Who is your favourite fantasy writer?
2007-03-19 06:15:50 · 31 answers · asked by Jim 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There are so many greats that come to mind in this genre. There are the classical masters like Tolkien, Roger Zelazny, and Mervyn Peake. Newer writers like George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, Elizabeth A. Lynn, Michael Stackpole, Sergei Lukyanenko, Tim Powers, Stephen Lawhead, Neil Gaiman, Raymond Feist, Barbara Hambly, Sara Douglass, Carol Berg, and even JK Rowling have all moved the genre forward and kept it fresh with new ideas. But if I could only pick one favorite, I think it would have to be George R.R. Martin. His Song of Ice and Fire series has put grit and realism back into fantasy. There are no good guys or bad guys, and he allows almost every character to narrate a chapter of his saga, exposing you to numerous perceptions and viewpoints. Every book he puts forward stays fresh and engaging, unlike Goodkind and Jordan who seem to have floundered lately. I must say, though, that I'm keeping a close eye on Sergei Lukyanenko of Russia. He has two books out right now, Nightwatch and its sequel, Daywatch. I think he has serious potential and he's quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
2007-03-19 09:17:47 · answer #1 · answered by ap1188 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robin McKinley
Philip Jose Farmer
Tara K Harper
Thomas Burnett Swann
Mercedes Lackey
Katherine Kerr
Katherine Kurtz
Barbara Hambly
Steven Brust
Peter Morwood
Andre Norton
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Elizabeth Peters aka Barbara Michaels
Terry Goodkind
George R R Martin
Raymond E Feist
Janny Wurtz
David Brin
et al
2007-03-19 07:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by felineroche 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The late David Gemmel from your neck of the woods. Trudi Canavan from Down Under, Jane Lindskold from Albuquerque, New Mexico, John Ringo, Eric Flint, Raymond Feist from San Diego, California, Dennis McKiernan, so many I cannot list them here or I would be here all day. If you want a list go to Baen Books on the web and look at authors' names listed under the A to Z categories and see what they have written and whether or not you would like what they have written. Have fun, happy reading. By the way how did you get the gray hair for your avatar? I cannot seem to get Yahoo to make gray hair available for my avatar. Why I have no idea, but every time I ask they say soon?
2007-03-19 10:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philip K. Dick
John Sheridan Le Fanu
Edgar Allan Poe
Jorge Luis Borges
Issac Asimov
Arthur Clarke
2007-03-19 06:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by Bushwhacker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
J.K. Rowling
Helen Dunmore
Eoin Colfer
Cornelia Funke
Christopher Paolini
Tamora Pierce
2007-03-24 16:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert Jordan
Terry Goodkind
Kelley Armstrong
2007-03-19 08:19:44 · answer #6 · answered by tracyloveslfc@btinternet.com 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh! There are so many to choose from:
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.K. Rowling
Christopher Paolini
C.S. Lewis
Philip Pullman
Stephen King
Brian Jacques
Patricia C. Wrede
Anne McCaffrey
And so many more... I absolutely live for fantasy novels!
2007-03-19 07:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by Legolas' Lover 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
J.K. Rowling
J.R.R. Tolkin
C.S. Lewis
Christopher Paloni
Orson Scott Card
2007-03-19 06:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by holly golightly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tolkien is definitely my favorite. I know he's the popular choice, but hands down, I love his work more than any other fantasy writer.
2007-03-23 07:03:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac Asimov
J. K. Rowling
J. R. R. Tolkein
Lloyd Alexander
2007-03-19 07:29:11 · answer #10 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