My Favorite Authors
97 items ranked
This list is that of my favorite authors. Most of these are Fantasy authors, but a couple of science fiction authors are thrown in for good measure and children's authors as well.
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1.
King David
1257 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
By Fantasy authors, sci-fi- and children's authors you mean these? :) What an iconoclastic boy...
Added 10 years ago by guest, 0 points
2.
Paulus
1231 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
3.
Moses
1181 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
4.
Isaiah
1102 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
5.
The Prophet Daniel
1080 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
6.
The Prophet Ezekiel
1039 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
7.
Apostel Mathew
919 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
8.
Apostle John
882 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
9.
King Solomon
author of proverbs, book of wisdom, song of songs
865 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
10.
Prophet Isaia
He is read every day all around the world, because what he is saying is of eminent actuality
718 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
11.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
662 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
12.
Friedrich Schiller
654 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
13.
William Shakespeare
647 points - added 14 years ago by dc99 -
14.
Karl May
643 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
15.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
639 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
16.
H.G. Wells
636 points - added 14 years ago by shazy -
17.
Mark Twain
634 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
18.
Martin Luther
612 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
19.
Jules Verne
Around the World in 80 Days, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
587 points - added 14 years ago by shazy - 1 comment
Comments:
The Father of Science Fiction. I love 20000 Leagues Under The Sea.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
20.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
556 points - added 14 years ago by shazy - 1 comment
Comments:
One of the greatest novelists of all time. Perhaps the greatest adventure story writer. I really like The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
21.
Joseph Conrad
Greatest Poet ever
535 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
22.
Wilhelm Busch
Evangelist
528 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
23.
Egar Allen Poe
523 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
24.
Leo Tolstoy
513 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
25.
Victor Hugo
512 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
26.
Böhmerle
506 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
27.
Adolf Heller
506 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
28.
Hermann Hesse
491 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
29.
Robert Louis Stephenson
430 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
30.
Charles Dickens
How has Dickens not been added to this list?
398 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
31.
Anthony Horowitz
367 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 3 comments
Comments:
I have read all of his books and they are all page turners.
Added 7 years ago by mxlly.c, 0 points
I have read the Alex Rider books and all 9 are brill (the lat one's the best)!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Added 13 years ago by guest, 6 points
Read the Alex Rider series, and then tell me what you think of him.
Added 13 years ago by Jobrjo, -6 points
32.
roald dahl
225 points - added 14 years ago by kl3369 - 1 comment
Comments:
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvv his books
Added 12 years ago by nicky, 0 points
33.
Lemony Snicket
214 points - added 13 years ago by jamesjamie - 1 comment
Comments:
I have read all of his books. He has such a unique style of writing which I love!
Added 7 years ago by mxlly.c, 0 points
34.
Enid Blyton
212 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
35.
J.R.R. Tolkien
94 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster - 3 comments
Comments:
yeah...i hate all books i HAD TO read in school too!
I'm so glad, i could chose to read the hobbit, the lord of the rings, the silmarillion and some of the stories of middleearth all by myself
now that i think about it, i should really thank my commanding officer for confining me to my room one week after being still drunk from the night before...i never again was able to read it in just 10 days :-D
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
I hate his writing!! we had to read the hobit and the fellowship of the ring in 5th grade!! it was horrible
Added 14 years ago by guest, 0 points
Modern day fantasy is virtually synonymous to one word - Tolkien. While that means he's now associated to every modern day cliche about elves, dwarves and orcs, one must keep in mind that most of the current myths behind all of the above are Tolkien's work. Nobody before him and nobody since has had such a lasting effect on literature, cinematography and video games.
Added 15 years ago by Lupe, 1 point
36.
Oscar Wilde
85 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
37.
Frantz Kafka
77 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
38.
Mikhail Bulgakov
67 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
39.
Anton Chekhov
66 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Chekhov is one of the best writers, only his characters have enormous depth. Read him folks.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
40.
Louisa May Alcott
59 points - added 13 years ago by rnstat -
41.
