Your favorite author?
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My favorite author would have to be Bernard Cornwell for all his amazing series; he has many. :]
Brent Weeks because after I had hit an emotional writer's block while working on my own novel, I read his Night Angel Trilogy and it helped sparked my drive and inspiration to finish it. I might have never finished my novel if I hadn't read that series.
Harlan ''Dead Gopher to the comptroler(?)'' Ellison.
The man thinks outside of the box with some stories, but others are just a twist on what you would normally expect.
His style is very relaxed, as if he was right there telling you the tale in his own words, not in some official, formal way of writing that is just too... Sterile and without an identity.
One hell of a writer.
But as a person... That's another story for another thread.
The man thinks outside of the box with some stories, but others are just a twist on what you would normally expect.
His style is very relaxed, as if he was right there telling you the tale in his own words, not in some official, formal way of writing that is just too... Sterile and without an identity.
One hell of a writer.
But as a person... That's another story for another thread.
Take a look at my avi. That is the image of my favorite author. All hail the best in webcomics: Sweet Bro and Hella Jef.
TV: Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock)
Comics: Neil Gaiman (The Sandman)
Books: Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear)
Comics: Neil Gaiman (The Sandman)
Books: Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear)
Terry Goodkind. By a mile. I've never read a book that sucked me in or made me think like the Sword of Truth series. i've never read a book that was as well written.
Hmm, for sci-fi atm it's impossible to choose between :
Richard Morgan, his sci-fi novels contain some very interesting characters and ideas,
Ian M Banks, I love his Culture Novels.
Fantasy atm:
Either Steven Eriskon(Malazan!), or George RR Martin(Game of thrones(wooooooottttt! Dances with Dragons is FINALLY OUT!!!)).
Glen Cook with Black Company deserves an honorary mention.
Comedy:
No-one else comes close, Sir Terry Pratchett(Discworld books).
Horror:
Ofc no one can compare to H P Lovecraft, but I also like Brian Lumley, a nice take on vampires.
For war, I admit I haven't read any in a long, long time, but when I was a teenager the best of the lot was:
Sven Hassel(the unusual thing about him was the books were all about a squad in a German penal battalion, and their struggle to survive WW2).
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Richard Morgan, his sci-fi novels contain some very interesting characters and ideas,
Ian M Banks, I love his Culture Novels.
Fantasy atm:
Either Steven Eriskon(Malazan!), or George RR Martin(Game of thrones(wooooooottttt! Dances with Dragons is FINALLY OUT!!!)).
Glen Cook with Black Company deserves an honorary mention.
Comedy:
No-one else comes close, Sir Terry Pratchett(Discworld books).
Horror:
Ofc no one can compare to H P Lovecraft, but I also like Brian Lumley, a nice take on vampires.
For war, I admit I haven't read any in a long, long time, but when I was a teenager the best of the lot was:
Sven Hassel(the unusual thing about him was the books were all about a squad in a German penal battalion, and their struggle to survive WW2).
Rofl!, captcha:
teflon president
Three authors come to mind -
George R.R. Martin (duh, from my avatar and title) - A Song of Ice and Fire is just incredible, with amazing characters and plot twists that kick you in the balls. The other stuff he's written is great too.
Neil Gaiman - the master of modern-day fantasy. His stories are beautifully written, with a poetic quality. He makes you want to look beneath the mundane world we see every day for something more magical.
Joe Hill - the pen name of one of Stephen King's sons. He follows in his father's footsteps with horror and weird fiction, but puts his own spin on it. He's only written a few books so far, but they're all great - he's shaping up to take over his dad's legacy quite nicely.
George R.R. Martin (duh, from my avatar and title) - A Song of Ice and Fire is just incredible, with amazing characters and plot twists that kick you in the balls. The other stuff he's written is great too.
Neil Gaiman - the master of modern-day fantasy. His stories are beautifully written, with a poetic quality. He makes you want to look beneath the mundane world we see every day for something more magical.
Joe Hill - the pen name of one of Stephen King's sons. He follows in his father's footsteps with horror and weird fiction, but puts his own spin on it. He's only written a few books so far, but they're all great - he's shaping up to take over his dad's legacy quite nicely.
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.
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.
Have you read the Demonata series? I quite liked those ones.ChildofGallifrey said:
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.
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.
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.
