Maj. Bloodnok Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 You had to make this hard, didn't you Spezzy? I wrote a huge treatise sorted by genre, but it went into TL;DR territory real fast.Favorite novel: ‘The Club Dumas’ by Arturo Perez Reverte (brilliant mystery involving a cursed book, rabid Alexandre Dumas fans, and a woman who just might be the Devil)Favorite Short Story: ‘The Minions of Midas’ by Jack London (I swear this story predicts Anonymous)Favorite poem (short): ‘To A Nose’ by Francisco de Quevedo (A sonnet written to insult Luis de Gongora)Favorite poem (long): Cantar del mio Cid, Beowulf (tie; I love long epic knuckledraggers), with ‘The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill McKie’ by Robert Service as a close secondFavorite autobiography: ‘Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall’ et seq. by Spike Milligan. Possibly the funniest man ever, talking about some very unfunny things (war, death, shellshock). "If you get into trouble, you can always eat something, blow something up, or throw penguins." - Jim Henson Link to comment
ellisd012 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Though it's been awhile since I've read anything by him, Stephen King was my fav for some time, mainly due to the short story 'The Boogeyman'. When I read it, I had to get out of bed, turn on the bright light (already had a reading light on), and close the closet door before I could continue. I slept with the light on that night. This was when I was like 22 or so. Nearly 20 years later, I still close the closet door before I go to sleep if it's open. Now that's getting in my head!Current favorites are:Thom Hartmann for non-fiction 'Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight'Edward Abbey for regular fiction esp. 'Monkey Wrench Gang'Kim Stanley Robinson for sci-fi for the Mars Trilogy Celtic ScoutLevel 4Str 8 | Dex 7.5 | Sta 12.25 | Con 9 | Wis 10.5 | Cha 7.75Battle Log"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
livingroovy Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 I got really stressed reading this because I never know how to answer this question!!! I have over 1000 books!!BUT:Carlos Ruiz Zafón is amazing, probably because his books are about books and take place in Barcelona, which I love.Also, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Kostova, William Gibson....oh geez there are so many! Race: Gallifreyan Profession: Druid Level: 6 Current Challenge:Livingroovy Comes Home [sTR] - 16.8 // [DEX] - 12.25 // [sTA] - 16 // [CON] - 17.3 // [WIS] - 16.55 // [CHA] - 14.6 Find me on the internets: Facebook // Twitter // Kate Marolt | Play Warrior & Excitement Engineer! Link to comment
shortstuff Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 This one is a hard oneIf I had to pick I would have to say either John Flanagan becuase he wrote my all time favorite series or Tamora Pierce becuase of the way she writes and what she writes about STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
StarCaptainAllen Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Timothy Zahn.I love this man because he takes one, single, off-the-wall concept and actually builds a good story around it, like it's not a gimmick at all.One of my many favorites by him is entitled A Coming of Age. There is some planet where humanity has settled that allows humans to develop telekinetic abilities. However, these abilities disappear at the onset of puberty. Thus you have a society where the preteen children are physically far more powerful than the adults. He describes how education must be limited to them and how creepy child stealing gangs arise to commit criminal acts. Timothy Zahn is famous for Heir to the Empire, which touched off the major explosion in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, but he has lots of original work, too. Star Captain Allen カンタンニã€ã‚¤ã‚«ãƒŠã‚¤ã‚«ãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚テユケルKantan ni, ikanai kara ikite yukeruBecause life's not easy, that's why I can live. - Yui Link to comment
Oogiem Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I got really stressed reading this because I never know how to answer this question!!! I have over 1000 books!!It's even worse when you have over 1500 different authors represented in your library, and for many of them you have many or all of their books Oogie McGuire Black Sheep Shepherdess STR 4.25 | DEX 4.5 | STA 3.75 | CON 3 | WIS 4.75 | CHA 1 Link to comment
