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Favorite Authors?

I wanted to know who your guys' favorite authors are. My favorite author would have to be Robert Cormier(until further notice). Plus I like what I have read of Dean Koontz and Stephen King, but I think everybody does, and I like Robert Louis Stevenson.

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eforsdahl says: Jan 18, 2013. 6:24 AM
H. P Lovecraft, Darren shan, Michael Grant, Edgar Allan Poe and Dean Koontz
mayour in reply to eforsdahlJan 18, 2013. 7:35 PM
hi how are you doing
EsmeraldaSus says: Nov 25, 2012. 10:34 AM
Edgar Allan Poe
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PotatoCoffee says: Sep 10, 2012. 2:32 PM
Believe it or not, I live in the same village as Roald Dahl, I've seen his house.
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5hockwave2 in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 10, 2012. 3:13 PM
those book are great
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PotatoCoffee in reply to 5hockwave2Sep 10, 2012. 3:18 PM
IKR, that was a fast reply!
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5hockwave2 in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 14, 2012. 7:23 AM
with an author like that it has to be said
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PotatoCoffee in reply to 5hockwave2Sep 14, 2012. 7:53 AM
Lol, yep.
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blkhawk says: Sep 10, 2012. 7:00 PM
William Faulkner, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Lope de Vega, Miguel de Unamuno, Miguel de Cervantes, Julio Cortazar, Horacio Quiroga, Juan Rulfo, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, George Orwell, Franz Kafka, Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, Ruben Dario, Pablo Neruda, Carl Sagan, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Carl Jung, Mario Vargas Llosa, Malcolm Gladwell, William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle and, Federico Garcia Lorca.
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Jayefuu says: Sep 10, 2012. 2:41 PM
Robert Jordan, Anne McCaffrey, Raymond Feist & Brandon Sanderson.
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AussieAnglerGal says: May 6, 2012. 9:53 PM
Stephen King, John Marsden, Roald Dahl, Micheal Robotham
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monsterlego says: Sep 30, 2011. 12:01 PM
JRR Tolkien.
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happyjo says: Jan 7, 2011. 11:14 PM
Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, Avi, and Kate Dicamillo!
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ElvenChild in reply to happyjoAug 25, 2011. 12:42 PM
Nice I don't care much for Dahl but I love Snickets book's as well as Rowling (anyone who doesn't probably has not read them or is arguing that kids are going to start shouting sectumsempra at people they disagree with) L'amour, Riordan, the other authors of the 39 clues series, Brandon Mull oh and whoever wrote Rikki Tikki tavi as well as the people that wrote the recipies in the better homes and garden new cookbook.
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happyjo in reply to ElvenChildAug 25, 2011. 5:21 PM
Cool! I am also a big cheese for the Fruits Basket manga ^-^
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Goodhart says: Jun 26, 2008. 6:03 PM
My all time favorite (of course, he is the only author I know of to have written a book in every category of the dewy decimal system of the library) author is Isaac Asimov, hands down. Second only to him would be Lawrence Maxwell Krauss.
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ElvenChild in reply to GoodhartAug 25, 2011. 12:46 PM
Sorry i did not notice when our comment was posted.
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ElvenChild in reply to GoodhartAug 25, 2011. 12:44 PM
what about sir arthur conan doyal he's pretty epic himself
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Goodhart in reply to ElvenChildAug 25, 2011. 2:59 PM
Yes he is, but certainly not with the broad range Mr Asimov has (with books in nearly every category in the duey decimal system of the library.
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jessyratfink says: Jun 26, 2008. 3:45 PM
Chuck Palahniuk Albert Camus William Golding Phillip Pullman J.K. Rowling Neil Gaiman
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jessyratfink in reply to jessyratfinkAug 3, 2011. 9:08 AM
I would like to add Stephen King, Joe Hill, Margaret Atwood, and Joe R. Lansdale, but subtract Chuck Palahniuk.

Chuck Palahniuk and I have broken up, his last five books or so have been AWFUL.
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CLASSIFIEDINFORMATION (author) in reply to jessyratfinkAug 2, 2011. 11:46 PM
The Stranger is awesome.
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Kiteman in reply to jessyratfinkJun 26, 2008. 4:01 PM
Oh, I forgot Gaiman - American Gods is brilliant.

(Are brilliant?)
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Labot2001 in reply to KitemanJun 26, 2008. 6:11 PM
"Is" is correct. American Gods = book. Book is a singular noun. So "is" would work, but not are.
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Kiteman in reply to Labot2001Jun 27, 2008. 9:37 AM
(It was a small bit of humour - say "American Gods is brilliant" out loud, it doesn't sound so right)
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westfw in reply to KitemanJun 27, 2008. 8:34 PM
Especially since they weren't! I didn't like it very much. I don't know that I'm prepared to say it wasn't brilliant, but... Sorta ugly. But I'd actually been to "House on a Rock", which is just as surreal in real life as it is in the book, so that was pretty cool...
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Labot2001 in reply to KitemanJun 27, 2008. 1:26 PM
Oh.

