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Wow, excuse me for being a tad naive.. But America doesn't know Terry Pratchett? I'm a Brit too, but I rather assumed he had some sort of worldwide fame with his books.

The author for me.. Um. I'd have to be boring and say Tolkien. I read the Lord of the Rings books at age 11 - which I was very proud of actually. I think it's what originally inspired me to RP. I loved the idea of getting lost in a fantasy world.

Tolkien created his own world, his own language, his own beings.. I wanted to do that too. <3

Joseph Heller, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston, Chuck Palahniuk, John Webster are some of my favorites.

In fantasy; I like Ed Greenwood, Tolkien, R.A. Salvatore, and Jim Butcher.

I've also got a particular fondness for Bram Stroker and Hunter S. Thompson.

I’m gonna have to say Machiavelli, Foucault…The classic Anne Rice…and Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Hm, all interesting Authors in my opinion, it seems that we have a pantheon of favourite Authors here, although personally I can't say that I enjoy Anne Rice books, I like the storyline but the way she writes it doesn't totally grab me and slap me around the face, but I suppose that I have a low attention span with books, seeing as I skipped every Scientific section of the Science of Discworld. I also quite like Clive Barker, even if he can't go one novel without describing 'Relations' in vivid detail.

On the topic of Anne Rice, since I'm currently reading Servant of the Bones, one of her more recent books; I have to say that the beginning of that book was an absolute masterpiece once it got to the details of the main character's life and how he came to be the Servant of the Bones. However, once it surpasses the stories of his main masters, the book just bored the hell out of me. Her writing just isn't the kind that causes me to turn the pages obsessively wondering what'll happen next.

However, I do have to say that the beginning of that book was absolutely stunning and I loved it very much. (Probably because I'm sickly twisted.) And her main character, Azriel, is absolutely beautiful. His personality is right on the mark, I love how he articulates himself, his past is amazing and the fact that he is the Servant of the Bones makes him all the more interesting. He's a truly wonderful character so while the plot really died in the end of that book (mind I'm not finished it), Azriel was absolutely amazing.

- Feels like a total nerd -

Anyhow, as for authors that I really like ... Well, there are a lot of those and there are authors I've heard of that I have yet to read their works. I know I'm not the only one in this guild due to the fact that there are a few usernames floating around with referrences and names from her books but Sherrilyn Kenyon, to me, is an amazing author. Her characters just get to me every time and her plot is really awesome despite it being dubbed a romance though I'd say it's more about the Dark-Hunters kicking a** than anything.

Lemme see, R.A. Salvatore, a name mentioned here. I've not read any books by him personally, though I have read a Forgotten Realms book called Ghost Walker. And off the top of my head I cannot recall the author's name but it was a very good book. The back's description is what really got me to buy that book, it was short but it already pulled me in. I'll search for the book and edit this post to get the back off of that book and the author.

Okay, I'll shut up now, I like too many authors. >.>

Edgar Allen Poe –I Love Everything This Man Wrote- *bows down*

Charles Dickens -tale of two cities- (love his descriptions and how he can describe things in ways that others just can't)

Chuck Palahniuk -fight club- (hehe.. enough said)

Hemingway –Old Man and the Sea- or -A quiet and clean place-(so much beauty in such short sentences and words... makes me drool)

Bram Stroker... -Dracula- (I stole from my grade school way back in my innocent days ^-^) It.. It doesn’t have much in the way of grabbing my attention and shoving me face first into the book, and ramming the plot line and characters up my a** in the fashion that I normally enjoy... But the plotline events are nicely presented (though predictable as hell), and the characters are nicely drawn out. Especially what’s his nuts...the Rendsfield character... no that's wrong... it’s been so long since I’ve read it... the respectable bird eating man in the asylum. The novel was the first in an entirely new style of writing, and I believe he paved the way for many fallowing authors and their novels. As well as inspired and entire genre of work (vampires/horror) which I respectably acknowledge and bow to him for it.

Kurt Vonnegut- Breakfast of Champions-(god I love this man's mind ^_^)

Gunter Grass –The Tin Drum-(not as captivating, but beautifully written work.)

Whoever the ******** wrote Wind and the Willows... I haven't yet read the book, but the movie that was inspired from it has defined part of my childhood and born my love for beautiful literature and poetry.

Ohh and the whoever wrote 'Frankenstine' Its not a horror for those of you who haven't read it. It's a book on the humanity of sociity, the sad line of the definiton of life, and acceptance of fate.

Ahh the list goes on and on… but these are the top eight… wait.. nine i just added one.