Your favourite fantasy author? - Page 7

dplax · 10-06-2003, 12:55 PM

For a fantasy author Tolkien, if not only fantasy then Frank Herbert all the way.

Mack_Attack · 10-09-2003, 07:14 PM

Well I say Tad Williams. I love the the otherland series.

CerebroDragon · 10-11-2003, 09:09 AM

Most of my favourites have already been mentioned and I can really only echo alot of the sentiments already said about Weis & Hickman, RA Salvatore and Tolkien. I was also happy to hear that there are Ursula Le Guin fans here, as I read the first two in the Wizard of Earthsea trilogy before I'd read Tolkien, and I must say her world and the mysticism her words often resound with, effected me greatly. I have university to thank however for alerting me to her great talent!

But perhaps quasi-controversially, I also have to mention the great duo
Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston as my ultimate childhood favourites. As without their form of fantasy literature, I would not have begun walking the long road to a deep love of fantasy and RPGness in the way that I have. Kudos to the British geniuses who saw a market for fantasy game books, I shall ever be taking the symbolic voyage into Firetop Mountain! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cheers,
Cerebrodragon

Tancred · 10-12-2003, 05:45 PM

Blimey, I have all of those books. Note that they didn't write them all... but Jackson did do the Sorcery! series, which is damn good. I second that. Those books got me into this whole RPG fantasy shindig in the first place.

Firestormalpha · 10-18-2003, 12:33 AM

Hmmm My fav. authors? Terry Brooks or was it Brookes? J.R.R. Tolkien, and an apparently little known author Orson Scott Card - author of the Ender's Game Books, among others.

Sythe · 10-18-2003, 11:30 AM

Mine is R.A. Salvatore my absolute least is Elaine Cunningham. But the only author that is better the Salvatore is J.K. Rowling.

RoSs_bg2_rox · 10-18-2003, 11:46 AM

I used to think R.A Salvatore was the best and have probably mentioned it in this thread but now i think he doesnt write complex enough, not enough detail, although i still enjoy it

10-21-2003, 11:57 PM

robin hobb's trilogies have gotten better everytime. the fool's trilogy backed onto the liveship traders makes her (?) easily today's premier author.

i'm a big fan of feist and jordan, as my other picks. but i think feist's work with other authors, most notably with wurts in the daughter of empire trilogy, is better than his solo stuff (which is excellent).

i'm sure this will draw flame, but i cant let it go. jrr tolkein may have been the first to synthesise all the western mythologies into a cohesive singularity, but he was neither the first to write on it nor is he the best - not even close. in fact, by today's author's standards, he's unreadable.

edit: i see now that my last comment overlaps with the *other* thread on worst authors and that i'm not alone. cheers.

[ 10-22-2003, 01:49 AM: Message edited by: sultan ]

11-09-2003, 03:00 PM

Larry Niven is pretty good, great sci fi books, specially Ringworld.

Petey the Mad Monk · 11-10-2003, 07:24 AM

I always liked Robert Asprin's Myth Inc series not to mention the Thieves World anthologies.

View Poll Results: Your favourite fantasy author?
Terry Brooks - Shannara	16	7.02%
Elaine Cunningham - Forgotten Realms	83	36.40%
Sara Douglass - Axis, Wayfarer and Crucible	6	2.63%
David Eddings - Belgariad	4	1.75%
Raymond Feist - Riftwar, Serpentwar	47	20.61%
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth	6	2.63%
Ed Greenwood - Elminster Forgotten Realms	36	15.79%
Robin Hobb - Farseer	17	7.46%
Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time	7	3.07%
George Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire	4	1.75%
RA Salvatore - Drizzt series	2	0.88%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 228. You may not vote on this poll

10-06-2003, 12:55 PM	#61
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 39 Posts: 5,577	For a fantasy author Tolkien, if not only fantasy then Frank Herbert all the way. __________________

10-09-2003, 07:14 PM	#62
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 52 Posts: 2,929	Well I say Tad Williams. I love the the otherland series. __________________

10-11-2003, 09:09 AM	#63
CerebroDragon Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Ballarat, Australia. Age: 46 Posts: 878	Most of my favourites have already been mentioned and I can really only echo alot of the sentiments already said about Weis & Hickman, RA Salvatore and Tolkien. I was also happy to hear that there are Ursula Le Guin fans here, as I read the first two in the Wizard of Earthsea trilogy before I'd read Tolkien, and I must say her world and the mysticism her words often resound with, effected me greatly. I have university to thank however for alerting me to her great talent! But perhaps quasi-controversially, I also have to mention the great duo Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston as my ultimate childhood favourites. As without their form of fantasy literature, I would not have begun walking the long road to a deep love of fantasy and RPGness in the way that I have. Kudos to the British geniuses who saw a market for fantasy game books, I shall ever be taking the symbolic voyage into Firetop Mountain! [img]smile.gif[/img] Cheers, Cerebrodragon __________________ Diddledy High, Diddledy Low, Come Brave Blood Sheep, You've a goodly way to go. - Brilhasti Ap Tarj

10-12-2003, 05:45 PM	#64
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,893	Blimey, I have all of those books. Note that they didn't write them all... but Jackson did do the Sorcery! series, which is damn good. I second that. Those books got me into this whole RPG fantasy shindig in the first place. __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"

10-18-2003, 12:33 AM	#65
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Hmmm My fav. authors? Terry Brooks or was it Brookes? J.R.R. Tolkien, and an apparently little known author Orson Scott Card - author of the Ender's Game Books, among others. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

10-18-2003, 11:30 AM	#66
Sythe Ra Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: The US of A Age: 36 Posts: 2,365	Mine is R.A. Salvatore my absolute least is Elaine Cunningham. But the only author that is better the Salvatore is J.K. Rowling. __________________ Slythe is back! Back again! Haha! <br /><br />[url]\"http://imageshack.us\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/9928/130blood4ts.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

10-18-2003, 11:46 AM	#67
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 5,225	I used to think R.A Salvatore was the best and have probably mentioned it in this thread but now i think he doesnt write complex enough, not enough detail, although i still enjoy it __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

10-21-2003, 11:57 PM	#68
sultan Guest Posts: n/a	robin hobb's trilogies have gotten better everytime. the fool's trilogy backed onto the liveship traders makes her (?) easily today's premier author. i'm a big fan of feist and jordan, as my other picks. but i think feist's work with other authors, most notably with wurts in the daughter of empire trilogy, is better than his solo stuff (which is excellent). i'm sure this will draw flame, but i cant let it go. jrr tolkein may have been the first to synthesise all the western mythologies into a cohesive singularity, but he was neither the first to write on it nor is he the best - not even close. in fact, by today's author's standards, he's unreadable. edit: i see now that my last comment overlaps with the other thread on worst authors and that i'm not alone. cheers. [ 10-22-2003, 01:49 AM: Message edited by: sultan ]

11-09-2003, 03:00 PM	#69
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	Larry Niven is pretty good, great sci fi books, specially Ringworld.

11-10-2003, 07:24 AM	#70
Petey the Mad Monk Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 17, 2003 Location: Land of Milk and Honey Age: 54 Posts: 12	I always liked Robert Asprin's Myth Inc series not to mention the Thieves World anthologies. __________________ Before you attempt to beat the odds, be sure you could survive the odds beating you.

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