Agatha Christie
50 points - added 15 years ago by har_in -
42.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
HE IS THE FATHER OF DETECTIVE BOOKS AND A BORN GENIUS
48 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
The greatest detective story writer of all time.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
43.
Issac Asimov
Why is he not on this list?
42 points - added 13 years ago by pelagius76 -
44.
Stephen King
40 points - added 15 years ago by kranked - 1 comment
Comments:
Say what you want but he's still one of the best selling authors from the second half of the XX-th century, and a lot of his novels were adapted to screen. I'm not a fan, but he deserves a better place in this top...
Added 10 years ago by guest, 1 point
45.
bevery cleary
34 points - added 14 years ago by kl3369 -
46.
Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses? Midnight's children? Nobody?
31 points - added 10 years ago by guest -
47.
Harper Lee
31 points - added 15 years ago by shazy - 2 comments
Comments:
to kill a mocking bird i dont know if i would rank her number 21 for that
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
Wrote one really good book. One hit wonder.
Added 13 years ago by pelagius76, -1 points
48.
Tad Williams
Tad Williams knows how to tell a vivid story as well. He investigates the growing up process in characters well and examines motivations deeply as to why people do the things that they do.
31 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster - 1 comment
Comments:
To me he's one of the best and most creative fantasy-author I've readen. Better as Jordan, Feist or even Goodkind.
Added 10 years ago by guest, 2 points
49.
Umberto Eco
I mean, "Come on!", how can't he be on this list?
30 points - added 10 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Yeah, "The Name of the Rose" from J.-J. d'Annaud! True masterpiece. I liked the movie better...
Added 10 years ago by guest, 2 points
50.
C.J. Heck
Author of "Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff" and "Barking Spiders, Too". Also has a website for children: Barking Spiders Poetry
29 points - added 14 years ago by CBHOBRIEN - 4 comments
Comments:
Besides being a fantastic author, I have the pleasure of knowing Ms. Heck personally and I'm happy to say, she's a wonderful person, too. Check out her work.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
Excellent writer. We had her to our school for an author visit and the kids related to her wonderfully. Will definitely have her back.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
This author writes good stuff. she has a cool website, too. My daughter and I loved it.
Added 14 years ago by Terraboo, 0 points
I've read her poetry, both for kds and her adult works. It's insightful, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always good. I'm a teacher and my sudents love her children's poetry, too.
Added 14 years ago by CherokeeChief, 0 points
51.
Ernest Hemmingway
22 points - added 15 years ago by kranked -
52.
Sei Shonagon
20 points - added 7 years ago by japanese001 -
53.
Yoshida Kenko
20 points - added 7 years ago by japanese001 -
54.
Murasaki Shikibu
20 points - added 7 years ago by japanese001 -
55.
Michael Ende
20 points - added 7 years ago by japanese001 -
56.
Vladimir Vabokov
18 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
That's NABOKOV! Author of "Lolita", one of the best best novelstyle writings I ever read...
Added 10 years ago by guest, 0 points
57.
Joseph Wambaugh
17 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
58.
John Updike
17 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
59.
Virginia Woolf
14 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
60.
Neil Gaiman
10 points - added 11 years ago by JakeFraser -
61.
Lemoney
9 points - added 13 years ago by jamesjamie -
62.
Michael Crichton
9 points - added 14 years ago by sstuckey -
63.
Mark Randle
Afterlife 1 & 2 enough said!
8 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
64.
William Faulkner
He is the master of modernism
7 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
65.
Terry Pratchett
Surely no explanation is needed here
6 points - added 13 years ago by spot261 -
66.
Iain M Banks
Surely a contender for the top ten, combines hugely complex and engaging story telling with one of the most fertile imaginations ever put to print. On top of this he manages social commentary and symbolism on a multitude of levels and brings it together with a quality of writing that has earned him a place in the literary canon
6 points - added 13 years ago by spot261 -
67.
