What are your favorite books/writers?

[Adalira]

Hi Everyone,

I am new here. I became a member just a few days ago.
One of the things i love to do is to read in my spare time.
Some of my favorite writers are Catherine Cookson (novels) and Cate Tiernan (Fantasy novels)
Has anyone here read anything of Cate Tiernan? I just loved her Wicca series.
I always like to hear about other authors and books to possibly find new reading material.
So i would like to hear some of your favorite books/authors.
Hope to hear from you all soon :)

[Arella]

Margaret Atwood :)

[Adalira]

Just looked her up and she writes a lot of different things from poetry to short stories, childrens books etc.
What of her work do you like the most? Or read a lot?

[Mermaid Crystal Shimmer]

My all time favorite writer is Juliet Marillier. Can't get enough of her books. My favorite is the Seven Waters serie. =)

[Adalira]

My all time favorite writer is Juliet Marillier. Can't get enough of her books. My favorite is the Seven Waters serie. =)

Just looked her up and the cover art on her books look amazing! Writing her name down for when i go to book markets. Thank you :)

[Lostariel Telrunya]

I would now like to direct you to my signature... Also, I have heard that a lot of people like Ted Dekker, particularly the Circle series. I haven't read it myself, but my brothers and a bunch of my friend have read it and said it was good.

But seriously, Lord of the Rings???? Here is my plan for you. If you haven't read The Hobbit, read it. Then, if you haven't read Lord of the Rings, read it. The list then goes as follows:
-The Silmarillion
-Children of Hurin
-Unfinished Tales
-Tales of the Perilous Realm (A collection of short short stories)
-The History of Middle Earth
-The Adventures of Tom Bombadill
-The Atlas of Middle Earth

I think that should keep you occupied for a little while :)

[Raayvhen]

Neil Gaiman, Gail Carriger, Libba Bray...

[Adalira]

I would now like to direct you to my signature... Also, I have heard that a lot of people like Ted Dekker, particularly the Circle series. I haven't read it myself, but my brothers and a bunch of my friend have read it and said it was good.

But seriously, Lord of the Rings???? Here is my plan for you. If you haven't read The Hobbit, read it. Then, if you haven't read Lord of the Rings, read it. The list then goes as follows:
-The Silmarillion
-Children of Hurin
-Unfinished Tales
-Tales of the Perilous Realm (A collection of short short stories)
-The History of Middle Earth
-The Adventures of Tom Bombadill
-The Atlas of Middle Earth

I think that should keep you occupied for a little while :)

I have in fact read The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and other of his books :-) I love them.
I have also read all the Harry Potter books off course.
At the moment i am reading Kim Kerr's "Deverry" books which are nice books to read as well.
I am a big reader and whenever i have a but of free time will try to read.
Will definitly look up Ted Dekker, thank you!

[Adalira]

Neil Gaiman, Gail Carriger, Libba Bray...

Wrote them down and will check them out. Thanks :-)

[Mermaid Galene]

Fun fact: the hubby and I once performed our Punch and Judy show at World Fantasy Con at Neil Gaiman's request, and we got to sit on a discussion panel with him. Way fun!

http://freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com/neilandpunch.html
http://freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com/neiljudy.html
http://freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com/spookypunch.html

[AniaR]

everything by Neil Gaiman for sure.
I love the Sherlock books
I love crime like Val McDermid and Chelsea Cain
loved the dragon tattoo trilogy and all the GOT books
I also enjoy graphic novels, my favourite being called "Blankets" and comics for sure

[GreenAsSin]

I'm gonna go ahead and be that person that say Harry Potter. Because I just can't get enough of those books.

Diana Wynne Jones - Howl's Moving Castle
Peter S. Beagle - The Last Unicorn
J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan

Along with Harry Potter I can read these three books over and over again and never get tired of them

Also:
Anne Rice - The Vampire chronicles
Marissa Meyers - Lunar Chronicles
Melissa Marr - Wicked Lovely series
Lewis Carrol - Alice In Wonderland, and Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars trilogy

I tend to read a lot from the teen paranormal section in the book store which may seem a little silly since I haven't been a teen in some time, but I've found some of my favorite books there so meh

[Adalira]

I'm gonna go ahead and be that person that say Harry Potter. Because I just can't get enough of those books.

Diana Wynne Jones - Howl's Moving Castle
Peter S. Beagle - The Last Unicorn
J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan

Along with Harry Potter I can read these three books over and over again and never get tired of them

Also:
Anne Rice - The Vampire chronicles
Marissa Meyers - Lunar Chronicles
Melissa Marr - Wicked Lovely series
Lewis Carrol - Alice In Wonderland, and Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars trilogy

I tend to read a lot from the teen paranormal section in the book store which may seem a little silly since I haven't been a teen in some time, but I've found some of my favorite books there so meh

I do the same thing. I really enjoy the fantasy books in the teen section. That is where i found Cate Tiernan's work and also Melaina Feranda and many others. It is easy to read and just a lot of fun :-)

[MermanOliver]

Terry Pratchett - Discworld novels, if you like some satirical books. My personal favorites are the Watch books, starting with "Guards, Guards!", but the other Discworld books are good as well.

On the more serious side, the books from Frank Schätzing, although I don't know if they are translated into English.
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[Arella]

Her poetry and disutopian works

[Adalira]

everything by Neil Gaiman for sure.
I love the Sherlock books
I love crime like Val McDermid and Chelsea Cain
loved the dragon tattoo trilogy and all the GOT books
I also enjoy graphic novels, my favourite being called "Blankets" and comics for sure

Ooooh those sound great too! So many genres and writers to choose from! Loving it :)

[Adalira]

Terry Pratchett - Discworld novels, if you like some satirical books. My personal favorites are the Watch books, starting with "Guards, Guards!", but the other Discworld books are good as well.

