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Whose your favorite author Besides Brian Jacques

Started by Vilu Daskar, December 01, 2012, 02:38:18 PM

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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

Quote from: Redwaller on December 01, 2012, 02:57:33 PM
Mine is: J. R. R. Tolkien! And also C. S. Lewis.!
Quote from: Vilu Daskar on December 01, 2012, 02:38:18 PM
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

Quote from: Buzz_Bumble on June 28, 2013, 08:32:38 AM
Quote from: Redwaller on December 01, 2012, 02:57:33 PM
Mine is: J. R. R. Tolkien! And also C. S. Lewis.!
Quote from: Vilu Daskar on December 01, 2012, 02:38:18 PM
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. :)
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Tam and Martin

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


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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

Quote from: Romsca on July 05, 2013, 11:18:25 PM
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. ;D

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
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Gonff the Mousethief

Rhold dual, Richard adams, C S lewis, J RR Tolkein
I want the world of Tolkien,
The message of Lewis;
The adventure of Jacques,
And the heart of Milne.
But I want the originality of me.



HeadInAnotherGalaxy

Frank Herbert, obviouzly! Dune! (Alzough ah'm ztill on ze zecond book in ze zeriez...)
NARDOLE; You are completely out of your mind!
DOCTOR: How is that news to anyone?

"I am Yomin Carr, the harbinger of doom. I am the beginning of the end of your people!" -Yomin Carr

-Sometime later, the second mate was unexpectedly rescued by the subplot, which had been trailing a bit behind the boat (and the plot). The whole story moved along.

The Skarzs

C.S. Lewis, J. R. R.  Tolkien, Terry Brooks, and, while they are for younger readers, Beatrix Potter ;D
Cave of Skarzs

Cave potato.

Tam and Martin



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TW

Definitely Tolkien and Terry Pratchett. Roald Dahl's up there, too.
"In my books there is life and death. Goodies get killed as well as baddies. It's not like Walt Disney where there are singing teapots and we all go over the hill singing bobbidy-bobbidy-boo at the end so goodies get killed as well as baddies." -Brian Jacques