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Who are your favorite authors?
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I got a few:
Terry Pratchett has to be top of the list
James Herbert
Graham Masterton
Robert R McCammon
Peter Straub
Ramsey Campbell

and some I have to be in the mood for:
Clive Barker
Shaun Hutson
Dean Koontz
Stephen King

I got others but it's too late at night to remember them 
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Theodore Sturgeon
Dashiell Hammett
Michael Swanwick
Martin Amis
Pat Murphy
James P. Blaylock
Kim Stanley Robinson
William Kotzwinkle
Evan Hunter (& all his other names)
Fredric Brown
Charles Beaumont
John Collier
Reginald Bretnor

off the top of my head...
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Edgar Allan Poe
Chuck Palahniuk
H.P. Lovecraft
Dan Simmons
Umberto Eco
Mikhail Bulgakov
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
John Connolly
Clive Barker
Ramsey Campbell
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Clive Barker
H.P. Lovecraft
Edgar Allan Poe
Bentley Little
Dean Koontz
Stephen King
R.A. Salvatore
Dennis McKiernan
Lynn Abbey
David Eddings
Simon Clark
Robert Jordan
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In no particular order:

Simon R Green
Iain M Banks
Larry Niven
Piers Antony
Mickey Spillane
Laurell K Hamilton
Harry Harrison
Douglas Adams
Robert Asprin
Glen Cook
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Edgar Allan Poe
Chuck Palahniuk
H.P. Lovecraft
Dan Simmons
Umberto Eco
Mikhail Bulgakov
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
John Connolly
Umberto Eco
Clive Barker
Ramsey Campbell
Arthur Conan Doyle


You must really enjoy Umberto Eco as you listed him twice .

Stephen King
Peter Straub
Dean Koontz
Robert R. McCammon (Loved Swan Song)
John Grisham
Michael Crichton
Steve Alten
Cormac McCarthy
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Jim Thompson
Cornell Woolrich
Raymond Chandler
M.R. James
P.G. Wodehouse
Thomas Hardy
Patrick Modiano
Alejo Carpentier
Gabriel García Márquez
Gerard Reve
Willem Frederik Hermans
Dashiell Hammett
James Ellroy
Vladimir Nabokov
Elmore Leonard

and a special favorite: Ross Thomas

Lots more of course...
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Milan Kundera
Theodore Sturgeon
Isabel Allende
Umberto Eco
Jorge Luis Borges
William Goldman
Sharon Waxman
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Michael Cunningham
Clive Barker
Kazuo Ishiguro
Harold Pinter
Paul Bowles
Gilbert Adair
Tony Kushner
Michael Ende
Norman Mailer
Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Jean-Claude Carrière
Günter Grass
Anaïs Nin
Vladimir Nabokov
Antonin Artaud
Barry Gifford
Michael Ondaatje
Ambrose Bierce
Arturo Pérez Reverte
Tessa Duder
Witi Ihimaera

...tons more.
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Jasper Fforde
Neil Gaiman
Robert Rankin
Amy Thomson (And no not just because she is married to mt best friend!)
Harry Turtledove
Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rex Stout
Esther Friesner
James Morrow
Robert J. Sawyer, (If you can get part his Canada is the best thing since the wheel)
Mike Resnick
Edd Vick (The best friend mentioned above.)
Christopher Moore
Stuart Kaminsky  (His Toby Peters hard boiled detectiev to the star in 40's Hollywood are my guiltiest pleasures.!)
Lee Goldberg
Michael Chabon
Peter David
Stephen fry
Hugh Laurie
Saki
P.G. Wodhouse
J.K. Rowling (A small unknown writer, but someday she might catch on.)
David Nobbs
Gregory Maguire (But after reading the piece of crap sequel to Wicked, Son of a Witch I will think carefully before buying his next book)
Tom Hold
Amanda Hemingway
Harlan Ellison (in smakk doses)
Jonathon Lathem
and finally
C.S. Lewis ( even though I am Jewish whenever someone I know has a tragedy in their life I give them a copy of the Screwtape Letters. There are lessons for overcoming problems in the collection of WW II letters that can help anyone no matter what you believe, I even had an Atheist thank me for it once.)

And that is just the authors off the top of my head, and I am sure I could add more if I looked over my eight bookcases.

