Velox Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) As a "sister-topic" to that in GD, this is for authors outside of the BZP world. My favorite are:For Thrillers:[*]Vince Flynn[*]Tom Clancy[*]Brad Thor[*]Stephen Hunter[*]Chuck Hogan[*]Brian Haig[*]Ben Coes[*]Andrew Peterson[*]Alex Berenson[*]W.E.B. Griffin[*]David BaldacciFor Mystery/Suspense:[*]Edgar Allen Poe[*]Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle[*]Alfred Hitchcock[*]Agatha Christie[*]Ed McBainFor Fantasy:[*]Jim Butcher[*]J.R.R. Tolkien[*]C.S. LewisFor Poetry:[*]Edgar Allen Poe[*]Others that I am forgetting...Other:[*]J.D. Salinger[*]George Orwell[*]Oscar Wilde[*]Flannery O'ConnerMy very favorite authors would be Vince Flynn, Jim Butcher, Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, Ben Coes, Stephen Hunter, Andrew Peterson, Brian Haig, Chuck Hogan, and Edgar Allen Poe, but all of the aforementioned are some favorites of mine in the specific genres above.I'm probably forgetting some others, but there we go. Make whatever "categories" you'd like, or just one list or whatever. Edited November 20, 2011 by Velox Quote "As a writer you ask yourself to dream while awake." ~ Aimee Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendence Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 This is so predictable, but J.K Rowling. I have to admit that I'm more a fan of her huge imagination than her writing skills, though her writing skills are formidable as well. I don't think a lot of people could think out the huge Harry Potter universe totally alone. It's not like she made stuff up as she went along. Everything was planned from day 1. Dumbledore and Grindelwald? All planned, she just waited for the right moment to reveal it. Another favorite has to be C.S Lewis. A huge part of what made the books wonderful was the fact that Lewis wasn't oblivious to the fact that children actually are smarter than people think. Because children are NOT stupid. In fact, children have huge creative abilities. They are true, pure artists. Each and every one of them. And they understand what it means when an animal stops breathing and moving. They know what death means, so I don't get why adults are so sensitive about it. Children won't have a traumatized moment when they find out they're not immortal. And Lewis was not oblivious to this fact. Apart from being a splendid writer, that part of the Narnia series is probably what sucks children in. Because they're not underestimated in Narnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Garth Nix, Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, quite like Johnathan Stroud, Darren Shan (though I preferred vampires to Demons), Jasper Fforde (I was thrilled to learn GregF likes him too), you're not alone Change as I like JK as well...There's probably more, but I'm cut off from my main collection right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach 00 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Good idea, Velox. ^_^It's hard to seperate my favorite authors into genres, so I'll just list them as they are.[*]John Flanagan[*]Timothy Zahn[*]J.K. Rowling[*]Margaret Mitchell[*]Scott O'Dell[*]Avy Quote On the day the wall came down / They threw the locks onto the ground And with glasses high / We raised a cry / For freedom had arrived On the day the wall came down / The ship of fools had finally run aground Promises lit up the night / Like paper doves in flight I dreamed you had left my side / No warmth, not even pride remained And even though you needed me / It was clear that I could not do a thing for you Now life devalues day by day / As friends and neighbors turn away And there's a change that even with regret / Cannot be undone Now frontiers shift like desert sands / While nations wash their bloodied hands Of loyalty, of history / In shades of grey I woke to the sound of drums / The music played, the morning sun streamed in I turned and I looked at you / And all but the bitter residues slipped away slipped away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishah Mehmet II Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 John Ronald Reuel TolkienAndrzej SapkowskiTerry PrattchettGeorge R. R. MartinJ. D. Salinger-Dovydas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLuke Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Mystery:Sir Arthur Conan DoyleScience fiction:Timothy ZahnOrson Scott CardIsaac AsimovFantasy:C.S LewisJ.R.R TolkeinNeil Gaiman Edited December 17, 2011 by BenLuke-116 Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendence Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Can I add Thomas Harris to the list? For those of you who don't know, Thomas Harris wrote the Hannibal Lecter series. Few people can outdo him in using the senses as a tool when writing. Anyone who's read his books will agree on that, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arby! Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, Edgar Allan Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Douglas Adams... Edited November 21, 2011 by Alex DeLarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) I don't read very much, but my favorite author of all time is Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials). Such fantastic books.I also loved Tunnels, so I'll mention Roderick Gordon / Brian Williams.I did not read the whole Time Quaint, but A Wind In The Door was spectacular, so add Madeleine L'Engle.EDIT: @The Change - Did you catch on that the snake Harry lets out in the first book was Nagini? I realized that recently and was quite amused. Fire & Ice Edited November 21, 2011 by Fire & Ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Phillip Pullman, Michael Crichton, Suzane Collins and some people who I'm no doubt forgetting because I read too freaking much to recall all have written very good books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Windrider- Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I've been really big into John Cheever lately. Salinger's great too - Nine Stories is incomparable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 EDIT: @The Change - Did you catch on that the snake Harry lets out in the first book was Nagini? I realized that recently and was quite amused.Fire & IceI don't think it is. For a start it was implied that snake was male, while Nagini is female. And that snake was a python so would kill by crushing, but Nagini is venomous. I know there are a lot of call-backs in the book (the vanishing cabinet from HBP first pops up in book 2), but I doubt thats oneOh, another author I quite like, Sergei Lukyanenko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Liars Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Phillip K. Dick would have to be my favourite. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is just a brilliant book, and his other works are impressive too.Other favourites include Anthony Burgess, George Orwell, Angela Carter and Chris Bunch. Quote ___ ___ ___ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 EDIT: @The Change - Did you catch on that the snake Harry lets out in the first book was Nagini? I realized that recently and was quite amused.Fire & IceI don't think it is. For a start it was implied that snake was male, while Nagini is female. And that snake was a python so would kill by crushing, but Nagini is venomous. I know there are a lot of call-backs in the book (the vanishing cabinet from HBP first pops up in book 2), but I doubt thats oneOh, another author I quite like, Sergei LukyanenkoBut I read a quote from JK Rowling, she said that it was Nagini. But maybe not; this is the Internet after all Fire & Ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Yeah, I'd check if that was a genuine JK quote if I were you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody Nine Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Sergei Lukyanenko? Pretty nice writer, that. I forget, did I introduce that to you? I remember pushing you to Dresden, Power.Zahn, Butcher, and Simon R. Green are a few that I like.Do videogame writers count? If so, then I'd throw in Chris Avellone, too. Edited November 22, 2011 by Undying Light of the Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 You introduced me to Jim Butcher, but it was a combination of curiosity and VF that got me into Lukyanenko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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