Dependable Authors

[Rusty]

Which authors do you depend on for a good read? In no particular order, those I depend on are:

Joe Hill - I have really enjoyed his stuff with the exception of his latest novel. Granted, he hasn't been around very long, but I really enjoy his work.

James Clavell - His books are usually very long, but also very good.

Stephen King - As far as short stories go, he is dependable. Now, his novels..........

Louis L'amour - I'm fairly confident that I've read every book he ever wrote, and I dug them all. Most are pretty predictable, but sometimes that hits the spot.

Isaac Asimov - I don't read a lot of sci-fi, but Asimov is one of the reasons I keep going back to it.

As an honorable mention, I would throw in Scott Sigler. I've only read three of his, but they've all been pretty damned entertaining.




I know this topic has nothing to do with hate, but don't worry, I'm sure we'll get around to it before too long.

[Stina]

Margaret Atwood, Barbara Kingsolver and Lorrie Moore are the only ones that stand out. I went through my read shelf and realized that there are only a few authors who show up more than once.

I think I'm one of those people who reads books that look or sound good.

[Tom]

Neil Gaiman- I've enjoyed everything of his that i've read, including comics.


L.E. Modesitt Jr.- It seems like his books are all variations of the same five or six stories, and kind of formulaic, but they've all been good enough (you said good, not great) to read the entire thing and be moderately entertaining in the process.

Barbara Tuchman- If you're at all interested in history, and haven't read her, you should.

[Malbadeen]

Tobias Wolf - short stories

Steve Almond - short stories/essays

Atul Gawande - NF

Malcom Gladwell - NF

Kate DiCamilo - Childrens author

and pretty much any graphic novel memoirish type book

[Reads with Scotch]

Peter F Hamilton: If you like Sci-Fi there is no better.

Isaac Asimov: Again top notch

Neal Stephenson: slow starters all but great

Vernor Vinge: Just started reading him this year, and finished reading his books this year. I don't know if I will be able to read more because he is terminally ill but as of NorWesCon he said he was working on a new book.

Ken Follett: "Pillars of the Earth" and "A World Without End." say's it all.