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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 1341 Views
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Ian C Esslemont ... Jacob - 06/01/2012 08:36:16 PM 1155 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 451 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 430 Views
Matthew Stover. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:05:24 AM 938 Views
I think the second book is out of print... jh - 07/01/2012 01:14:16 AM 930 Views
Yeah. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:20:12 AM 888 Views
Re: Matthew Stover. Nate - 07/01/2012 01:16:45 AM 982 Views
Re: Matthew Stover. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:19:44 AM 1010 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 1005 Views
This is trickxsy. jh - 06/01/2012 10:37:40 PM 978 Views
I forgot about Stephenson. Nate - 06/01/2012 10:47:35 PM 879 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 983 Views
You should read more scfi Ray - 07/01/2012 12:08:21 AM 885 Views
I know. I do read some - but somehow it's usually one book per author. Legolas - 07/01/2012 01:03:19 AM 939 Views
Try reading Hamilton Ray - 07/01/2012 05:47:51 AM 861 Views
yes, Pandora's Star is my favorite of his. *NM* Aeryn - 10/01/2012 03:55:43 PM 406 Views
SF suggestion... rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:08:22 AM 1015 Views
The questions get easier as I go from top to bottom for me. Tom - 07/01/2012 12:31:24 AM 958 Views
You and I actually agree on something?! rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:09:37 AM 954 Views
I think you mean to be surprised that we agree about something book-related. Tom - 07/01/2012 01:20:25 AM 967 Views
Well, yes, but you are a Republican, aren't you? rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:40:31 AM 1122 Views
I'm nominally Republican Tom - 07/01/2012 03:30:26 AM 1025 Views
Fair enough. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 04:12:37 AM 1229 Views
No one will share my answers, I'm sure. rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 01:03:35 AM 1021 Views
Authors suck. I like books. *NM* Cannoli - 07/01/2012 04:30:34 AM 396 Views
At first, I thought this said "boobs." rebelaessedai - 07/01/2012 07:48:07 AM 963 Views
now authors who both suck and have boobs are the best *NM* Ray - 07/01/2012 03:15:25 PM 410 Views
Re: Favourite authors. Stephen - 07/01/2012 02:20:52 PM 970 Views
Mine ranagrande - 07/01/2012 03:55:58 PM 1072 Views
Sanderson, no doubt.....Also..... Anonymous2000 - 07/01/2012 05:28:01 PM 951 Views
Re: Favourite authors. HousealThor - 11/01/2012 03:38:53 PM 935 Views
Ok. I've finally decided on my answers for this. Rebekah - 12/01/2012 08:46:55 PM 1047 Views
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