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Post by MotherShabooboo on Oct 3, 2003 17:13:25 GMT -5
I know everyone has their favourite author...who and why?
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 3, 2003 17:27:37 GMT -5
Well, my favourite author is (still) Terry Brooks. Why? Well, I really like his style of writing. All that edge of your seat action! (lol) Seriously, he is a master of his craft. His stories are all very entertaining.
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Post by MotherShabooboo on Oct 3, 2003 18:14:55 GMT -5
i'd have to say Thomas Harris is one of my fave's. his novels are very intellectual, and they really make you wonder about the sanity of humans.
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 4, 2003 1:00:00 GMT -5
you know, I never did read any of his books.
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Post by unimportantguy on Oct 4, 2003 14:58:34 GMT -5
I'd say that it's impossible to choose one best author. There are a LOT of really great authors out there, both living and dead. If I said Charles Dickens, for instance, I'd have to disregard Stephen King. If I said R.A. Salvatore, then it's see ya, Shakespeare. I really think this is way too broad a category.
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 5, 2003 17:51:14 GMT -5
well, make it your fave then. or a list of faves.  |
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Post by unimportantguy on Oct 5, 2003 22:03:10 GMT -5
Okay... my favorite writers include:
William Shakespeare (the sonnets rule!)
Sara Paretsky
R.A. Salvatore
Charles |>ickens (stupid censorship!)
Ray Bradbury
Orson Scott Card
Neil Gaiman
And a bunch of other people whom I can't remember because I've only read one or two things by them.
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Post by MotherShabooboo on Oct 6, 2003 20:24:33 GMT -5
I actually really admire George Orwell. His style of writing and his messages really amaze me.
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 7, 2003 15:50:14 GMT -5
Other than Brooks, I really like Mercedes Lackey, Neil Gaimon, David Gemmell, Barbara Hambley, Shakespeare....and a few others whom I can't think of offhand.
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Post by MotherShabooboo on Oct 7, 2003 23:45:39 GMT -5
I really like Jeff Grubb. He sorta got me started on fantasy.
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 8, 2003 17:37:58 GMT -5
I don't think I've read any of his novels. His short stories are awesome though!
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Post by Sonn on Oct 14, 2003 23:34:37 GMT -5
I would have said Terry Goodkind... Until I read his latest novel.. But he got me into Fantasy.. So Besides Tolkien (who is just too obvious to mention) I would definitly say Salvatore is up there as well as Ed Greenwood because without Greenwood the Dark Elf Series wouldn't exist. And just for Kicks I'll throw Robert Jordan in there just because he knows how to handle big fantasy worlds. If you couldn't tell I'm biased to fantasy authors.
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 15, 2003 20:23:02 GMT -5
lol
Jordan was alright. Salvatore has the amazing ability to write a fight scene so it sounds plausible even when you would never use such moves in reality (double strike low, for example)
As for the others you mentioned, I don't think I've read anything by them.
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Post by unimportantguy on Oct 15, 2003 20:26:11 GMT -5
The double thrust low? You just might use that in a real fight. That's not the most implausible move Salvatore used. I'd give that award to Drizzt's insane "spinning top" move.
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Post by blackest_knight on Oct 15, 2003 20:52:22 GMT -5
it might not be the most implausible, but its still pretty implausible. (Believe me, we had a discussion about it before)
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