Thrawn's Revenge

Off Topic => The Lounge => Topic started by: Meyer on October 12, 2007, 12:32:32 PM

Title: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 12, 2007, 12:32:32 PM

Who is your favourite non-SW author?

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Slornie on October 12, 2007, 12:58:21 PM

Argh! I dont have just one favourite author.. I like loads :P

JK Rowling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JK_Rowling) (Harry Potter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter)), Anthony Horowitz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Horowitz) (Alex Rider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rider)), Eoin Colfer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_Colfer) (Artemis Fowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_Fowl_%28series%29)), Jasper Fforde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Fforde) (Nursery Crime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Spratt), Thursday Next (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_Next)), Brian Jacques (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jacques) (Redwall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall), Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaways_of_the_Flying_Dutchman)), Dan Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_brown) (Angels and Demons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_%26_Demons)), Alistair MacLean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Maclean) (Golden Rendezvous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Rendezvous), Guns of Naverone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guns_of_Navarone_%28novel%29), Where Eagles Dare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Eagles_Dare)), Tom Clancy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_clancy) (Hunt for Red October (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October), Red Storm Rising (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Storm_Rising)), Arthur Ransome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ransome) (Swallows and Amazons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallows_and_Amazons_%28series%29)), Enid Blyton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_blyton) (Famous Five (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five_%28characters%29), Barney and Miranda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barney_Mystery_Series), Noddy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noddy) :P),  "Lemony Snicket" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemony_Snicket) (A Series of Unfortunate Events (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events)), Wendy Northcut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Northcutt) (The Darwin Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_awards)).. The list goes on :D

EDIT: I just realised i missed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle) (Sherlock Holmes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes)) off  :o

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 12, 2007, 01:34:54 PM

My two favourites are J.K. Rowling and Sven Hassel.

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Slornie on October 12, 2007, 01:43:51 PM

Sven Hassel sounds like he might be an author for me to read at sometime in the future..

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Scarecrow63 on October 12, 2007, 03:49:46 PM

Matthew Reilly

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Noret on October 12, 2007, 09:21:00 PM

Terry Brooks

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 13, 2007, 02:36:57 AM

Quote from: Slornie on October 12, 2007, 01:43:51 PM

Sven Hassel sounds like he might be an author for me to read at sometime in the future..

Do you know what books he has written?

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Slornie on October 13, 2007, 07:06:42 AM

I looked him up on Wiki :P

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 13, 2007, 09:34:05 AM

Well I think he is the best war writer there is. I mean his books are great.

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Slornie on October 13, 2007, 09:42:22 AM

I like Alistair MacLean's war novels - Guns of Naverone, Where Eagles Dare, Force 10 from Naverone, HMS Ulysses, San Andreas, and i think there's one or two more..

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 13, 2007, 09:56:11 AM

Eagle has Landed is good.

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Slornie on October 13, 2007, 10:25:49 AM

Yes! Thats a great book, i just cant remember who wrote it :-\

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 13, 2007, 10:58:34 AM

Jack Higgins

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Kratas on October 13, 2007, 12:22:29 PM

cant beat J.K.

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 13, 2007, 12:33:14 PM

she's good too but I think Hassel is better. but they wrote very different kind of books so I don't know can you compare them.

Title: Re: author's
Post by: s-t-n on October 13, 2007, 01:29:57 PM

:o no-one said McNab...lol. hes my fav writer. second is Nathan Elliot...randomly found on of his books and have been searching for more ever since...

Title: Re: author's
Post by: Meyer on October 13, 2007, 01:49:18 PM

the best detective writer must A. Christie.