I wrote a blog post about this not long ago, but here they are: 1. Harlan Ellison 2. Peter Straub 3. Stephen King 4. T.M. Wright 5. John Irving 6. Clive Barker They're not in any order, I just felt like numbering them. And for those who want my reasons why you can check out the extended version here: http://scottcolbert.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/my-5-top-writers-plus-one/
Greg Iles. John Grisham. Dan Brown. Patricia Cornwell (until she went off the deep end and ruined all her characters.) Khaled Hosseini. Robert Ludlum (so amazing how he is still writing books even though he's dead!) And many, many others....
Patrick Ness Patrick Ness Patrick Ness If you haven't done so, definitely check out his 'Chaos Walking' trilogy. Probably the best you will read in a long time. I work at a bookshop, and I recommend it to anyone who vaguely fits the target audience (anyone above 14, or advanced 12 year olds ) In most cases, people come back within a few days to buy the second one, regardless of age :O
Just don't like the guy. Only read "Catcher in the Rye" though, and while it was full of cool little allusions and hidden metaphors, I still think it sucked as a book overall.
Whoops, that was a bad one... Obviously I don't think it's 100% fiction, there was obviously a Jesus, and he was definitely of religious importance, but in my opinion I feel that the Islamic view of Jesus is more likely (A messenger of God, a Prophet, but no Son of God), however I think he was just a very intelligent man, who did truly believe he was of some religious importance. And when did I ever say I thought it was the whole Bible, it's only a small part of the New Testament and that is only one half of the bible, but it's the important part to Christians because God is more loving and less radical (He doesn't say that anyone who has homosexual sex should be killed in the NT) And I'm extremely sorry that my stupid joke upset you, but I can only gather that you believe yourself to be a Christian, and I would like you to notice that your last paragraph is not very Christian On topic, with actual books I obviously enjoy all the classic must reads, LOTR, Lord of the Flies (although killed by GCSE english) A series I really enjoyed, when I was younger, was Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve, I have no idea if the calibre of writing was high, but his world and everything about it I found really interesting and fuelled my doodling for a year and a half
Robert Jordan J.R.R. Tolkien L.E. Modesitt jr Stephen King alot more, but I can't remember their names.
My favorites have always been H.P Lovecraft and Stephen King. For fantasy, I like Stephen R. Donaldson and J.R.R Tolkien.
Nobody has said George RR Martin yet? His series a Song of Ice and Fire is the best fantasy you will ever read in your life.
Hi, I do not know if I have a favorite writer but the following are ones who I enjoy a lot: Harlan Ellison - Just a master and is a great guy to talk to, if you get a chance. Neil Gaiman - I am not into the fantasy genre a lot but he is one who I will read anything he writes. Clive Barker - Some very sick and twisted stuff, great reading. Mitch Albom - Great sports writer and novelist and does a pretty great radio show too. Andrew Vachss - As a father, I appreciate the subject matter and stand he has taken on crimes against children. William Shakespeare - I know, but I had to put him on the list. The writer I am reading currently is Michael Marshall (Smith) and his "The Straw Men Trilogy". Very involving and disturbing but impossible to stop reading. David