Barmacral Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Guy Gavriel Kay, and my favourite books from him are a tie between Tigana and Under Heaven. This too, shall pass. Link to comment
Mitch S Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Not an easy question. I just finished Steven King's The Dark Tower series, and it was an adventure. Like nothing I've read before, to the point of topping LotR in my eyes. The Hobbit is magnificent. Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy was a big one for me when I was in high school. I'm a big fan of Robert Jordan's wheel of time series, though I don't think they stack up to some other authors. Ursula Le Guin writes some very cool fantasy as well. That being said, I find Matthew Reilly books to be heaps of fun, even if they are a little silly. I just love reading! Mitch S - Level 4 Scientist AdventurerWielding The Slightly Pointed Lute of Power and Dented Roman Helmet STR :11 DEX :5 STA :7 CON :8.5 WIS :8 CHA :7 My first challenge : An Adventurer UnderwaterMy second challenge : Electric BoogalooChallenge Number 3 : On the Run “Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it.†- Steven King The Dark Tower Link to comment
DangerDave Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Neal Stephenson by far.Cryptonomicon was amazing, as is most of his other work. Snow Crash is generally accused of popularizing the term avatar for interactions online. If you like epic historical fiction that can't be fit into a genre, it's hard to beat The Baroque Cycle. /who DangerDavePlayers in NerdFitness:---------------------[3 Warrior] DangerDave (ThreeQuarterLing) ZONE: 5-3-1 BarbellsThere is 1 player in NerdFitness.current challengefitocracySTR 10 | DEX 5 | STA 8 | CON 6 | WIS 4 | CHA 5These quest things are a bitch. Lionel Fenn Link to comment
JasontheKiwi Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I don't really have a fave author, they are so many greats. One of my fave books though is The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen - He's so great. My BlogMy Book Reviews "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain Link to comment
german Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 My favorite author is definitely Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and topping the list of books is of course One Hundred Years Of Solitude, absolutely fantastic read, no idea how good the english version is, but the original one is superb.I also enjoy Isabel Allende, Milan Kundera and Salman Rushdie. germanmonkey scout "swim, bike, run", or at least "Don’t drown, don't crash, don't walk"“If you ever start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe.†-Joe Rogan Link to comment
Tocho Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Uhhhh, I don't know. Haven't read enough classic literature either to know for sure. But for now, I would have to say J.R.R. Tolkien. If there is an author I'd have to recommend, however, it would be Ildefonso Falcones, a Spanish (former?) attorney who's written two books so far, about medieval Spain. They're both brilliant.Oh and Coelho's pretty good... And Orwell. And. And and and and! It's so difficult. Will return when I've read more famous books. (And more less famous books, too)Scratch that. Reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy right now and Douglas Adams is ALSO my favourite author. Ash nazg durbatulûkÎα είσαι καλÏτεÏος άνθÏωπος από τον πατÎÏα σου▲STR 7 | DEX 11 | STA 6 | CON 6 | WIS 9 | CHA 5â–² Link to comment
Laureleye Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 My favorite authors are three, HP Lovecraft (Has been and always will be #1 slot), Philip K Dick and William Gibson. I've always enjoyed the very dark genres like lovecraft's mythos series, Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy. These three authors are what inspired me to become an author myself and are a main source of inspiration as I am trying to get publishedLovecraft and Dick? I'm officially impressed, or else really, really scared. I'll have to find something by William Gibson. The hardest part of the workout is lacing up your shoes'"10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Current Challenge |INTJ | MFP | FitBit Link to comment
