Favourite Author(s)

[Yayo]

I love Ben Mezrichs' novels!

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is really cool as well.
What do you all like?

['Itan Atxur]

"J" to the "K" Rowling
Tolkien
Stephen King

The heavy hitters pretty much. I really don't know any medium to small time writers that I don't have at least some issue with. Take the guy who did "His Dark Material" for an instance. His story is totally awesome, but I really don't like the way he writes. Also, I'm fairly certain his favorite word in the whole world is "presently".

[Puvomun]

JK Rowling, certainly.
Terry Pratchett
Frank Herbert
Tolkien
Isaac Asimov
Ursula LeGuinn

['Itan Atxur]

Ahh! Forgot Isaac. Shame on me.

[Yayo]

I have two Ernest Hemmingway books that I've never read. Apparently they're amazing.

[Amaya]

David and Leigh Eddings first and foremost forever
followed very closely by JRR Tolkien
also, in a very different vein, Aaron Elkins
and in a VERY different vein Linsay Sands

There are lots of other authors I follow, but those are the "favourites" that come to mind

[Alyara Arati]

Adding to the fabulous lists already assembled:
Anne McCaffrey
Jane Austen
Maya Angelou
Harper Lee

[Puvomun]

and in a VERY different vein Linsay Sands

You, dear woman, are BAD!!   

[Amaya]

and in a VERY different vein Linsay Sands

You, dear woman, are BAD!!   

I take it, then, that you know her work?

[Puvomun]

You, dear woman, are BAD!!   

I take it, then, that you know her work?

Her vampires are good. Yes. I know her work.

[bommel]

Tom Clancy

['Itan Atxur]

Tom Clancy

I haven't read a Tom Clancy yet. I like some of the games, but I'm willing to bet the books go much deeper story wise.

[Emtokay]

Tom Clancy

Damn it I was hoping to be the first person to list Clancy.

Other then that I like
JK Rowling,
JR Tolkien
KA Appelgate (Animorph's ftw)
RL Stein (Goosebumps were a big part of my childhood)
There are a few others but I'm wayyyy to lazy to get up.

[eejmensenikbenhet]

JK Rowling
Darren Shan
Terry Goodkind
Rafael Ábalos
Roald Dahl
Charles Dickens
Shakespear

And Dutch writers:
Dick Laan (Children's books)
Paul van Loon (Scary Children's books)

['Itan Atxur]

Tom Clancy

Damn it I was hoping to be the first person to list Clancy.

Other then that I like
JK Rowling,
JR Tolkien
KA Appelgate (Animorph's ftw)
RL Stein (Goosebumps were a big part of my childhood)
There are a few others but I'm wayyyy to lazy to get up.

I forgot about R.L. Stein. I don't like Goosebumps anymore, but they were a huge part of my childhood too. Also, I'll add Shakespeare to my list.

[akiwiguy]

Pleh, Shakespeare.

Iain M. Banks
Athena Thompson
JK Rowling

[Ftxavanga Txe′lan]

Tolkien all the way! Other than him, I would say J.K. Rowling, Charlotte Brontë, Stieg Larsson, Camilla Läckberg and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, to name only a few examples. :3

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is really cool as well.

I agree!

[Yayo]

I agree with your agreement! ^^
Okay, I have to add Donna Tartt to the list. I've nearly finished The Secret History and despite the fact the book includes two murders, incest and homosexual intercourse between friends, it's written really well!

[Eywa'eveng-tìranyu]

Christopher Paolini
JK Rowling
Walter Moers
TA Barron
Harald Lesch

[Yayo]

Jules Verne