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10-09-2003, 04:51 AM
uNz[i]

As I'm a big fan of fantasy and SF...

(in no particular order)

Terry Pratchett
Robert Rankin
Douglas Adams
Hugh Cook
Clive Barker
Neil Gaiman
H.G. Wells
George Orwell
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C Clarke
Fredrick Pohl
Alfred Bester
Julian May
10-13-2003, 07:19 AM
DarkReality

John Grisham
Dean Koontz
10-15-2003, 07:30 AM
olibomb

Darren Shan
Anthony Horowitz
10-15-2003, 05:45 PM
Smooch

Stephen King
Richard Layman
James Herbert
Martina Cole
10-18-2003, 12:47 PM
rowdy

Stephen King
Wilbur Smith
Jean M Auel
10-19-2003, 10:40 AM
Mïcrösöül°V³

ill say nora roberts only because i live almost next to her, lol
10-21-2003, 06:37 AM
labert

"The long ships" by the swede Frans G. Bengtsson. An historical novel that beat many a fantasy story to powdered silt in comparison.
10-23-2003, 11:49 PM
Cheese

Quote:

[i]Originally posted by uNz@9 October 2003 - 05:51
As I'm a big fan of fantasy and SF...

(in no particular order)

Terry Pratchett
Robert Rankin
Douglas Adams
Hugh Cook
Clive Barker
Neil Gaiman
H.G. Wells
George Orwell
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C Clarke
Fredrick Pohl
Alfred Bester
Julian May

That's a good list but how cud you miss out Stephen Donaldson? He's the best sci-fi writer of all time imo
10-24-2003, 05:27 AM
uNz[i]

Well I've read the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant...
It was okay, but Donaldson didn't exactly rock my world.
Thomas was too emo for me. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. :)

Arthur C Clarke is the best SF author, imo.
The reason being a lot of what he envisioned in his stories has come to pass in his own lifetime.

Satellites for example.
When NASA or ESA need a visionary, they call Professor Clarke.
10-24-2003, 07:14 AM
brotherdoobie

One of my favorite authors to this day is CS Lewis.

Peace brotherdoobie
10-24-2003, 07:44 AM
Busyman

Stephen King/Richard Bachman
10-24-2003, 10:41 AM
soma

Margaret Weiss
Tracy Hickman
-from the Dragonlance series

John Grisham
10-25-2003, 10:17 PM
sosseres

(No special order)
Raymong E Feist
Pratchett
J V Jones, only gotten ahold of two of her books :(
Robert Jordan
Terry Goodkind
Terry Brooks
David Eddings
Joanne Bertin
Robert A. Heinlein
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Kevin J. Anderson/Brian Herbert
Salvatore kinda anyway
ahh well these are the ones that springs to mind directly, got more great authors but nothing I remember right now :)
10-26-2003, 10:58 AM
Desert Eagle

Stephen King
John Grisham
David Eddings
Philip Pullman
Robert Jordan
J.R.R. Tolkien
JK Rowling
10-26-2003, 11:05 AM
imnotanaddict

Quote:

[i]Originally posted by uNz@9 October 2003 - 04:51
As I'm a big fan of fantasy and SF...

(in no particular order)

Terry Pratchett
Robert Rankin
Douglas Adams
Hugh Cook
Clive Barker
Neil Gaiman
H.G. Wells
George Orwell
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C Clarke
Fredrick Pohl
Alfred Bester
Julian May

Finally glad to see someone else has read some Gaiman. One of my favorites.
10-27-2003, 10:16 PM
sosseres

I read good omens once, not becuase Gaiman was an author but becasue of the fact that Pratchet was cowriter ;)
10-28-2003, 01:16 AM
KylieM

No particular order:

Martina Cole
Faye Kellerman
Jonathan Kellerman
Michael Connelly
James Patterson
Patricia Cornwell
Harlan Coben
Jeffery Deaver
10-28-2003, 01:25 AM
Smooch

Nice to see somebody else who likes Martina Cole on here. Only time i've seen her name is when i've mentioned her :(

Edit: Typo
10-30-2003, 07:12 PM
Smurfette

Quote:

[i]Originally posted by uNz@9 October 2003 - 05:51
As I'm a big fan of fantasy and SF...

(in no particular order)

Terry Pratchett
Robert Rankin
Douglas Adams
Hugh Cook
Clive Barker
Neil Gaiman
H.G. Wells
George Orwell
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C Clarke
Fredrick Pohl
Alfred Bester
Julian May

Stephen King
Frederick Forsyth
John Wyndham (how could you not include him?)
Peter Straub
Douglas Adams
JRR Tolkien

Can't think of any more off the top of my head.

My youngest likes JK Rowling :D
11-02-2003, 06:43 PM
shubhodeep_das

Fredrick Forsyth
Miachel Crichton
Sidney Sheldon
John Grisham
11-04-2003, 12:32 PM
Chame1eon

Steven King
Clive Barker
& Barry holstun lopez (nature and indian stories and essays)
in that order

other books i thought were great were catcher in the rye, and to kill a mockingbird. I don't think i'll ever forgive harper lee for stopping at one book.

ther are many more, but those are the top authors that come to mind
11-04-2003, 03:44 PM
Cheese

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Originally posted by Chame1eon@4 November 2003 - 13:32
Steven King
Clive Barker
& Barry holstun lopez (nature and indian stories and essays)
in that order

other books i thought were great were catcher in the rye, and to kill a mockingbird. I don't think i'll ever forgive harper lee for stopping at one book.

ther are many more, but those are the top authors that come to mind

To Kill a Mocking Bird is one of my all time favourites as well, the character of Dill was based on Truman Capote and I think I'm right in saying that Harper Lee helped with some of the research for In Cold Blood. Whether it's true or not the start of In Cold Blood is eerily familiar to Mocking Bird and is definetley worth a read.