I've read a lot of these authors latly, and I want to try someone new. Any ideas?
2007-01-06 06:41:12 · 11 answers · asked by Jack J 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I've read a lot of these authors latly, and I want to try someone new. Any ideas?
Update: Ill try Dean Kootz. W00t1 I love reading Darren Shan. I've read all of his works too. Including the short he wrote for World Book Day, Kyosan.
2007-01-06 07:01:00 · update #1
Dean Koontz. He has a lot of books out as he's been around for a while. But the reading is not old stuff. It's current. He's great!
2007-01-06 06:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King
2016-05-22 23:30:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're not averse enough to Science Fiction/Horror (in other words, Speculative Fiction), then I highly recommend you try the following four books (in this order) by Dan Simmons:
Hyperion
Fall of Hyperion
Endymion
Rise of Endymion
When I first read Hyperion I thought it was fairly good writing, but not earth-shattering as books go. But when I read Fall of Hyperion, I was totally blown away. It was hands down the best book I've ever ready in my LIFE.
Now it's tied with Rise of Endymion.
Dan Simmons is only recently making his contribution to novelized fiction, and I guarantee the main reason you haven't heard of him is that he moves from genre to genre, so he hasn't built a huge following of any one particular audience compared to those who write similar work over and over (like King and Koontz).
But he's a phenomenal author and winner of many awards; some of them for his FIRST novel of the genre.
For example, his VERY first novel won the World Fantasy Award.
His very first Horror novel won three awards, including the Bram Stoker award.
His awards include:
Bram Stoker World Fantasy British Fantasy
Seiun-Sho SF Chronicle British SF
Prix Cosmos Japan Hugo British SF *
Locus Hugo Sturgeon
Readercon Serling Colorado
Nebula * Hugo * Int'l Horror Guild
2007-01-06 07:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by dorbrendal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anne Rice is pretty good, but also try V.C. Andrews, and my latest favorites are Richard Russo and Joyce Carol Oates. They both write really great portraits of people and the towns they live in. By the way, Paolo Coelho has a lot of work translated into English, and while I loved a couple of his works ("The Alchemist" is fantastic), some of his stuff is kind of "overwritten."
2007-01-06 07:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by citrusgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto Dean Koontz. Good stuff and fast reads.
You might also want to try Joseph Wambaugh. I've never read him but have heard a lot of good things about him. he's retired from the LAPD and is rites very realistic mysteries about that world.
2007-01-06 06:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Sono A ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The web site listed below is an author "map". Type in the name of an author you enjoy and a "map" will come up with other author names. The names closest to the name you typed in will be names of authors that have similiar writing styles.
2007-01-06 07:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by Gina M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've read these authors lately, why not try something a little different, a bit more adventurous. A lot of people recommend Jane Eyre and I personally enjoy Theodore Dreiser.
2007-01-06 06:50:28 · answer #7 · answered by cjones1303 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chris Kuzneski, James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, Raymond Khoury, Steve Berry to name a few.
2007-01-06 08:54:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paulo Coelho if you know Portuguese, right now he is the best Portuguese author
2007-01-06 06:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dean koontz.
and anne rice.
and darren shan.
all are great authors.
2007-01-06 06:55:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