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Post by flyboy on Mar 30, 2010 16:23:21 GMT -5
I have to go with Michael Crichton. His books were just so damn interesting.
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Post by spac7iczombie on Mar 30, 2010 19:07:46 GMT -5
I always liked Neil Gaiman. I wish he would do some cons.
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Post by Grave Robber on Mar 30, 2010 19:15:42 GMT -5
I love David Sedaris and Kurt Vonnegut.
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Post by necrolobes on Mar 30, 2010 19:22:47 GMT -5
hunter s thompson by far . neil gaiman is badass also tho
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RyHo
Street Trash
Oo-oo baby, oo baby
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Post by RyHo on Mar 30, 2010 19:54:51 GMT -5
I have to go with Michael Crichton. His books were just so damn interesting. I'm a huge Crichton fan, too. Reading his stuff when I was a kid got me hooked on "true" sci-fi in a big way. My fave author has to be Robert Jordan, however. No one could weave a million plotlines like that man, and have everything fall into place just right at the end. Unfortunately both of my favourite authors are now deceased. RIP Michael Crichton and Robert Jordan. |
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Post by grlnexdor on Apr 2, 2010 22:09:36 GMT -5
Jack Ketchum I really enjoy his versatile style
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drlamb
Crazy Mofo
"Go Fuck an Iceberg!"
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Post by drlamb on Apr 3, 2010 14:42:13 GMT -5
Charles Bukowski
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Post by shloggs on Apr 3, 2010 17:22:18 GMT -5
Without a doubt William S. Burroughs. His Cities of the Red Night trilogy is the best piece of work I've ever read. His writing is every bit as fascinating and mind expanding as his persona is iconic. One can't really appreciate his writing without hearing him read it in my opinion. I highly recommend seeking out the Giorno poetry systems box set that features 4 discs of him reading his work in a studio, before a live audience, and a bunch of his early audio experimentation.
After old Bull Lee, I'd have to say Aldous Huxley followed closely by Sinclair Lewis. My 3 favorite books by these 3 men are The Place of Dead Roads by Burroughs, Ape and Essence by Huxley and Babbit by Lewis.
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Post by teeshirtjoe on Apr 4, 2010 13:41:22 GMT -5
There are too many to name, as I read so fucking much, but a few that spring to mind.
Harlan Coben - His mystery/thrillers are exciting and fun reads.
Jack Ketchum - His thrillers are written in a cinematic style that allows for quick reading.
Joe Lansdale - The dialog is so fucking funny.
Stephen King - Although he's fallen out of favor with most horror fans, he is the undisputed master of characterization.
Chuck Palahniuk - His work is innovative and has plenty to say about the human condition, although it often leaves me feeling disgusted with humanity in general.
Alan Moore - Best comic book writer of all time.
Joseph Wambaugh - His true-crime novels read better than those of most fiction writers.
Robert Howard - Pulp fiction at its finest.
Brian Lumley - Best vampire novels around.
I could go on and on, but I'll stop here.
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coughcool
Class Of 1984
I'd sell my soul if Lux would rise from the daed and sing again.
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Post by coughcool on Apr 4, 2010 21:07:19 GMT -5
Jim Butcher - Has new book out April 6th. "Changes" from the Dresden series.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Simon R. Green
Glen Cook
Douglas Adams (R.I.P.)
David Wellington
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Post by DOMINIC on May 10, 2010 19:44:33 GMT -5
Peter Benchley was always my favorite author. Damm shame he is no longer with us! Now, I would have to go with Jack Ketchum as my new fav!
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bat32
Class Of 1984
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Post by bat32 on Jun 21, 2010 0:52:42 GMT -5
My fav would have to be Stephen King and Hunter S. Thompson.
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Post by dayofthederek on Sept 12, 2010 23:35:51 GMT -5
I love Jack Kerouac and Hunter Thompson
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annubis
Street Trash
Blink your eyes, motherfucker, and you die in the dark!
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Post by annubis on Sept 13, 2010 15:18:54 GMT -5
H.G. Wells
And not just his sci-fi. He did some great dramas and comedys.
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