Your favorite author?

[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.

 

[Chatato]

For me Matthew Reilly hands-down his writing always entertains me and he's one of those authors that are willing to take risks in their books plots and not just sticking to what would make the reader happy.
I also like Catherine Jinks however her sequel to one of her books, The Reformed Vampire Support Group, has fallen into the group that was formerly teen fiction thats right it was a BLOODY TEEN VAMPIRE ROMANCE BOOK however the first book was awesome and her Evil Genius trilogy was extremely well written and kept me hooked.

 

[redisforever]

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.

Yeah, I don't like horror movies, but I can anticipate those pop-out scary parts easily. I also wasn't scared by the STALKER games, most of the time, but I love it, because of the atmosphere.

 

[popparik]

Roger Zelazny -- amazing writer, and even better storyteller (try reading the first couple of pages of Lord of Light or Creatures of Light and Darkness aloud).

Christopher Moore -- he rivals Terry Pratchett for laugh-out-loud moments in Fool and Lamb.

 

[liquidsolid]

I'm not sure I have a "favorite author" despite the fact that I like to read. I mostly read non-fiction books but I love literature. I found this nifty website with a bunch of classic books in public domain available to read.

http://www.online-literature.com/

There is a lot of good stuff in here, though I wish they had H.P. Lovecraft

 

[st0pnsw0p]

In fantasy it's Tolkien (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings).
In science fiction it's Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 days).
In horror it's Howard Phillips Lovecraft (The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Out of Time, At the Mountains of Madness).
In comedy it's Douglas Adams (A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
In mistery it's Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes).
In poetry it's Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven, The Bells).

 

[BENZOOKA]

J.R.R. Tolkien.

That's the way a-ha a-ha I like it