Who is your favourite author????

[jazzlawson]

hi all...

I'm here starting this thread to call your posts as to who do you think is a perfect writer and why do you consider his so??wat according to you make him stand distinct from the crowd....

[Roland]

Hello Jazzlawson ;)

this kind of goes hand in hand with this thread...

http://www.titanquest.net/forums/book-reviews-discussions/23543-favorite-book.html

And you never mentioned who you're favorite is? ;)

[jiaco]

Actually I think this thread is much harder.

I have so many favorite books and trilogies and such but to pinpoint a single author as my favorite is near impossible.

(maybe the OP has the same problem)

If I have to pick one: Dr. Seuss

[Roland]

Good point jiaco ;)

Ok, mine is Steven Erikson (no surprise to some)

Author of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, a 10 book truly Epic Dark Fantasy series now on book 8 currently.

If I had to pick one author to hold me over the rest of my days it would be him and this series!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Erikson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen

[jazzlawson]

Hello Jazzlawson ;)

this kind of goes hand in hand with this thread...

http://www.titanquest.net/forums/book-reviews-discussions/23543-favorite-book.html

And you never mentioned who you're favorite is? ;)

hi there.. thanks for posting...

My favourite author is Paulo Coelho.. I love his alchemist..

[MDWhip]

Douglas Adams RIP

[FlamingPhoenix]

Alan Dean Foster

His writing is the most original I have ever seen. Every books I have read of his has been interesting and different.

Edit:
ALAN DEAN FOSTER (http://www.alandeanfoster.com/version2.0/frameset.htm)

[veggieboy]

This thread should be in the Book section :O-

I like Poe, J.K. Rolling, Stephen King, Karen Marie Moning, and Cate Tiernan.

Edit: Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Suess) and Shel Silverstein.

[Runefang]

R.A. Salvatore

[Tigrul]

This is a rather difficult topic, many authors have great insight to offer and the answers might change over time. Mine, for instance, will probably be different in 1 year from now. (my world view has changed a lot in the past months, I now stand in awe at the greatness of reality, whereas as recently as a year ago I was perfectly happy with a normal life)

Anyway, I like the books of James Clavell which are centred around Asia. I have grown up with "Tai-pan" in that it helped me be more mature. When I say that James Clavell is my favourite author, I refer to how I felt about his books which I've read a few years ago, perhaps I'd feel differently now. But one thing is certain: even if I wouldn't consider his books "deep" nowadays anymore, I still consider them fascinating, full of interesting details and great at showing complex insights in the cultures of the Far East. "Tai-pan" and "The noble house" painted a great picture of the Chinese culture and judging the difference between the two books, one can even sense the changes in the culture over a century. (I don't remember if it's more or less than a century between the two books, but I remember that it's close to it) It is also interesting to note how the author describes the melting pot of cultural values which is Hong-Kong and how a newly arrived English culture interacts with the millenia of Chinese tradition embedded in the lands. "Gai-jin" presents the conflict between the Western culture (or, by comparison, lack-thereof :)) and the traditionally rich Nihon, in a period of decline of the latter culture, through the perspective of the Struan family, which is the centre of both "Tai-pan" and "The noble house".

"Shogun" is an incredibly fascinating book, with great descriptions of the Nihon culture of the XVI-XVII centuries. It shows a world full of symbols, a people with many faces and hearts and the conflict between the ideas of a barbarian (such as all Europeans were called by the Nihon, and for good reason) and the wisdom and traditions of a very complex people. This was my favourite of his books and the thing I liked the most is the fact that great parts of the story are based on actual events, as spectacular as they may seem in the book.

I am looking forward to reading "The Whirlwind" and "King Rat", the subjects of which I didn't like in the past and which I'm now expecting in their English version. :D

[Alek_tq]

Why Stephen King ofc... =D

[BrotherRatcliff]

David Brin for me, no doubt.

