Who Is Your Favourite Author
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Terry Brooks and Piers Anthony in the SciFi/Fantasy realm.
Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Collin Dexter in the Mystery realm.
Stephen King for Horror.
Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Collin Dexter in the Mystery realm.
Stephen King for Horror.
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Like I said before: Joseph Conrad, Frank Herbert, and C.S.Lewis in particular. But there are many more.
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That's a hard one.
F. Paul Wilson, Glen Cook, Terry Goodkind, Heinlein and so many more for the fantasy and sci-fi.
Others include Clive Barker, Ayn Rand (I'm almost too ashamed to admit that, heh) and a few others. Those are the more favorite ones.
F. Paul Wilson, Glen Cook, Terry Goodkind, Heinlein and so many more for the fantasy and sci-fi.
Others include Clive Barker, Ayn Rand (I'm almost too ashamed to admit that, heh) and a few others. Those are the more favorite ones.
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Originally posted by josh2cool4u
I think you guys are all forgetting last weeks Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael Chabon who wrote The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys, & The Mysteries of Pittsburg.
I think you guys are all forgetting last weeks Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael Chabon who wrote The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys, & The Mysteries of Pittsburg.
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Margaret Atwood, Margaret Laurence, and Alasdair MacLeod for depth and elegance of language
Diana Gabaldon for pure thrill and kilt fantasies.
Jilly Cooper and Helen Fielding for humour.
And pretty much anything I can get my hands on that doesn't bite back...i'm really not a picky reader.
Diana Gabaldon for pure thrill and kilt fantasies.
Jilly Cooper and Helen Fielding for humour.
And pretty much anything I can get my hands on that doesn't bite back...i'm really not a picky reader.
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If forced to pick a favorite, I'd have to say David Foster Wallace. I also like Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, Nick Hornby and many others. Don't really know what this forum is like yet, but I'll apologize up front for them all being so contemporary.
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Two more for the list
James Crumley ( either The Last Good Kiss or Dancing Bear) and James Lee Burke's novels featuring Dave Robicheaux - specifically 'In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead'. The title alone is worth the money.
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Douglas Adams, Tim O'Brien, Stephen King, Tony Hillerman, E.L. Doctorow, Nick Hornby, Chuck Palahniuk.
heimerSWT: You may also like Dan Simmons, especially Summer of Night. It's very comparable to It and Boy's Life. Also, check out anything by Bentley Little. For something similar to Crichton, I recommend Pierre Ouellette's The Deus Machine, about artificial intelligence and biological warfare gone amuck. It's out of print, but you can find used copies at half.com.
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heimerSWT: You may also like Dan Simmons, especially Summer of Night. It's very comparable to It and Boy's Life. Also, check out anything by Bentley Little. For something similar to Crichton, I recommend Pierre Ouellette's The Deus Machine, about artificial intelligence and biological warfare gone amuck. It's out of print, but you can find used copies at half.com.
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Originally posted by pjflyer
I can never pick a favorite, but i like:
Martin Amis
I can never pick a favorite, but i like:
Martin Amis
"It's kegged innit"