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I suck at choosing absolute favourites, I like far too much stuff for that, but okay... Legolas Send a noteboard - 06/01/2012 11:38:30 PM
Who is your favourite sci-fi writer? Why?

Don't have one. I'm not actually sure there's any sci-fi writer I've read more than one book by, unless you count Douglas Adams.
Who is your favourite fantasy writer? Why?

I'm still inclined to say Tolkien for pure fantasy. Nobody else is immediately jumping to mind for speculative fiction as a whole, either...
Who is your favourite author overall? Why?

I'll say A.S. Byatt. There are definitely other candidates, but I liked all of her books that I've read (which is most of them), and loved a sufficient number to put her in that spot, I think. Of course I might name somebody else tomorrow, but Byatt would still be in the top three or so.

As to why, I'm not sure. I guess I really like her standard combinations of themes (romantic and family relationships, art & literature, social changes and evolutions, religion appear in essentially all of her works), and she's a very solid and reliable writer for the most part.
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Favourite authors. Rebekah - 06/01/2012 07:03:35 PM 1443 Views
Re: Favourite authors. Nate - 06/01/2012 07:27:01 PM 1118 Views
Re: Favourite authors. Dark Knight - 06/01/2012 07:45:27 PM 1102 Views
Re: Stover and Lynch Nate - 06/01/2012 08:15:31 PM 1186 Views
Ian C Esslemont ... Jacob - 06/01/2012 08:36:16 PM 1258 Views
I thought the beauty of the question is that it asked for ONE author to each question. *NM* Aeryn - 06/01/2012 09:48:37 PM 497 Views
Well, I did give one author to the question I could answer. I just added a bunch of others after. :p *NM* Nate - 06/01/2012 10:03:59 PM 473 Views
Matthew Stover. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:05:24 AM 1053 Views
I think the second book is out of print... jh - 07/01/2012 01:14:16 AM 1046 Views
Yeah. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:20:12 AM 998 Views
Re: Matthew Stover. Nate - 07/01/2012 01:16:45 AM 1075 Views
Re: Matthew Stover. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:19:44 AM 1118 Views
this is hard and it will change if you ask me again in 6 months random thoughts - 06/01/2012 08:43:09 PM 1116 Views
This is trickxsy. jh - 06/01/2012 10:37:40 PM 1090 Views
I forgot about Stephenson. Nate - 06/01/2012 10:47:35 PM 971 Views
I suck at choosing absolute favourites, I like far too much stuff for that, but okay... Legolas - 06/01/2012 11:38:30 PM 1076 Views
You should read more scfi Ray - 07/01/2012 12:08:21 AM 973 Views
I know. I do read some - but somehow it's usually one book per author. Legolas - 07/01/2012 01:03:19 AM 1038 Views
Try reading Hamilton Ray - 07/01/2012 05:47:51 AM 948 Views
yes, Pandora's Star is my favorite of his. *NM* Aeryn - 10/01/2012 03:55:43 PM 451 Views
SF suggestion... rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:08:22 AM 1119 Views
The questions get easier as I go from top to bottom for me. Tom - 07/01/2012 12:31:24 AM 1064 Views
You and I actually agree on something?! rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:09:37 AM 1055 Views
I think you mean to be surprised that we agree about something book-related. Tom - 07/01/2012 01:20:25 AM 1053 Views
Well, yes, but you are a Republican, aren't you? rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:40:31 AM 1254 Views
I'm nominally Republican Tom - 07/01/2012 03:30:26 AM 1125 Views
Fair enough. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 04:12:37 AM 1339 Views
No one will share my answers, I'm sure. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:03:35 AM 1136 Views
Authors suck. I like books. *NM* Cannoli - 07/01/2012 04:30:34 AM 448 Views
At first, I thought this said "boobs." rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 07:48:07 AM 1069 Views
now authors who both suck and have boobs are the best *NM* Ray - 07/01/2012 03:15:25 PM 456 Views
Re: Favourite authors. Stephen - 07/01/2012 02:20:52 PM 1059 Views
Mine ranagrande - 07/01/2012 03:55:58 PM 1175 Views
Sanderson, no doubt.....Also..... Anonymous2000 - 07/01/2012 05:28:01 PM 1041 Views
Re: Favourite authors. HousealThor - 11/01/2012 03:38:53 PM 1026 Views
Ok. I've finally decided on my answers for this. Rebekah - 12/01/2012 08:46:55 PM 1128 Views
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