Now I feel stupid :P
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jessyratfink in reply to Labot2001Jun 27, 2008. 4:51 PM
This is why you don't correct him when he looks like he's made a mistake. :D
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Labot2001 in reply to jessyratfinkJun 27, 2008. 5:55 PM
I've learned my lesson.
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Kiteman in reply to Labot2001Jun 27, 2008. 1:35 PM
:-)
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jessyratfink in reply to KitemanJun 26, 2008. 4:27 PM
I think I liked Good Omens a little bit more, but American Gods was very good.
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craftyv says: Jan 10, 2011. 3:26 PM
Shakespear, of course.
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daninja says: Jul 8, 2009. 9:43 AM
Brian Jacques, James Patterson, Rick Riordan.
Lizard_Hunter in reply to daninjaMay 19, 2010. 8:17 AM
Same list as you plus Christopher Paolini.
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daninja in reply to daninjaJul 8, 2009. 9:48 AM
Oh Yeah. And Franklin W. Dixon.
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EpicZombie says: May 14, 2010. 4:23 PM
i like jenny nimmo.Charlie Bone 1-8.
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CLASSIFIEDINFORMATION (author) says: Jul 7, 2009. 12:34 AM
Aldous Huxley!! yes yes :)
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Ananand says: Apr 26, 2009. 6:09 AM
Terry Pratchett Avi Rick Riordan Cornelia Funke Roald Dahl J.K. Rowling George Orwell Anthony Horowitz
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westfw says: Jun 27, 2008. 8:44 PM
Of writers that haven't been mentioned much yet, I'll throw out Lois M Bujuold, Steven Brust, John Brunner, Walter J Williams, Roger Zelazny, and Anne McCaffery. (I'm real surprised that RZ hasn't shown up yet.) So Kiteman - did you mean Niven & Pournelle, only when writing together, or do you like them separately as well? I don't think I care much for P on his own... Alas, authors seem to fall into two groups. Those who don't write enough, and those who write too much.
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Doctor What says: Jun 26, 2008. 5:44 PM
Brian Jaques (I spelled that wrong). He wrote the redwall series.
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jessyratfink in reply to Doctor WhatJun 27, 2008. 6:09 AM
Jacques. :)
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Doctor What in reply to jessyratfinkJun 27, 2008. 7:43 PM
Aha! So I did spell it wrong!
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Doctor What in reply to Doctor WhatJun 26, 2008. 5:45 PM
(to sound a little smart) I might check out some agatha christie later on, I like mysteries.
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Lithium Rain says: Jun 27, 2008. 1:53 PM
David McCullough Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Edgar Allen Poe John Grisham Michael Chrichton
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Labot2001 in reply to Lithium RainJun 27, 2008. 2:29 PM
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? Sherlock, right? And where's Billy??
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Lithium Rain in reply to Labot2001Jun 27, 2008. 2:31 PM
Yup-you got it. Lol, I forgot him! I was only thinking in terms of fairly recent works. Revised list: David McCullough Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Edgar Allen Poe John Grisham Michael Chrichton William Shakespeare
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PKM says: Jun 27, 2008. 1:22 PM
In no particular order,

Douglas Adams
Bill Bryson
Terry Pratchett (or Ty Prtchtt as he is known to those with signed books)
Neil Gaiman
Warren Ellis :)
Nick Hornby
Kim Stanley Robinson
Bruce Robinson (I've only read one book by him, it might be his only one, but it's my favourite book of all time.

