Athena Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 In honour of celebrating our 10th anniversary, I thought I'd make a topic where we can list our top 10 authors (at least, as it would currently stand). I'm personally only counting an author towards this list, if I have read at least two books by them. Here are mine: Robert Jordan Brandon Sanderson Terry Pratchett Peter F. Hamilton Sophie Kinsella Jodi Picoult Diane Chamberlain Catherine Ryan Hyde Ann M. Martin Geronimo Stilton Quote
ian Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Here's mine (as it stands right now - ask me again in five minutes, it will have changed!) Stephen King Dean Koontz Jeffery Deaver JRR Tolkein Jane Austen Ian Rankin Robert Crais Charles Dickens Julian May Michael Connelly George RR Martin would have made the list, but seeing as he can't seem to be bothered to write anything, or at least get it published, he will have to stay off it! Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 My top five are pretty much set in stone, the other five are more changeable Patrick O'Brian Alastair Reynolds Bernard Cornwell Vernor Vinge David Gemmell Joe Abercrombie Steven Erikson Guy Gavriel Kay Ray Bradbury H G Wells Honourable mentions for Richard Matheson and Hilary Mantel - I've only read two books by each but they've been among my favourite reads of the last few years, and for Lois McMaster Bujold. Quote
Anna Begins Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 This was harder than my top 10 books! Pearl S.. Buck Stephen King Ken Follett Lee Child Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn John Steinbeck Elie Wiesel Phillip K. Dick Allison Weir Anne Applebaum Quote
muggle not Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Darn, how could I forget Cormac McCarthy, I must add him to my list. My first thought: John Steinbeck Charles Dickens Ernest Hemingway Louis L’Amour Stephen King Tony Hillerman J.R.R. Tolkien (deserves my list because of The Hobitt and Lord of the Ring) Robert Ludlum David Baldacci James Lee Burke Cormac McCarthy Edited July 17, 2015 by muggle not Quote
Mistress Gwynn Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) This is hard..... I can't even put them in order. Mary Renault Thomas Hardy Jane Austen Lindsey Davis C. S. Sansom Hilary Mantel Gabriel Garcia Marquez Robin Hobb George Eliot Fyodor Dostoevsky There's a mixed bag for you ETA: Honourable mention to Sir Terry Pratchett Edited June 29, 2015 by Mistress Gwynn Quote
chaliepud Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 A really hard one!! Sebastian Faulks Kristin Hannah Carlos Ruiz Zafon Jojo Moyes Markus Zusak Audrey Niffenegger Charlaine Harris (for her earlier Sookie Stackhouse books) Thomas Harris Victoria Hislop Daphne Du Maurier Notable mentions to Ransom Riggs, Deborah Harkness and Vanessa Diffenbaugh Quote
Echo Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 J.R.R. Tolkien Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Haruki Murakami Neil Gaiman John Connolly Marianne Fredriksson Charles Dickens Agatha Christie Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quote
Kell Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 My top ten favourite authors, in no particutlar order, are: Terry Pratchett Simon Scarrow Christopher Brookmyre Philippa Gregory Brom Stuart MacBride Jane Austen Richard Castle Charlotte Bronte C S Lewis Quote
Kylie Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Great lists everyone. I've decided to follow Athena and only list authors if I've read at least two books by them. That makes it considerably easier, as it turns out! Jane Austen Charles Dickens Vladimir Nabokov John Marsden Bill Bryson John Steinbeck George Orwell Walter Moers Mark Twain Roald Dahl JK Rowling *hopes no one notices that I listed 11* Quote
Athena Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Kylie, which book(s) by Walter Moers have you read? I recently borrowed Walter Moers - Zamonië 3: Rumo & De Wonderen in het Donker (Rumo & die Wunder im Dunkeln) and Walter Moers - Zamonië 4: De Stad van de Dromende Boeken (Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher) (I think these would be called Rumo & de Miracles in the Dark and The City of the Dreaming Books, in English?), from the library. I'm glad to hear you recommend this author! The style of books looks familiar, I might have read something by the author before. Quote
emelee Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Franz Kafka Tom Sharpe Leif GW Persson Jane Austen Agatha Christie Albert Camus Bo Baldersson Astrid Lindgren George Orwell William Shakespeare Quote
Signor Finzione Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I've tried to go with my first instinct on this one rather than over-thinking it, and have come up with: Steven Erikson Mark Lawrence Joe Abercrombie Terry Pratchett Patrick Rothfuss J.R.R. Tolkien J.K. Rowling Charles Dickens William Shakespeare Susanna Clarke George RR Martin would have made the list, but seeing as he can't seem to be bothered to write anything, or at least get it published, he will have to stay off it! Amen! Quote
Paul Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 These have been mine for quite some time now: Vladimir Nabokov Virginia Woolf William Faulkner John Banville John LeCarré George Eliot Charles McCarry Marguerite Duras Marcel Proust and the most astoundingly wonderful of all, the equal of any, even if not well known: James Salter Quote
