Favorite fantasy author

Wauthan · #1 January 22nd, 2004, 01:08 PM

Terry Pratchet. His books always find a good home on my bookshelves. I'm no big fan of fantasy but this guy writes in a way I can identify with.

Karacan · #2 January 22nd, 2004, 01:46 PM

You missed Ursula LeGuin... or whatever her name was.

You know, Earthsea. Famous and suchlike.

Teraswaerto · #3 January 22nd, 2004, 03:08 PM

I voted for Martin and "other", which includes Steven Erikson and J.R.R. Tolkien.

I also like Le Guin and Moorcock a lot, but a bit less than those three.

[ January 22, 2004, 13:29: Message edited by: Teraswaerto ]

sachmo · #4 January 22nd, 2004, 03:41 PM

David Farland. I hope the Runelords movie is good.

Arryn · #5 January 22nd, 2004, 04:02 PM

I am rather surprised thus far to see a hack like Robert Jordan get as many votes as he has and a fine author like Katherine Kurtz get zilch ...

However it comes as no surprise that Martin and Feist rank at the top. Or that the majority of 'other' votes are for Tolkien.

Keep those votes coming!

Endoperez · #6 January 22nd, 2004, 04:04 PM

Robert Jordan's books wouldn't be half as boring if they were translated as whole books, instead of halves or even three parts! In Finland, there already are more parts of the Ajan Py�r� than there ever will be in the Wheel of Time! There are 17 books already, and 18th (coming this spring) and 19th (maybe next autumn) will have the Path of Daggers.

I haven't read many of the writers mentioned here, but I hope I will get a chance... The first book of George R. R. Martin has been translated, and I'm waiting for it to come to local library... I have read one of his novels and liked it very much.

I voted for Eddings, Hobb and Other. Other includes Tolkien and Diana Wynne Jones. Hobb is just great. Atleast his Assasin trilogy is, I'm not sure about this new series of him that is being translated. Lord Golden or something like that in English.

I noticed that many here dislike Eddings. I personally liked all his books, and didn't find the talking parts (too) boring. They added a lot to the characters, and I'm don't know would I have enjoyed his books without all that talk. In the negative, I think I would have enjoyed his books even if they weren't fantasy (although not as much), so he might not be that great fantasy writer.
If you are starting to think I'm a madman for liking Eddings, remember that although I have read fantasy for many years, I am not very old (born -87) and the local library doesn't have most of the writers mentioned here. So I have read only newer fantasy, and I don't have much to compare DE to.
BTW, I have always thought I write too long Posts/ essays because I have read too much Eddings.

Teraswaerto · #7 January 22nd, 2004, 04:22 PM

Sorry to say, but Eddings is quite possibly the worst fantasy writer in existence (though I've heard that Mercedes Lackey is even worse, I've not had the displeasure of reading her stuff myself). The same (not particularly good & horribly cliched to boot) plot and identical characters only with new names in book after another.