... and assorted others I can't remember at the moment.
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PKM in reply to PKMJun 27, 2008. 1:24 PM
...like Philip Pullman (or rather the HDM trilogy, I haven't read anything else of his)
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Brennn10 says: Jun 26, 2008. 5:49 PM
As a child/kid; Roald Dahl was my favorite author. Since then, I have been reading different books by different authors. I thoroughly enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, Animal Farm, Ender's Game, and Homer's The Odyssey.
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jessyratfink in reply to Brennn10Jun 27, 2008. 6:15 AM
Awww, crap. I forgot Mr. Card.
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Labot2001 in reply to Brennn10Jun 26, 2008. 6:15 PM
I'm reading 1984. I wanted to pick up Animal Farm, but I decided to grab Lord of the Flies instead. The Odyssey was wonderful; I love Greek/Roman mythology. And Roald Dahl is an amazing author. Ever read, Danny, Champion of the World or Fantastic Mr. Fox? My two favorite books by him.
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Brennn10 in reply to Labot2001Jun 26, 2008. 6:22 PM
Fantastic Mr. Fox was one of the first chapter books I read in school. One of my favorites by far. I also loved Danny, Champion of the World.
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Labot2001 in reply to Brennn10Jun 27, 2008. 1:27 PM
In truth, I didn't read Fantastic Mr. Fox until I was in 4th grade maybe. My younger brother was reading it for school and it caught my eye.
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KentsOkay says: Jun 26, 2008. 4:17 PM
Hmm, Douglas Adams J R R Tolkien the guy who wrote "The Firm" what was his name....
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Labot2001 in reply to KentsOkayJun 26, 2008. 6:12 PM
Tolkein? I read The Hobbit (barely). That man has such an incredible vocabulary, it probably out does Wikipedia by 10-fold.
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KentsOkay in reply to Labot2001Jun 26, 2008. 6:19 PM
YOU MUST READ LORD OF THE RINGS
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jessyratfink in reply to KentsOkayJun 26, 2008. 4:25 PM
John Grisham. (Our dumpster at work is named after him.)
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KentsOkay in reply to jessyratfinkJun 26, 2008. 6:19 PM
That's him!
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Labot2001 in reply to jessyratfinkJun 26, 2008. 6:11 PM
(Our dumpster at work is named after him.)

Not quite sure if that's a good thing, or a bad thing...
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jessyratfink in reply to Labot2001Jun 27, 2008. 6:12 AM
We drown constantly in his books. Danielle Steel as well. They are the mainstream series romance writers and the scrapbookers and National Geographics of the fiction world. They churn out so much crap that we can't keep it under control. :P So our dumpster is named "The John Grisham Academy". We have to throw him away or recycle him so often it only seemed right.
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Spl1nt3rC3ll says: Jun 26, 2008. 4:42 PM
Oh man, I've read and liked sooooo many books, I can't name them all!
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Spl1nt3rC3ll in reply to Spl1nt3rC3llJun 26, 2008. 4:46 PM
BTW I just picked up Little Brother, along with Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics. I'm quite enjoying the latter, and I'll read Little Brother when I'm finished.
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Labot2001 in reply to Spl1nt3rC3llJun 26, 2008. 6:10 PM
Little Brother is brilliant work - let me know when you're done.
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GorillazMiko says: Jun 26, 2008. 3:53 PM
Gordon Korman Carl Hiaasen Those are probably the top 2.
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Labot2001 in reply to GorillazMikoJun 26, 2008. 4:03 PM
Where have I heard of Hiaasen? Name a few of his works for me...
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GorillazMiko in reply to Labot2001Jun 26, 2008. 5:31 PM
You have your answer below.
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jessyratfink in reply to Labot2001Jun 26, 2008. 4:26 PM
Striptease Hoot Flush His latest is Nature Girl, I think. He writes young adult and mystery. I'm sorry, I'm answering everyone's questions. I do this for a living, I can't help it. :P
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Labot2001 in reply to jessyratfinkJun 26, 2008. 6:10 PM
Ah, that's it!

I read Hoot in 5th grade, and Flush in 7th. Excellent books; I really liked them, especially since they take place in South Florida (where I hail from).
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GorillazMiko in reply to jessyratfinkJun 26, 2008. 5:32 PM
> I'm sorry, I'm answering everyone's questions. I do this for a living, I can't help it. :P

You should actually be working on the plushie.

Don't go to work until it's done!
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jessyratfink in reply to GorillazMikoJun 27, 2008. 6:12 AM
I'll let you explain that to my boss. :P
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Kiteman in reply to jessyratfinkJun 27, 2008. 1:35 PM
Dear Mr Boss,

Please excuse Jessy from work for the foreseeable future. She will be back when she has kept her promise to ten thousand iblers to provide each and every one of them their own personalised, handmade Plushie Robot.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr Uther Nutter
(Jessy's Trick Cyclist)

PS: Do you have any books on treating RSI? I think Jessy may need them...
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Labot2001 says: Jun 26, 2008. 3:39 PM
Mark Twain
Shel Silverstein
H.G. Wells
Aldous Huxley (only because Brave New World is my favorite book)
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Tool Using Animal says: Jun 26, 2008. 3:37 PM
I'll second Bob Forward and Larry Niven and throw in Poul Anderson Alfred Bester C.M Kornbluth and John Barnes. Oh and Charles Sheffield
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Kiteman says: Jun 26, 2008. 1:26 PM
No particular order... Terry Pratchett Richard Dawkins Robert L Forward Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen Larry Niven (and) Jerry Pournelle Isaac Asimov Arthur C Clarke China Mieville William Gurstelle
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