pontalba Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Oh, yeah! I can certainly agree James Salter deserves large and bold print. He is fabulous! Def on my list. Ok, for my list....only 10, eh? /sigh/ Vladimir Nabokov (always my top pick) John Banville William Faulkner James Salter James Sallis Paul Auster Julian Barnes Marguerite Duras Patricia Highsmith Henning Mankell Lawrence Block Quote
Kylie Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Kylie, which book(s) by Walter Moers have you read? I recently borrowed Walter Moers - Zamonië 3: Rumo & De Wonderen in het Donker (Rumo & die Wunder im Dunkeln) and Walter Moers - Zamonië 4: De Stad van de Dromende Boeken (Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher) (I think these would be called Rumo & de Miracles in the Dark and The City of the Dreaming Books, in English?), from the library. I'm glad to hear you recommend this author! The style of books looks familiar, I might have read something by the author before. I've read The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear, Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures and A Wild Ride through the Night. I enjoyed them in that order. Bluebear is by far the best so far. I plan to read The City of Dreaming Books next. I have high hopes for it. Quote
Nollaig Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I don't have any There are authors I revisit every time they release something new (Anna McPartlin), authors I will always try something new by even though I didn't always like their previous stuff (Holly Black, Patrick Ness), but I rarely revisit an author enough to classify them as a favourite. I guess Anna McPartlin would count as one, but she's the only one I can think of! Quote
Athena Posted July 5, 2015 Author Posted July 5, 2015 I've read The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear, Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures and A Wild Ride through the Night. I enjoyed them in that order. Bluebear is by far the best so far. I plan to read The City of Dreaming Books next. I have high hopes for it. Sounds good ! I would read Bluebear but only the library in Deurne has it. I can request it to be delivered to my library but it costs money. I hope to enjoy the two I borrowed though, if I do I could still ask for it some time. I hope you enjoy The City of Dreaming Books ! Quote
Peacefield Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Hmmm... tricky stuff! In no particular order: 1. Stephen King 2. Donna Tartt 3. Matthew Pearl 4. Iain Pears 5. Alexandre Dumas 6. Jasper Fforde 7. Alan Bradley 8. Kate Ross 9. Tracy Chevalier 10. Elizabeth Kostova B-squad would have to include Deborah Harkness, Ransom Riggs, Rick Yancey, LM Montgomery, Charles Dickens... Yeah this is just too hard to choose only 10 Quote
frankie Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 B-squad would have to include Deborah Harkness, Ransom Riggs, Rick Yancey, LM Montgomery, Charles Dickens... Yeah this is just too hard to choose only 10 B-squad ... :lol: Kinda like A-list celebrities, B-list celebrities... Quote
Peacefield Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 B-squad ... :lol: Kinda like A-list celebrities, B-list celebrities... Exactly! Or like varsity hockey vs the second string Quote
alicedrinkwater Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 This is a difficult task for me, as there are authors I haven't read much of, but from the few books I have read, I have a feeling they will be in my top 10. But I will pick authors I have widely read already, with the disclaimer that my list may change in the future. Here is my top 10, in alphabetical order. 1. Ray Bradbury 2. Stephen R. Donaldson 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky 4. Philippa Gregory 5. Robert Heinlein 6. Mark Helprin 7. Robert McCammon 8. Patricia McKillip 9. Gene Wolfe 10. Vladimir Nabokov (yeah, I've only read two books so far, but that's all I need to know how much I love his writing) Quote
Simon39 Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Difficult but fun even if it's a bit late in the day but I am new so here I go(in no particular order) Matt Haig Iain banks Jasper fforde Tom Holt Nick hornby Danny Wallace Matthew quick Ben Elton Kevin brooks Charlie higson Quote
willoyd Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Don't know how I missed this first time round, but I'll join you in joining late!Using Athena's original criteria of at least two books (and how can one choose an author, as opposed to an individual book, on less?) my list is:Fiction top 10 (alphabetical order) Jane AustenJL CarrCharles Dickens Sarah Dunant George Eliot Margaret ElphinstonePatrick O'BrianGeorges SimenonJohn Steinbeck Virginia WoolfBubbling underPenelope Fitzgerald Elizabeth Gaskell Thomas HardyMuriel SparkNon-fiction top 5Tim Clayton Lisa Jardine Jonathan RabanClaire TomalinJenny Uglow Quote
Cryogenic Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 1. Anne McCaffrey2. Richard Matheson 3. Khaled Hosseini 4. Richard Bach 5. Gregory Roberts 6. Fannie Flagg 7. Somerset Maugham 8. John Twelve Hawks 9. Ayn Rand 10. Erich Maria Remarque Quote
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