Favorite Writers / Books ?

[cocklover]

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein.

[tightship]

im a sucker for fantasy

some favs are:
george rr martin - song of fire and ice series. hbo is gonna make this into a series and i cant wait. hbo does such a good job with its original programming. if you like fantasy and you have not read martin you need to.

robin hobb - assassin's apprentice through fool's fate. six book series. outstanding, outstanding series.

robert jordan - wheel of time series. probably second to only lords of rings as far as popularity goes. VAST plot and a VAST amount of characters. i think the series is up to 12 or 13 books long now. one more book to go to finish the series. unfortunately, jordan just died.

i like many others but there is 3. martin and hobb are favorites.

[Ogryn1313]

C.S Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia. I loved them as a child and so they'll always stick with me.
Robert Howard, Conan the Barbarian. This character was around since the early 1930's and first appeared in Wierd Tales. A kind of magazine. Conan has been around ever since in many forms but Howard's original stories are gripping and laced with social commentary. They were written in a fashion you don't see anymore.
Frank Herbert, Dune. Heavy read but awesome.
H.P. Lovecraft, Poe has nothing on this guy.
I also read Star Wars and Forgotten Realms novels. A bit of a childish indulgence.
Otherwise the bulk of my library is WW2 history, art books, and other historical works.

[Mimecore]

I don't exactly an avid reader, although I do like to read.

If you put me on the spot, I have to say I'm a fan of John Steinbeck and Sam Shepherd. The latter helped me get through a dreadful acting class I thought would be fun.