Favorite authors or series

i was just wondering who everyone likes the most out there. i am really into fantasy books and am always looking for more great authors. i gotta say my favorite author would have to be terry brooks his books all kick ass. and please if you put tolkien down put down someone else too.

 

i love fantasy books, horror books, and military/army/spy/surveillance/action books (i.e. the legend himself Tom Clancy). favourite author is either stephen king or tom clancy, favourite book is either Rainbow Six or The Tommyknockers

 

At the moment my favourite would be the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb.

Try The Myth-ing Omnibus(i think, could be myth=ing) by Robert Asprin if you like terry brooks.

 

Of course, there's the basics: Tolkein, Heinlein, Douglas Adams, etc.

You might check out the Earth's Children series by Jean Auel, I just finished re-reading them and they're pretty good. (My only complaint is that she repeats herself too damn much) Kinda a pre-historic-science-fiction-fantasy world.)

The next series I will be reading is the Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. I haven't read much from this genre since I was about 15, but my brother rants and raves all the time about how much he loves the books, and I figure an 11 book series, (9 are published, 10th is coming out soon) will keep me occupied for some time.

 

The Dark Tower series by Steven King is absolutley fantastic, 7 books with twist at every page. I absolutly loved it, i cant belive its finished now

 

i know sometimes you get so into a book that it kinda sucks to finish it

 

I like Neil Gaiman's stuff a lot.

 

dam right, but some endings can be more than satisfying.

 

That series is fucking awesome.

 

I remember when I was younger I loved Tamora Pierce, and all her series'. Also one of my favorite books is Bedlam Boyz by Ellen Guan, or Guam. Still holdovers from younger years

 

I know I sound like a broken record.. but

K LeGuin - Earthsea Trilogy
Donaldson - Thomas Covenant Chronicles
Michael Scott Rohan - Winter of the World Trilogy

That I have multiple copies of these books says it all .

Oh.. n I guess Jordan's Wheel Of Time though it is a little too long and rambling!

 

If akhc hadn't suggested it, I would have put the Earthsea Trilogy also. LeGuin did some fabulous stuff, including Left Hand of Darkness, her most awarded work, but it's more sci-fi.

Others I'd suggest...
both Roger Zelazny's Amber and Dilvish series
David Eddings Belgariad (Pawn of Prophecy, etc)
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern (I can't believe no one beat me to them)
Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality
Raymond Feist's Riftwar series
Robert Heinlein's Glory Road (his only "high fantasy" novel as I recall)
and if you like fluffy humorous fantasy, I love both Edith Freisner's Majyk and Harpy High series, and deCamp/Pratt's Incomplete Enchanter stories.

There are plenty more, but that should keep you busy for a bit.

 

Now most of these will be a repeat of what was already said, but you’ll have that.



J.R.R. Tolkien—Lord of the Rings (This is a given and I’m sure you’ve read it)

Ursula K. LeGuin—The Earthsea Trilogy (I would have to agree with <akhc> and <Foxes Den> on this one.)

Anne McCaffrey—The Dragons of Pern (I’m glad <Foxes Den mentioned it I was starting to think I was the only one who like it)

R.A. Salvatore—The Legend of Drizzt (Includes…. 1. The Dark Elf Trilogy 2. The Icewind Dale Trilogy 3. Legacy of the Drow)

 

Court Duel is a fantasy book, a traditional love story and a war story in one. Still good tho.
Obviously the Harry Potter series, they're pretty catching.
Now this isn't really fantasy, but some of my fav. books are:
The Kiterunner--very moving, fav. book for bout 1 1/2 years now
Dogs of Babel--a slower book, but very riviting
Straydog-- a sad story about a dog
Uglies/Pretties/Specials-- an interesting plot line with a twisted love story
Pride and Prejudice-- a golden book i'd reccomend to anyone
Airborn/Skybreaker-- Kenneth Oppel is a great writer, I reccomend you read these.

Thats about all my tired brain can come up with...

 

A fairly recent discovery of mine, I'm on the second book (of five) at the moment.

Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea series is on my list of things to read, though it has grown somewhat beyond a trilogy.

 

Even though I have read ALOT of R.A.Salvatore's books,My alltime favourite author is Piers Anthony. Xanth is my favoureite place to be. Terry Goodkinds first few books in Sword of truth serie was good too.

Piers is the shit. :sunglasse

 

Read the Xanth series. Some 30+ books. Starting with "A spell for chamelion".
It's worth it.

 

Ursula Le Guin
Phillip Pullman

 

Of course Tolkien. I also agree with Terry Brooks. That being said:

Ursula Le Guin: wizards, magic, some dragons

Anne McCaffrey :dragonriders

Christopher Paolini: dragonriders again, but completely different. Also, elves and magic

Charles DeLint for modern urban fantasy plus fairies and whatnot

Naomi Novik if you like oddness, but good oddness. She does dragons as well

Gregory Maguire for twists on fairy tales and other previous literature

Rebecca Reisert for a wonderful twist on Shakespeare

Anne Rice if you like vampires, she also did books on witches, although not really the conventional kind

Alice Borchardt, Anne Rice's sister, for shapeshifters and the like

Edgar Allen Poe as one of the oldies but goodies

Shakespeare in some instances for another



Books intended for younger readers, but which I still read because they are still good:

J.K. Rowling wizards and magic

Tamora Pierce, as peaceband chick said she covered many kinds of magic

Holly Black for more modern urban fantasy fairies and so forth

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes more vampires and some shapeshifting

 

Books and Authors I have loved:

Piers Anthony, On a Pale Horse

David Baldacci, Absolute Power and other books from this writer

Laurence Block, Burglars Can’t Be Choosers and other “Bernie Rodenbarr” books

Edna Buchanan, the Cuban American reporter series

James Lee Burke, Purple Cane Road and other “Dave Robicheaux” books

P.C. Doherty, The Mask Of Ra and other books set in ancient Egypt
John also likes the Hugh Corbett books set in Medieval England

P.N. Elrod, the “In the blood” series

Janet Evanovich, One for the Money and other “Stephanie Plum” books

Anne George, Murder on a Bad Hair Day and other “Southern Sisters” Mysteries

Tess Gerritsen, Life Support and others

Arthur Golden Memoirs of a Geisha

Sue Grafton, A is For Alibi and all the other “Alphabet Series”

Laurell K. Hamilton, Guilty Pleasures and other “Anita Blake” books

Charlaine Harris Book Series : Sookie Stackhouse, the first one is titled, Dead Until Dark

Faye Kellerman, The Ritual Bath and other books in this series

Daniel Klein, His Elvis mysteries like Blue Suede Clues and others.

Mercedes Lackey, Burning Water and other “Diana Tregarde” books

Kevin McCarthy, Special Effects, The Family Book One

Phillip Margolin, Gone but not forgotten and other books

James Patterson especially The Jester!

Sara Paretsky, Indemnity Only and other “V.I Warshawski” books

Ann B. Ross, Miss Julia Books

Barbara Riefe, For the Love of Two Eagles

Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club and others

Paul F. Wilson, The Keep, The Fifth Harmonic, Midnight Mass, Sims and his Medical thrillers also are good.

The Farseer Saga starting with Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Kushiel’s Dart and sequels by Jaqueline Carey

The Angry Angel and others in that series by Chelsea Quinn Yarboro

You Suck by Christopher Moore.

Fat White Vampire Blues by Andrew Fox