Laureleye Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Guy Gavriel Kay, and my favourite books from him are a tie between Tigana and Under Heaven.Mine are Tigana and the Sarantine Mosaic. The hardest part of the workout is lacing up your shoes'"10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Current Challenge |INTJ | MFP | FitBit Link to comment
Laureleye Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 I really can't narrow this down to 1 author, but my favorites areTerry PratchettLaurie R. King Guy Gavriel KayThomas B. CostainPatricia McKillipReginald HillEleanor LipmanBernard CornwellFor pure SciFi - I think Asimov is head & shoulders above Heinlein...but I don't read that much hard SciFi. (Yeah, long list, I know...but I've had a lot more time to read than most of you). The hardest part of the workout is lacing up your shoes'"10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Current Challenge |INTJ | MFP | FitBit Link to comment
bgvanbur Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 While my favorite book is Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (it is the only novel I read more than once and I lost count but it is somewhere around six times), my favorite author is definitely Jane Green (I have read each of her books once, and plan to start rereading them eventually). I would love to see one of her books turned into a movie. Level 26, Primal Ultra Trail Scout, Non-Binary Robot Link to comment
Maj. Bloodnok Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Gibson is definitely worth checking out. 'Neuromancer', 'Count Zero' and 'Mona Lisa Overdrive' are the three books of the Sprawl trilogy, and introduced the concept of cyberspace. Classic noir cyberpunk. "If you get into trouble, you can always eat something, blow something up, or throw penguins." - Jim Henson Link to comment
Wirilome Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I have so many favorites that I now have sub-categories to favoritism. But... James Joyce is always a favorite. Tolkien too but in terms of Chicanismo then Michele Serros (Chicana Falsa <3). Level 7 Hobbit ScoutSTR: 9.2 | DEX: 7.2 | CON: 14 | STA: 15.15 | WIS: 16.7 | CHA: 12.7I've been all over the world. Except Asia, Africa, and South America. - Coach McGuirkMy Bio My Blog Current Challenge Link to comment
IRISHodabred Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 I'm late to this thread but gotta throw down some names/books. This question is so hard because I like so many but in no particular order: Terry Goodkind (SoT/Mistborn Series) Jim Butcher (cuz Dresden is the man) Dan Brown (love historical fiction) Mitch Albom (tuggin at your heartstrings) One of the books that has had a huge impact on me would be The Shack by William Young. Can't leave out Martin (A Song of I&F), Tolkein, and Clive Cussler since his books are fun, quick reads. ♣IRISHodabred's 2 cents ♣IRISHodabred♣, Level 2 Celtic Hound Archon Ranger: STR 8|DEX 5|STA 6|CON 5|WIS 5|CHA 6 2nd Challenge Log: Will Squat for...1st Challenge Log: Gym Class Hero Challenge “Discipline Is Choosing Between What You Want Now And What You Want Most.†"You have to do what others won't to achieve what others don't""Do or do not, there is no try" Link to comment
guest439437484421 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I can't pick just one, so I'll put my top favorite authors:Jim Btucher (cuz Dresden, and Codex Alera was pretty good too)Terry Pratchett (just awesome stuff, even with Alzheimer's he can still spit out an awesome story)Douglas Adams (lurf me some Guide)Sergey Laukyanenko (Night Watch series is awesome, and OMFG THERE'S A NEW ONE AND WILL BE IN ENGLISH NEXT YEAR!!!) Lvl 5 Penguin Warrior: 10 Str, 3.5 Dex, 6.5 STA, 23.5 CON, 12.25 WIS, 5.75 CHAIntro | Current Challenge Thread | Character sheetMy Personal Blog | My Food Blog There are no failures, only learning pains Link to comment
liljehult Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Niel GaimanH.P. LovecraftRobert Anton WilsonHunter S. ThomsonChristopher HitchensIsaac AsimovTimothy ZahnDan SimmonsPhillip K. Dick (its not his wrinting, but the brilliant ideas - you never know quite where the story is going)Phillip PullmannGrant Morrison and Allan Moore (comic books are also books)Dan Turell (danish poet, properly not known outside Denmark)Jan Guillou (swedish writer, hardly known outside Scandinavia) And properly a whole lot I havent forgotten right now LVL 2 Ranger: SteppenwolfSTR: 5,0 | DEX: 5,0 | STA: 3,0 | CON: 4,0 | WIS: 3,0 | CHA: 3,0Height:175 | Weight: 97.5 kg Those who have seen, knows. Link to comment