Paulo Coelho
I'm amazed that nobody bothered to add him before me. Come on people, haven't you read any of his works? If you have, then what the hell is wrong with you? Why haven't you added him to the list. His philosophical way of looking at life will have a life-changing experience on yours. Trust me! Since I have been introduced to his works, I've never been the same.
5 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
68.
Clive Cussler
5 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
69.
Jan Brett
5 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
70.
Tom Clancy
4 points - added 13 years ago by pelagius76 -
71.
Diana Wynne Jones
4 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
72.
Frank Herbert
3 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster - 1 comment
Comments:
There is no question about it. Herbert is a good writer, but I'm of the opinion that he's never managed to achieve a constant standard of excellence. His most famous novel, Dune, is still a benchmark in science fiction, but it was in the sequel, Dune Messiah, that Herbert truly reached his creative and philosophical potential. Even if for that book alone, and he deserves a spot amongst the greatest writers in modern times.
Added 15 years ago by Lupe, 0 points
73.
George R. R. Martin
Author of "A song of Ice and Fire" series.
1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -
74.
Robert Jordan
1 point - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster - 1 comment
Comments:
he has written the best series!!
Added 14 years ago by bhay, 0 points
75.
Dante
La Commedia!!!!!
0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -
76.
Peter S. Beagle
He was an accidental find! "I See by My Outfit" and "The Last Unicorn" and everything else he wrote. He just speaks to me - observations of people.
0 points - added 9 years ago by guest -
77.
Magaret Peterson Haddix
0 points - added 12 years ago by jayjay21 -
78.
JIm Butcher
0 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
79.
José Saramago
0 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
80.
Paula Volsky
0 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
81.
Dave Duncan
0 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
82.
L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Here is a great writer. Sometimes Modesitt lacks some story telling skills, but you find a fully detailed world, filled with richness and great detail. Characters are unique, but all of the main characters are always driven.
0 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
83.
Muhammad
-1 point - added 11 years ago by guest -
84.
Tim Green
Great author in My Books
-1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -
85.
Janny Wurts
-1 point - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
86.
Ellen Foxxe
-1 point - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
87.
Melanie Rawn
-1 point - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
88.
J. K. Rowling
She is one of the great story tellers, although as she became a better writer, her story telling did suffer. Her first book is my favorite. She really drew people into her magical world and you wanted that world to be real and the characters all were very realistic characters despite the setting in which they lived.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster - 3 comments
Comments:
WTF how is J.K. Rowling not number 1 as far as im concerened there will never be another series of books that can compeate with the harry potter series
Added 13 years ago by guest, -6 points
Em, 47?! something wrong here, she should be far higher! this woman made my childhood.
Added 13 years ago by Conall, -5 points
her books hits the best place ever .they are better than shakespeare's.
Added 13 years ago by guest, -6 points
89.
Stephenie Meyer
The writer of Twilight anf The Host
-4 points - added 15 years ago by simtall -
90.
Mickey Zucker Reichert
-4 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
91.
Niel Hancock
-4 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
92.
Michelle West
-4 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
93.
Sean Russell
Sean Russell builds unique worlds that sort of mimic our own, but not quite. There are always some mystical elements and spiritual elements in his writings, but yet seems to look beyond the accepted spirituality of the worlds of his stories and has characters that look deeper that the surface of the spirituality that most practice in those worlds.
-4 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
94.
David and Leigh Eddings
This couple have written my favorite books. They are incredible story tellers. Some may say they are not great writers, but to me, it is sometimes more important to be a great story teller than a great writer. They write in a way that truly informs the reader of what their world is like and draws the reader in. They build unique characters that you can't help but like or hate depending on who they are.
-4 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
95.
Gayle Greeno
-5 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
96.
J.V. Jones
-8 points - added 15 years ago by OfficeMaster -
97.
Rabindranath Tagore.
Rabindranath Tagore is perhaps the greatest playwright in world literature and is perhaps the greatest poymath to have ever lived. Tagore's great novels,plays,poems,short stories,essays,songs,paintings and letters are supreme manifestations of intellectual profundity.
-27 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
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