On the more serious side, the books from Frank Schätzing, although I don't know if they are translated into English.
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I read a short story from Terry Pratchett which was ok. I have a dvd of one of his series that came out but i don´t like that. Maybe i need to give his real books like the Discworld novels a try one day :)

[Mermaid Saoirse]

Hand me any of Anne McCaffrey's books (especially Dragon Riders of Pern) and I'm a very happy mermaid! :D Believe it or not she was a Sci-Fi writer!

[Mermaid Sam]

I totally agree, Saoirse. Everyone also check out a book called Nyx by D.M. Livingston. It's a really awesome novel about a Fae and some witches that she meets. There are also some really funny bits.

[Adalira]

Thanks for the tips. Sounds great! :)

[Sherielle]

Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files
Carrie Vaughn - Kitty the werewolf books are awesome
Kim Harrison - the Rachel Morgan series
Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman
Anne McCaffery - Dragonriders of Pern

[SeaGlass Siren]

THE PHAAAAAAAAAAANTOM OF THE OPERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

*ahem* Moving on.

EDIT: OH ALSO, Susan Kay's Phantom.

[Adalira]

Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files
Carrie Vaughn - Kitty the werewolf books are awesome
Kim Harrison - the Rachel Morgan series
Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman
Anne McCaffery - Dragonriders of Pern

The title alone: "Dragonriders of Pern" ...... Sounds great :)

[Adalira]

THE PHAAAAAAAAAAANTOM OF THE OPERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

*ahem* Moving on.

EDIT: OH ALSO, Susan Kay's Phantom.

LMAO! I did not read the book but i did see the movie from a few years ago and loved it. Such passion in that music! They say movies can never compare to the books. Is that the same in this case?

[SeaGlass Siren]

YES. i cried reading the book.

[Adalira]

Wow, i need to read that book! The movie was great but i did not cry. Sounds like the book is way more intense.

[SeaGlass Siren]

More heartbreaking in the end.

[SeaGlass Siren]

If u have the chance, read Susan Kay's phantom. It's a prequel to poto

[Adalira]

If u have the chance, read Susan Kay's phantom. It's a prequel to poto

A prequel to the phantom of the opera? Oooh that sounds interesting! I will have to keep my eye out for that one! Thank you for the tip! :)

[SeaGlass Siren]

they're really hard to find, i suggest going through amazon

[Adalira]

I love a challange ;)

[MermanOliver]

One of my most favorite books of the non-fiction section is "Sea change" by Sylvia A. Earle. The book is a mixture of autobiography and environmental report and really interesting to read. Don't know if it is still in print, but maybe you can get it second-hand.
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[Adalira]

Oooh sounds interesting! Thanks for the tip :)

[Mermaid Muir]

I've gotten really into the books the Clive Cussler has written. Dirk pitt is my absolute favorite! All of his books of the dirk pitt series are tied with NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) so it talk a lot about the sea. Lots of historical ties in his books. Also love the Numa Files with Kurt Austin.
Other authors include Brad Meltzer, Any of the Images Of America Series, and John Fardell.

Also Clive Cussler has actually founded his own NUMA and does Maritime Archeology. This guy is pretty rad!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Stephen King
Clive Cussler
The author of The Selkie Bride (too lazy to google her name atm)
Tolkien
Anne McCaffrey
I am Number 9 series
And a few others Sci Fi and fantasy writers I can't think of their names. Can't go to look cos we're moving house and I cleared out my massive bookshelf!

One book that made my cry in the first chapter was, A Boy Called It. Very sad real life story. Then I read his next one, A Child Called It, also very sad. I rarely read sob stories cos I can get so emotional for no reason. But these two, made me sob for days whenever I remembered a part of the story. I prefer sci fi and fantasy where I can escape the real world.

[Adalira]

I've gotten really into the books the Clive Cussler has written. Dirk pitt is my absolute favorite! All of his books of the dirk pitt series are tied with NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) so it talk a lot about the sea. Lots of historical ties in his books. Also love the Numa Files with Kurt Austin.
Other authors include Brad Meltzer, Any of the Images Of America Series, and John Fardell.

Also Clive Cussler has actually founded his own NUMA and does Maritime Archeology. This guy is pretty rad!

Awesome! Thank you for sharing :-)

[Adalira]

Stephen King
Clive Cussler
The author of The Selkie Bride (too lazy to google her name atm)
Tolkien
Anne McCaffrey
I am Number 9 series
And a few others Sci Fi and fantasy writers I can't think of their names. Can't go to look cos we're moving house and I cleared out my massive bookshelf!

One book that made my cry in the first chapter was, A Boy Called It. Very sad real life story. Then I read his next one, A Child Called It, also very sad. I rarely read sob stories cos I can get so emotional for no reason. But these two, made me sob for days whenever I remembered a part of the story. I prefer sci fi and fantasy where I can escape the real world.

That looks like an awesome list :-)
I had a book that made me cry (there were several but this one just went BAM!!! into my heart.
It is the book Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte.
Don't you just love the power of the written word? :-)

[pullyorkshire]

My all time favorite writer is Juliet Marillier. Can't get enough of her books. My favorite is the Seven Waters serie. =)

Me too,I really love her books. I keep reading it over and over again. :)