Raymond E. Fiest, David Eddings...
I like Dickens for the masterfully created interlinking Plots.
I can't really name that many authors though, because I haven't read that much (unfortunately).
Sir Arther Conan Doyle is pretty good too.
I also read a great thought provoking book by Philip Pullman called "Northern Lights", and its sequellion "The Subtle Knife"
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Sylent
Master Thief of the OHF