LINKS
TO SOME FAVOURITE AUTHORS
At various times in my life I've had different favourite
authors. I tend to go on 'streaks' where I read a whole
pile of books from one author, then go onto another.
The following are/were favourites at one time or another.
SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, THE COSMOS Margaret
Atwood
"The Handmaid's Tale" and "Oryx and Crake", need I say
more?
Neil Gaiman
Gaiman is a recent discovery for me. As soon as I find
a good link, I'll post it here. For some reason, I can't
access his 'official' site.
Isaac
Asimov
Isaac Asimov and his "Foundation" and "Robot" series
was probably what first turned me into a true science
fiction fan.
Ray
Bradbury
I read "Martian Chronicles" in high school and haven't
looked back since.
Greg
Bear
Another relatively new sci-fi author for me. I loved
his "Forge of God". William
Gibson
Gibson is the father of 'cyberpunk'.
ACTION, MYSTERIES, THRILLERS Stephen
King
Though I've been disappointed be some of his recent
books, I'm still a Stephen King fan. "The Shining" and
"Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" remain
a couple of my all-time favourites. His Dark Tower series
also ranks high on my list of all-time faves.
Robert
Ludlum
I was a fan of his Jason Bourne books before
the movie!
Tom
Clancy
Notably, the Jack Ryan stories, if you can stand all
the technical babble.
Michael
Crichton (could also be classified under sci-fi)
Sure, he's had a few clunkers over the years, but some
standouts are Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Andromeda Strain,
Congo (hey, I liked it), and Prey.
Elizabeth
George
Good, entertaining series of who-dunnits set in England.
I was convinced she was a British author because of
her use of 'Britishisms', but she's American.
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