Favourite Books/Authors

[flyinghaggis]

What about books/authors: Me? A Day In The Life of Ivan Denivosich; Legend series(David Gemmell); Discworld series (Terry Pratchett, even have a signed copy); Tom Clancy (when not writing in partnership); Moonraker, best written of the James Bond books.

[varza]

hum... fav books/authors:

Clan of the Cave bear, valley of the horses, mammoth hunters, plains of passage by Jean M. Auel

Pride and Prejudce, Persausion, Manfield Park by Jane Austen

and

the Potter series....

there are others i just can't remember them all.

[kathyv]

Just about anything as long as it isn't a trashy romance thing or something made up to the point of being absurd! Some of my faves, Dick Francis, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth George, Mary Stewart, Anne Perry, Tony Hillerman. I like poetry as well, auto biographies, non-fiction accounts of historical events. Things that would be considered classical literature, written by authors that would be considered classical authors... Mostly you can't go wrong with them. I also enjoy reading favorite books again.

I like Ian Flemming books, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was one of my all time childhood faves, and I have read the first 3 of the Auel books. Haven't gotten to the 4th yet.

I like stories about strong women, brave men, interesting happenings, truth. I also like reading good childrens lit, the Potter series were ok, and if they encourage kids to read, then they are doing what a good book should. Susan Cooper has written some good kids stuff. I really like the Dark is Rising series.

[Talisien]

I enjoy historically novels the most, especially if they are set in Scotland, hihi!!!
MY favourite series would have to be the outlander series from Diana Gabaldon. Next to this I enjoy stuff from Anne Rice, Penelope Williamson, Susan Kay ...
Always take pleasure in classics from Austen to Scott.
Since I'm also a big poetry fan, I really like authors like Byron, Shelley, Burns, Rossetti, Wordsworth, Dickenson and many many more...
Oh not to forget...my most loved novel is still and probably forever will be 'Wuthering Heights'.

[varza]

first 3 of the Auel books

while they are all pretty decent books. the first three are the absolute best ones. My fav out of the series is Valley of the Horses.

I love poetry as well-Byron is one of my favs as if Burns. I used to enjoy my old job where the room I sat had a great acustics and would read the poetry out loud.

[victorrey]

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

everything writen by Tolkein (and no I'm not saying that because of the film I've always love his stuff, haha)

and the entire Hitch Hikers Guide to the Universe.

[Karasu]

I'd be as well chucking in my tuppence worth.

Christopher Brookmyre. (As already mentioned a fair bit in the eponymous thread.)

Haruki Murakami. (Don't be put off by the fact he's a Japanese author. He's fantastic! Love, life and humour)

Katherine Kerr. (Fantasy. Great sweeping arc of celtic inspired books. 12 in all)

Raymond E Feist. (Fantasy. The only author I think that can be on par with Tolkien)

Ian Banks. (Fab Scottish author. When he writes about Scotland you know exactly where he's on about)

Flyinghaggis: You mentioned Tom Clancy and David Gemmell. Have to say I've gone a bit off them both. Clancy's early stuff is great, but I felt the OpCentre books (or whatever they're called) weren't that great and from Rainbow 6 on in the Ryan series he's gone a bit down hill.
With Gemmell I feel he started fantastically. Legend is great, but since then he's just been working in cliches; the master swordsman, the big bloke with an axe, the young wannabe etc etc. It's the same characters throughout the majority of his work. The only books that stand out are The Lion of Macedon and it's sequel (to a certain extent). They were amazing.

Mata ne, Karasu