuff. >.<

 

[Spectrum_Prez]

Douglas Adams (RIP, you hoopy frood)
Umberto Eco (but only half of the time)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (on his good days)
Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, etc)
George Orwell

 

[woogit]

That is a tough question, it would have to be between Matthew Reilly, Richelle Mead and Cassandra Clare all wonderful writers.

You...you, love Cassandra Clare too?!

OT: Cassandra Clare, Oroson Scott Card, and Brittney Ryan for "The Legend of Holly Clause".

 

[The Madman]

Probably Terry Pratchett. I love any author that's capable of being witty and funny while somehow also having a sympathetic cast of characters and surprisingly serious subject matter. And of those few authors capable of that Sir Pratchett is my favourite.

Scott Lynch might have a shot at being one of my favourites if only he wrote more. Love the Locke Lamora books, they're absolutely brilliant and some of my favourite fantasy in years. Susanna Clarke also deserves mention for being the author of my little pictures namesake, a fantastic book.

And of course Neil Gaiman. My copy of his book 'Neverwhere' is so creased and worn from constant re-reading it's become a bit of a keepsake of mine, I take it with me whenever I travel now. Quite possibly my favourite book overall, though if you asked me why I doubt I could answer.

 

[Dango]

Robert Frost, my favorite poet and biggest inspiration.

 

[Giantpanda602]

Robin Hobb. Her fantasy settings, specifically the Farseer Trilogy (and the other books, start with these because several of her series branch off from this one, then Tawny Man Trilogy because it's a direct sequel) are amazing and the characters are great.

 

[frizzlebyte]

The greatest author of the last thousand years: STEPHEN KING.

 

[michael-592]

For me it would have to be between Frank Herbert and JRR Tolkien. Dune and Lord of the Rings are probably my two favorite book series ever. I just love the worlds the two authors have created, they are always very in depth and always interesting.

 

[Extasii]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Steven King.