Authors you love...

[MikeysGrrrl]

Stephen King
V.C Andrews
L.J Smith
Christopher Pike
R.L Stine
J.K Rowling
Stephanie Meyer
Lauren Baratz-Logsted

[Koudoawaia]

Brian Jacques, Tamora Pierce, Lauraine Snelling, Daniel Arenson, Jack London, Jim Kjelgaard,

[nessa16]

Catherine Coulter-historical romance
Jeaniene Frost-Night Huntress world series (paranormal romance)
Keri Arthur-Riley Jensen and Dark Angel series (paranormal romance)
Amanda Ashley-vampire romance
Stephanie Laurens-historical romance
J.K. Rowling-Harry Potter
Dan Brown-Robert Langdon series
Elaine Cunningham-Daughter of the Drow Forgotten realms series (fantasy)
Anne Rice-Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series

[Sprintex]

Alltime favourite just HAS to be JRR Tolkien - can't beat the LOTR trilogy

In the same genre and currently on her third series (I think) is Maggie Furey, similar quality to Tolkien a bit of added humour


Paul

[Pheasant]

Beverly Cleary was my absolute favorite when I was younger, I would spend hours with a pile of her books, a snack, and a quiet place to read. Others whose works I enjoy are J.K. Rowling, J.R.R Tolkien, Cornelia Funke, Kathryn Lasky, Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Jan Brett. They're to blame for my love of fantasy!

I should mention Christopher Paolini as well, whose Inheritance Cycle was one of my favorites as a child. It's very sad that he plagiarized so many other authors, though. </3 (Granted, that hasn't stopped me from holding onto my IC books, they're nostalgic for me.)

[slyons]

Ah, a topic I can really get into, I love books! My favourite author hands down is Kelley Armstrong, she writes the Women of the Otherworld series and is a lovely person!

[Beldarna]

J. R. R. Tolkien
Anne Bishop
George RR Martin
Anne Rice
Robin Hobb

[flyawayraven]

Tanith Lee. Her Tales From the Flat Earth books are my all time favorite.

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[Skeen]

Brandon Sanderson (who is a super-nice guy who answers, like, all his own emails), Tamora Pierce, and Patrick Rothfuss currently. 

[SourdoughStomper]

Peter David, Timothy Zahn, C. S. Lewis, Lee Strobel, Don Rosa, Janette Oke, Rob MacGregor, Diane Duane, Gordon Dickson to name a handful.

[valkyrie_fe]

I'm seeing so many people say Tamora Pierce which makes me happy! I was wondering where all the fans were hiding because in all the years I've been reading her Tortall stuff, I've only met like two other people who had read anything by her. But I absolutely love her stuff.

[Miss Violet]

Ryu Murakami
Natsuo Kirino
Stephen King
Clive Barker

[Hervoyel]

We're talking fiction only?

Its fiction and non fiction just anything you like to read.

Oh!  In that case I'll add Jared Diamond (who wrote The Third Chimpanzee and Guns, Germs and Steel among others) and Fareed Zakaria (who wrote The Post-American World and The Future of Freedom) because they both write in a way that shares piles of interesting facts and opinions without talking down to the reader.

[flyawayraven]

Oh just thought of another one! A friend from Germany introduced me to Walter Moers' work and oh man I love his Zamonia books! They're hilarious!

[kellyponyfeathers]

I love Tamora Pierce too, but have any of you ever read Meredith Ann Pierce?  She's also a REALLY good YA fantasy author, and her imagery is amazing.  I honestly like/love everything she's written, and she's been around for 30 yrs.  Try her Darkangel trilogy for vampires, or the Firebringer trilogy if you'd prefer unicorns.  (Or read both!)

For straight-up fantasy generally considered for adults, I've loved Mercedes Lackey since high school.  I want to be a Herald in a Valdemar novel!  Lackey is pretty well-known; I'll bet a lot of members here like her too.  I think the Last Herald-Mage trilogy was my favorite, but if you haven't read any Valdemar books, try to read them in order, and start with Arrows of the Queen.

And for YA books set in the real world, I love Wendy Mass; her books always have an interesting premise.  A Mango-Shaped Space is about a girl with synesthesia, a sensory condition that does things like giving colors to words (warning:  this book is bittersweet).  And Every Soul a Star is a gorgeous story; some mismatched kids become friends when they meet at a campground to watch a total solar eclipse.  Some of her other books sounded interesting too but ended up not seeming as strong to me when I read them.  But Mango-Shaped Space and Every Soul a Star were both brilliant!

And yes, I love Harry Potter, LOTR, The Last Unicorn, and lots of others that have already been mentioned, but I wanted to suggest something new.  Try them and find a new author you love.