[Kir4]

Gotta name two very different authors:

1. Lord Byron
He's probably the Heath Ledger of dark romantic, and he created the "Byronic Hero", an archetype that's still up-to-date. As a part of my final exams at school, I wrote a 24-pages-work about him. Want to see a few Byronic Heroes? Watch "Batman", play "Devil May Cry" or, for the anime fans around, take a look at Sasuke Uchiha from "Naruto". :) If you neither want to read (I recommend "Manfred"), nor want to watch anything, listen to "The Byronic Man" by Cradle of Filth.:goth:

2.Haruki Murakami
A Japanese one. I love "Kafka on the Shore", since it is full of wisdom and individuality, combining elements of science-fiction/fantasy and reality. Moreover, Murakami manages to create simple-to-read-but-hard-to-understand-novels that leave you behind thinking- he's not "fastfood". It took me a few days to understand all his parabolic elements. "Hard boiled wonderland" is a little easier, though, but still great. And I can guarantee that no one who reads a Murakami for the first time will get the feeling of already having read something similar.. that guy is unique.

[Cardboard Book]

Darren Shan is my favourite author :-)

[veggieboy]

I would have to Add Gregory Maguire to my list of favorite authors.

[Alek_tq]

I'll have to add Wells brothers, for writing "War of the Worlds" and making "that" big confusion in USA with their radio broadcast.



uh oh, also, @Cardboard Book (http://www.titanquest.net/forums/members/cardboard-book.html), that sig is EPIC! I likes.

[Impulsand]

Piers Anthony for me.

As far as his sig goes, it's from this (http://www.4guysfromviewpoint.com/?p=76); and it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Even though it satirizes a really scary historical period.

[Tartan Waft Esquire]

The Alchemist:rockon:
J.R.R. Tolkien

[Steerpike]

I'll have to add Wells brothers, for writing "War of the Worlds" and making "that" big confusion in USA with their radio broadcast.



uh oh, also, @Cardboard Book (http://www.titanquest.net/forums/members/cardboard-book.html), that sig is EPIC! I likes.

H G Wells (author) and Orson Welles (broadcaster) weren't related. The first was British, the other was American. I'm not sure, but I don't think H G Wells was around when Orson Welles did his broadcast of War of the Worlds (without adequate warning for the listening public). H G Wells is a good early sci fi writer, I like War of the Worlds and First Men in the Moon (where a scientist makes a paint that cancels out gravity). The Time Machine is depressing, however.

My favourite author is Anon. He seems to have written a lot :rolleyes:

[Alek_tq]

Wait... wait.. I'm really sure I've read somewhere about his brother helping him. Either that or I made it up.. :S

Thanks for the correction.

[veggieboy]

I would like to add Fitzgerald to my favorites >.>

[Kir4]

Just finished John Katzenbach's "The Madman's Tale".

In general, I'm not a fan of thrillers, but that book really was a good read. :) Also, it made me do some google'ing, and it seems like there is a film based on The Madman's Tale. I really hope it's well made.

[shattered.likeness]

Robert Heinlein will always be my favorite author of all time, as he is the godfather of science fiction. I own all but 10 or so of his 56-ish books published.

[wha2donow]

George R. R. Martin, Bernard Cornwell, and Stephen Pressfield would have to be mine. Hard to limit it. Kind of depends on my mood.

[Panmiro]

I'd have to say Orson Scott Card (Ender Saga), for his beautiful writing and balanced view of the world; followed closely by Frank Herbert (Dune), for his wide ranging imagination, thought provoking analysis of religion, and elegant portrayal of the savagery human's are capable of. My favorite classical author though, is Ovid. My favorite vegetable-do-no-thinking author is Lillian Jackson Braune. My favorite author for humor, is Libba Bray (Going bovine). Last, but not least, comes Robin Reardon, a perceptive and lyrical author all too often dismissed. My bookworm nature is currently encouraging me to add another few hundred authors, but i shall resist.

[BrigandPwnage]

my fav author, Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

[ward_rb]

Dan Abnett is quickly becoming one of my fav's. he has a way of breathing life into his stories that most authors just dont.

[Ozavo]

I think my favourites would be John Irving and Jonathan Stroud. Irving for almost everything he has written and Stroud for his Bartimaeus Trilogy, which are three of the most epic books I have ever read.

- Ozavo

[juliaanthen]

My favourite author is Jonathan S. Harbour. I like to read all books of him. His all books are mostly related to computer languages and developing games.