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Art, Writing, and Learning: The Clerisy Quarter => Writing, Poems, AARs, and Stories - The Storyteller's Hall => Topic started by: Jubal on May 14, 2009, 04:26:33 PM
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Who is/are your favourite author(s), and why?
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Terry Pratchett he created the discworld and has to teach himself to type every morning due to alztheimers
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He is a satirical genius, indeed.
Tolkien is one of mine, for creating one of the most detailed, complex and cool fantasy worlds EVER.
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This is such a difficult question!
Tolkien is obviously right up there, as is George R.R. Martin, even if I find his books emotionally difficult to cope with :P I grew up with JKR and Enid Blyton, and C.S. Lewis...
And, though I've only read one of his books, it is certainly one of the best books I have ever read and reread; Paulo Coehlo.
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Oh, and I intend to read more Neil Gaiman as well!
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My favourite author's are, John Flanagan, Ian Irvine, Michael Cobley, Robin Hobb, D. M. Cornish and Conn Iggulden.
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I have too many loved authors to choose a favourite nowadays
Jules Verne, H G Wells, Robert E Howard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Tolkien, Pratchett
Maybe I should read from some more recent authors...
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Meh, old is gold.
I really want to get a copy of Lucian's True History, supposedly the world's first sci-fi work (2nd century AD, describes a war between the moon and the sun :P )
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Another to add to the list is Phillip Pullman. I read His Dark Materials again recently and there's still so much I didn't pick up on in the previous 10(ish) readings.
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Alan Moore. Fantastic character writer, excellent themes, superb, gritty, nihilistic dialogue and settings with just the right amount of comic relief.