Whose your favorite author Besides Brian Jacques

[MarielGullwhacker]

Mine has to be C.S.Lewis. But, I also really like the author of Watership Down, I think that was Richard Adams (or Adamson?).

[Buzz_Bumble]

Mine is: J. R. R. Tolkien! And also C. S. Lewis.!

Mines J R R Tolkien.

There's a new J R R Tolkien book being published for the first time, but it's not about Hobbits.  It's another book edited by Christopher Tolkien from J R R Tolkien's left-over / unfinished material - this time its' about King Arthur and called The Fall of Arthur and possibly all written in yer olde English poetry (the advertising blurb in front of me now says to read it if "you're a fan of poetry in Old English alliterative metre").

[WoodlandWarrior]

Mine is: J. R. R. Tolkien! And also C. S. Lewis.!

Mines J R R Tolkien.

There's a new J R R Tolkien book being published for the first time, but it's not about Hobbits.  It's another book edited by Christopher Tolkien from J R R Tolkien's left-over / unfinished material - this time its' about King Arthur and called The Fall of Arthur and possibly all written in yer olde English poetry (the advertising blurb in front of me now says to read it if "you're a fan of poetry in Old English alliterative metre").

I loved Tolkien's version of Gawain and the Green Knight.  Oooh the "Fall of Arthur" just came out last month.  I'll be interested in what Christopher has to say from his father's notes.

The "Histories" are some of the most interesting reads out there.

[Tam and Martin]

I love C.S. Lewis's writings a lot especially Narnia.

[Krowdon]

Mine would have to be Stephen King, James Patterson, or Douglas Adams.

It's kind of hard for me to settle on just one, haha.

[Ferrousferret]

Admittedly, I'm more into the MA-Adult fiction, than anything. Brian Jacques is just my childhood nostalgia fix! Lol

My favorite authors- beyond Jacques- are Terry Goodkind & Michael Crichton.

Terry Goodkind writes a fantasy series that's basically along the lines of taking Lord of the Rings, giving it a plot as complex as the Nolan Batman trilogy & putting in a lot of intense character drama, like The Walking Dead. It's called "The Sword of Truth" & follows a Wood's Guide who meets and saves a girl from assassins, only to learn that she's been sent from her homeland across a magical boundary to find a long lost Wizard who may be the only one to turn the tides against an evil wizard king named Darken Rahl, who is already on the verge of gaining the ultimate magical weapon ever created- the Power of Orden. Events happen & it basically comes down to him & this girl standing along as they are forced to make pay heavy sacrifices & deal with confusion, betrayal, hopelessness, torture & slowly begin falling in love, which the girl seems to fear even more than the main villain himself, but refuses to say why.

That's all just the first book. There are 11 in the main series, plus 2 prequels, 2 sequels (the second of which coming out in August) and a spin-off which takes place in the same universe in the modern day with decendants of some of the original characters.

[Romsca]

You should check out Robert Jordan! His books are SO EPIC!

[Ferrousferret]

You should check out Robert Jordan! His books are SO EPIC!

I've been thinking about it. Although, I hear a hell of a lot of "Goodkind copied Jordan/ vice versa" arguments among each fanbase...

I plan to, eventually, though.

[Maudie]

Oh, yes a few other favorites...

Louis L'Amour
Louisa May Alcott

I did enjoy the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld, but I've read a few other of his books and lets just say they were a little dark. Nothing bad, really. Just books that could easily be steered in the wrong direction if the author so chose

[Daniel the crusader]

I like Erin Hunter and J.K.Rowling

[Gonff the Mousethief]

Rhold dual, Richard adams, C S lewis, J RR Tolkein

[HeadInAnotherGalaxy]

Frank Herbert, obviouzly! Dune! (Alzough ah'm ztill on ze zecond book in ze zeriez...)

[The Skarzs]

C.S. Lewis, J. R. R.  Tolkien, Terry Brooks, and, while they are for younger readers, Beatrix Potter

[Tam and Martin]

J.R.R TOLKIEN!

[TW]

Definitely Tolkien and Terry Pratchett. Roald Dahl's up there, too.