Porkchop Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hey Nerds!Who is your favorite author? Why? And what's your favorite book by them?Mine is Kurt Vonnegut (which, you would already know if you're friends with me on FB or Twitter, because I quote him constantly).I love his sense of humor, and how realistic he is about everything.My favorite book of his is probably Hocus Pocus, or Slapstick, though I have a tattoo from Slaughterhouse Five.Here's a great article on "15 things KV said better than anyone else": http://www.avclub.com/articles/15-things-kurt-vonnegut-said-better-than-anyone-el,1858/Slaughterhouse 5 is a classic. I just read it over the summer and thought it was awesome. What does your tat say if you dont mind me asking? I just got done reading Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I don't usually dig on post apocalyptic stories but this one really drew me in. Lois Lowry's The Giver was also a surprisingly good read as far as my usual tastes go. Id recommend them both. Right now Im reading a Charles Cross book called Kicking & Dreaming. Its a biography about the band Heart (from the 70's and 80's) and the crazieness that ensues from being one of the first bands with female front women with creative control of their music. I had no idea they were that bad-ass, fun read so far. Also check out Heavier Than Heaven and Room Full of Mirrors (biographies of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix). #adaywithoutmusicislikeadaywithoutsunshine Porkchop / Level 4 / Mammal-AdventurerSTR - 14 DEX - 4 STA - 7 CON - 11 WIS - 13 CHA - 7 “Wherever you are...be all there†Challenge #4 Link to comment
obax Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I'm gonna go with a top 3 authors: China Mieville, Nick Harkaway, William Gibson (in no particular order, other than reverse alphabetical by last name). Favourite books by each are The City & the City, The Gone Away World, and Neuromancer, respectively.My favourite book of all time (so far), however, is Tex and Molly in the Afterlife by Richard Grant. I've reread it at least 5 or 6 times, and I get something new out of it every time. I may have to go dig it out sometime soon and go for another wander through its pages... Dare mighty things Link to comment
Katariana Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm so glad nearly everyone has listed SF/Fantasy novels I love books and I feel like I have love affairs with authors (then get bored and jump to the next...what can I say, I'm fickle) I love George R.R. Martin, Tolkein, Roger Zelanzy, Stephen King, plus many classics (seriously love Jane Austen too, she's freakin hilarious) . Have to say my fav. author is one I haven't even seen listed though... Orson Scott Card! I love him. Not just Ender's Game (and the Bean series afterwards), but the Homecoming Series, the Seventh Son Series, and Enchantment (my fav. book ever). He's such a versatile author.... of course I read alot of teen fiction too so I like the City of Bones series as well as Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, and all that hyped up stuff which is a little like crack. Whatever Lvl 1 Khajit RangerStr - 4.5 Dex - 3 Con - 1 Sta - 3 Wis - 4 Cha - 5It's okay to be happy to see me. Just because you're English doesn't mean you need to hide your emotions.I'm Irish. We let people know how we feel. Now f*** off. Link to comment
c0dege3k_freerun Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'd have to say either Neal Stephenson or Robert Ludlum is my favorite author. I love the Bourne trilogy, and Stephenson's cyberpunk writing. Snow Crash is absolutely amazing, and Cryptonomicon is a book I find fascinating, but never can seem to finish it. That said, none of those books are in my top 2. My favorite book ever is 1984, with Shutter Island coming in a close second. Shutter Island is a seriously disturbing book. Like so many books, it's a million times better than the movie. The movie didn't leave out anything huge, but there were a lot of small things in the book that made everything more intense. Lvl 1 Splinter Cell AssassinCurrent ChallengeStarting Attributes:STR: 2DEX: 3STA: 3CON: 2WIS: 3CHA: 2 ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED Link to comment
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