Cheer up, emo kid.|~*^.[
Haha. This is going to take a while. My first three favourite authors are David Eddings, Diana Wynne Jones and JK Rowling. After that, in no particular order, come Tamora Pierce, Tolkein, Garth Nix, Terry Pratchett, Robin Hobb, Janny Wurts, Phillip Pullman and pretty much every other fantasy author in our school's library (not Isobelle Carmody, though - I've grown to hate her with a vivid, burning passion). I like well-written grail stories (as in, not Dan Brown), some historical novels, pseudo-Medieval epic fantasy...the usual stuff.
Jonathan Stroud is quite cool, too, as is Gregory Maguire (Mirror, Mirror and Wicked both equal so much love). And my teacher wants me to read some Jasper Fforde. I will get around to it - eventually.
Oh, and Dickens, because he is just so unbelievably funny. Bleak House is possibly the greatest satire I've ever read (erm, no offence, Mr Pratchett).
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