Poll: Favourite Fantasy novel author

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Personally my fave authors are R.A. Salvatore and David Eddings, what about the rest of you guys?

 

Here is my top three:

3: Katherine Kerr
2: R.A. Salvatore
1: The late great one and only : J.R.R Tolkein.

And the worst?
All i can say is:
PHILIP ATHANS MUST DIE DIE DIE!!

 

Understand that long books is the only way t go! Short stories are too short!

 

David Eddings, David Gemmel and R A Salvadore since i just finished reading the dark elf trilogy through to the spine of the world at work.
And yes, Philip Athans is a terrible writer, who must be properly put to death for his works. Slowly, and so painfully. It is the only book i'm ashamed i bought.

 

Tolkien, who else

 

1.Tamora Pierce
2.I'd have to say C.S. Lewis
3.I'd probably say J.R.R. Tolkien.

 

1. Tolkein
2. Greenwood
3. Pratchett

 

Honestly I have to say that I haven't read most of the authors you have posted but mine are:
Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
Tie: Robert Jordan and George Martin

 

I suppose it would have to be Tolkien. I haven't read too many books in this genre, either. (I vaguely remember reading something of Hickman/Weiss, but the fact that I can't even remember the title kind of speaks for itself...)

 

Category "serious":

1 J.R.R. Tolkien
2 David Eddings
3 Ed Greenwood

Category "not so serious":

1 Terry Pratchett
2 C.S. Gardner
3 Piers Anthony

 

1. Robert Jordan the best of them all.
2. George RR Martin going up, damn these are good.
3. Robin Hobb if you feel happy read this, you wont be happy afterwards.

 

1. Tolkien (like that has to even be
mentioned)
2. Stephen R. Donaldson (except the sci-fi stuff)
3. C.S. Lewis (ah... back in the day)

 

1. Tolkien / C.S. Lewis
2. Terry Goodkind
3. The Rest, in no Particular Order ...
Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan, Weiss/Hickman, Ann McCaffry, Elizabeth Moon, Piers Anthoney (for his Blue Adept series & Xanth), David Duncan

 

Never sure who to put first, but here goes:

1. Tolkien
2. T.H. White/C.S. Lewis
3. Connie Willis (SF more than Fantasy)
4. Pratchett
5. Feist
6. Heinlein
7. Julian May

Followed by a slew of others. The above are not really in any particular order (changes based on my mood )

 

I am not even going to try to put my favorite authors in any sort of order, its just too hard. Here they are - Tolkein, Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan, David Gemmel, Terry Goodkind, Terry Brookes, David Eddings, Raymond Feist, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Tad Williams, Isobelle Carmody, Melanie Rawn, Guy Gavriel Kay, Stephen Donaldson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, C.S. Lewis, Roger Zelazny, C.J. Cherryh, Julian May, Martin Middleton, (ARRGGGGHHH my fingers are going numb!) think I'd better stop, but the list just goes on and on

:EDIT: Oh and how could I forget George R.R. Martin and Katherine Kerr?!? umm...and Anne McCaffrey and L. Sprague De Camp and Michael Moorcock and (BAD fingers, stop typing NOW!! )

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poor mr J.R.R Toliken was my fave. Until he went to the great ring in the sky. who knows, his fantasy might come true up there...
Terry Prattchet is cool too! I like Mort.

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Raymond E. Feist beats all others hands down. I'd mention Michael Moorcock too, if I wouldn't be afraid of being flamed to death (oops, mentioned him).

 

I only read the Tolkien books, and those are great. I would love too read more books from other writers, but the problem is I don't have enough time. So, my favourite writer is Tolkien.

 

My favorite auther is Dargorn

 

*Blushes*