Fantasy's Top Five
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I have chosen to list my top five favorite authors. I find it much easier to chose favorite authors than favorite books. If any of these capture your interest the above box can be used to find more information on them at Barnes and Noble.
Here they are in random order:
- J.K. Rowling
- Anybody that thinks her books are just for children have never read her books. Though the plot twists aren't highly complex they do offer surprise endings. I have yet to be able to predict how her books will end. I am intrigued all the way through. They're great for the whole family and even my father is begrudgingly interested in how they turn out. He'll walk past me and say "Malfoy is the heir" and I'll just smile. Then five minutes later he'll say "Snape is the heir" and once again I look mysterious and make him read them for himself.
- Terry Brooks
- Some of his best work includes The Sword of Shannara. I'm also personally very fond of Running With the Demon. His newest book titled Antrax will be released September 18th. I can hardly wait!
- Tad Williams
- I started reading Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and I couldn't put it down. I wasn't certain what to expect from Otherland but he came through in a big way with something quite different from his other series and yet every bit as intriguing.
- George R R Martin
- Pretty new to my list of favorites and yet if you haven't read any of this man's work yet you are missing out. I just finished A Clash of Kings and I can hardly wait for the next book. Martin steps away from the typical fantasy adventure mode to create something that is just amazing. I do warn you though he's not afraid to kill someone you like nor is he afraid to let the bad guys get away with it. Thus far this book has no happliy ever after and yet there is just so much to the story. It keeps me wondering what will happen next. A Storm of Swords is set to be released in October. Though it has already been released in the UK and many people have a copy already. I'm patiently awaiting the US release myself.
- Robert Jordan
- I'm displeased with Mr. Jordan right now and yet begrudgingly he makes my list because the man is flat good. Though he seems to borrow quite a bit for is stories from other places. If you don't believe me sometime compare Dune's Fremen and the Aiel. He still for the most part has created a good story line. The displeasure stems from the fact faithful readers wait two years for the new book to appear then it doesn't live up to his previous work. Starting with A Crown of Swords the storyline has seemed strained. A Path of Daggers was a huge dissapoinment to me and yet I believe I'll read A Winter's Heart sometime after it's November release. That is rumored to be sometime this fall. I will not buy it in hardcover though.
- An Honerable Mention to Frank Herbert.
- I normally do not read Science Fiction. Though the two genres are related there is a difference. I did read Dune though and it was wonderful. I highly reccomend it.
I am currently reading Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King. In the past I have been afraid to read his books for fear they would frighten me too much. Often though I find these tales more bizarre than scarey. I can't say it's a page turner. I've been reading it for months when a book I'm really into lasts less then a week. (Of course afterwards my children and I have to go naked because I haven't done laundry). I am still reading it though which means I find it moderatly interesting.