Bobb
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Stephen King


Who may have written the greatest Horror/Suspense novel when he wrote "The Stand", and who may have made the greatest justification for editors when he released the "Uncut" version!
     

The Stand is still one of the top 5 novels I have ever read.


Bobb
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Quoting 8ballMax:
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Stephen King


Who may have written the greatest Horror/Suspense novel when he wrote "The Stand", and who may have made the greatest justification for editors when he released the "Uncut" version!
     

The Stand is still one of the top 5 novels I have ever read.


Bobb


I absolutely concur. I've read "The Stand" at least 3 times and never tire of it. I also thoroughly enjoyed Robert R. McCammon's "Swan Song". If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly recommend it.
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I’ve found quite a few that are new to me; thank you everyone!
I’ve put them all together and alphabetized them, minus commentary, for those interested:

Favorite Authors

Lynn Abbey
Gilbert Adair
Douglas Adams
Isabel Allende
Steve Alten
Martin Amis
Piers Antony
Antonin Artaud
Robert Asprin
Iain M Banks
Clive Barker
Ambrose Bierce
James P. Blaylock
Jorge Luis Borges
Paul Bowles
Mikhail Bulgakov
Ramsey Campbell
Alejo Carpentier
Jean-Claude Carrière
Michael Chabon
Raymond Chandler
Simon Clark
John Connolly
Arthur Conan Doyle
Glen Cook
Michael Crichton
Michael Cunningham
Peter David
Tessa Duder
Umberto Eco
David Eddings
Harlan Ellison
James Ellroy
Michael Ende
Jasper Fforde
Esther Friesner
Stephen Fry
Neil Gaiman
Barry Gifford
Lee Goldberg
William Goldman
Günter Grass
Simon R Green
John Grisham
Laurell K Hamilton
Dashiell Hammett
Thomas Hardy
Harry Harrison
Amanda Hemingway
James Herbert
Willem Frederik Hermans
Tom Hold
Shaun Hutson
Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Witi Ihimaera
Kazuo Ishiguro
M.R. James
Robert Jordan
Stuart Kaminsky
Stephen King
Dean Koontz
Milan Kundera
Tony Kushner
Jonathon Lathem
Hugh Laurie
Elmore Leonard
C.S. Lewis
Bentley Little
H.P. Lovecraft
Gregory Maguire
Norman Mailer
Gabriel García Márquez
Robert R. McCammon
Cormac McCarthy
Dennis McKiernan
Patrick Modiano
James Morrow
Pat Murphy
Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Vladimir Nabokov
Anaïs Nin
Larry Niven
David Nobbs
Chuck Palahniuk
Harold Pinter
Edgar Allan Poe
Terry Pratchett
Graham Masterton
Robert R McCammon
Christopher Moore
Vladimir Nabokov
Michael Ondaatje
Robert Rankin
Mike Resnick
Gerard Reve
Arturo Pérez Reverte
Kim Stanley Robinson
J.K. Rowling
Saki
R.A. Salvatore
Robert J. Sawyer
Dan Simmons
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Mickey Spillane
Rex Stout
Peter Straub
Theodore Sturgeon
Michael Swanwick
Ross Thomas
Amy Thomson
Jim Thompson
Harry Turtledove
Edd Vick
Sharon Waxman
P.G. Wodehouse
Cornell Woolrich
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Douglas Adams! Waiting for the translated books

Fiona McIntosch
Paul Goeken (dutch writer, believe his books are translated)
Marelle Boersma (dutch)
Brian Herbert (& Kevin J. Anderson)
Robert Jordan
Terry Pratchett (the best!)
Tom Sharpe
Brian Haig
Lee Child
Geert Mak (dutch writer who writes about the history of parts of Holland)
Carlos Ruiz Zafon, his first book is great!
David (& Leigh) Eddings
David Gemmell
...Too much great writers 

Oh...! Raymond E. Feist, he isn't listed! Great writer!
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In no particular order, I suppose the "fiction" authors I read the most are:

Isaac Azimov
Arthur C. Clarke
Philip K. Dick
E. E. Smith
Terry Pratchett
Ian M Banks
Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Bernard Cornwell
Tom Clancy
Craig Thomas
Robert Ludlum
Christian Jacq
Agatha Christie
Dan Brown
Len Deighton
John Le Carre
Douglas Adams

But utimately, I'll read anything.....especially when stood in WHS at Heathrow!!!
Chris
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