FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite author

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I have seen threads on favourite books. I think that's a really hard choice to make whereas choosing a favourite author is fairly easy.

My favourite author is Ted Chiang, even though he hasn't written much. I have read two collections of his short stories and all his stories were peculiar and thought provoking. How about you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Roald Dahl,

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By *TK421-Man
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Robert Jordan.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Franz Kafka

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Toss up between 3, Lee Child, Michael Connelly or Wilbur Smith

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Cecilia ahern or Martina Cole

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Granny crumpet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven’t read much since my younger years but I was an avid Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler fan

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I like Clare Boylan.

I've never heard of Ted Chiang, I'll have a look for some of his stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Unknown to most off the world brung joy to meny Scott’s on a Sunday RIP Dudley Watkins

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

Tolkien

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Based on current book shelves

Martina Cole

Steig Larsson and successors

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like Clare Boylan.

I've never heard of Ted Chiang, I'll have a look for some of his stuff"

The Arrival film is based on one of his short stories. If you like those kind of stories, you will enjoy his books. Mostly hard science fiction.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I like Clare Boylan.

I've never heard of Ted Chiang, I'll have a look for some of his stuff

The Arrival film is based on one of his short stories. If you like those kind of stories, you will enjoy his books. Mostly hard science fiction."

I've never seen the film

. There are some short stories of his on Amazon for £5:99. Hard science fiction isn't something I've read before, might be worth challenging myself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I haven’t read much since my younger years but I was an avid Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler fan "

Make mine from 4 not 3, how could I forget Tom Clancy? Must be my age

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

Rhonda Byrne

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like Clare Boylan.

I've never heard of Ted Chiang, I'll have a look for some of his stuff

The Arrival film is based on one of his short stories. If you like those kind of stories, you will enjoy his books. Mostly hard science fiction.

I've never seen the film

. There are some short stories of his on Amazon for £5:99. Hard science fiction isn't something I've read before, might be worth challenging myself

He just has two collections of short stories:

Exhalation

Stories of your life and others

Both are good. Not everyone likes hard science fiction. But it's a good place to start as the stories are short anyway.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Brandon Sanderson

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I like Clare Boylan.

I've never heard of Ted Chiang, I'll have a look for some of his stuff

The Arrival film is based on one of his short stories. If you like those kind of stories, you will enjoy his books. Mostly hard science fiction.

I've never seen the film

. There are some short stories of his on Amazon for £5:99. Hard science fiction isn't something I've read before, might be worth challenging myself

He just has two collections of short stories:

Exhalation

Stories of your life and others

Both are good. Not everyone likes hard science fiction. But it's a good place to start as the stories are short anyway."

Thank you. I admit I'm not sure if the difference between science fiction and hard science fiction.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I really Enjoy Jeff Noon’s novels.

Vurt

Pollen

Nymphomation

Automated Alice

Needle in the Groove

Etc

Tom Holt is another Author whose books I very much enjoy

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like Clare Boylan.

I've never heard of Ted Chiang, I'll have a look for some of his stuff

The Arrival film is based on one of his short stories. If you like those kind of stories, you will enjoy his books. Mostly hard science fiction.

I've never seen the film

. There are some short stories of his on Amazon for £5:99. Hard science fiction isn't something I've read before, might be worth challenging myself

He just has two collections of short stories:

Exhalation

Stories of your life and others

Both are good. Not everyone likes hard science fiction. But it's a good place to start as the stories are short anyway.

Thank you. I admit I'm not sure if the difference between science fiction and hard science fiction. "

Hard science fiction tries hard to be scientifically accurate. You will see less of spaceships using fancy weapons and more of people having conversations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is too hard to choose too! Robin Hobb, Margaret Astwood, Philip Pullman and Daphne Du Maurier spring to mind though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Luke Rhinehart

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can we include Shakespeare?

I know technically an actor, playwright & poet, but bloody hell if you can cope with it always a great read!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lee child, and surprisingly Andy Mcnab

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Joseph Conrad

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By *ack688Man
over a year ago

abruzzo Italy (and UK)

Wow, umm, so many

Liane Moriarty

Kate Atkinson

Sarah waters

Paul auster

Milan Kundera

Madeline Miller

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)

I could go on and on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

James Patterson and Steve Cavanagh x

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By *ustfortheforumsWoman
over a year ago

"Roald Dahl, "

Same, just finished reading mr and mrs twits with my niece

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By *sBlueWoman
over a year ago

Up North

Richard Laymon (RIP)

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

My favourite author is Terry Pratchett. Not wildly high brow but I love his satirical/fantasy/humour blend.

I quite enjoyed Ted Chang but I got bored of the purely mathematical basis for his stories

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Mark Tufo

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Terry Pratchett

Spike Milligan

Clive Cussler

Tom Clancy

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

"Roald Dahl,

Same, just finished reading mr and mrs twits with my niece

Fantastic Mr Fox was my absolute favourite book as a child.

In fact Dahl is second after Tolkien for me.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Stephen King

James Herbert

Terry Pratchett

Tolkien

Dean Koontz

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

"Stephen King

James Herbert

Terry Pratchett

Tolkien

Dean Koontz "

The secret of crickley hall is my favourite James Herbert novel. Fantastic read.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Stephen King

James Herbert

Terry Pratchett

Tolkien

Dean Koontz "

Love Stephen King. I am just in the middle of reading his book about writing "On writing: A memoir of the craft"

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By *lut and sirCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

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By *lut and sirCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Terry Pratchett all the way x

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By *uxuriantCouple
over a year ago

St Ives

Paul Torday , sadly no longer with us..

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By *ornyCouple17Couple
over a year ago

IPSWICH

Derren Brown. Such an intelligent, charismatic and authentic, man. His writing ability is delicious x

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By *adyBugsWoman
over a year ago

cognito

Jo Nesbo at the moment

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