[beanbag]

I think I have a kazillion favorite authors, but my absolute favoritest are:

CS Lewis (the Chronicles of Narnia were the first chapter books I ever read.)
JRR Tolkien (once I got past the first couple of chapters in the Hobbit, I became a fan for life.)
Agatha Christie
John Grisham
Madeleine L'Engle
Robin McKinley
Donna Jo Napoli

there are tons more, but these are *the* ones.

[Jas de F]

Originally Posted by marsgoat7

Here are mine: (in no particular order)

Alexander Dumas
P.G. Wodehouse
L.M. Montgomery
Alfred Hitchcock
John Buchan
Charlotte Bronte
Lousia M. Alcott

there are several more, but I'm drawing a blank at the moment..

I can't remember...did I introduce you to Buchan or did you like him when we met?

anyways, mine are:

CS Lewis
JRR Tolkien
John Buchan
Tad Williams
Tim Powers
Rafael Sabatini
Ray Bradbury
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
PG Wodehouse
JD Salinger
Robert Heinlin
John Steinbeck

and I could probably come up with more.

[Jas de F]

Originally Posted by Itzchy

I can't believe it! No one here likes Grisham? Aww man...

My favourites: John Grisham, Michael Crichton, Stephen King, R.A. Salvatore, Jeffrey Archer, Tolkien, JK Rowlings, Tom Clancy. ^_^... oh, CS Lewis and WEB Griffin too, before I forget.

ah, yes, I do like Grisham as well. he's kind of a guilty pleasure because I consider his stuff to be generally unintellectual, but he's fun. I haven't read anything by him for a year or so, though.

another one I forgot to add is Harper Lee.

[Adri]

Agatha Christie.
Oh, Hercule Poirot, is amazing. ( I like Miss. Marple too.) Many of her books have a intricate story line.
I enjoy Mystery Novels.

[deia]

i like j.k rowling and j.rr tolkien

[Boy Genius]

Children, however much it impresses me that the time was taken to dig up a three year old thread, old threads should stay dead and in the grave.
EDIT: But to keep this from reoccurring, we'll just sticky and merge it and let this serve as the official thread on the subject.

[Klarisson]

William Saroyan is one of my favs. But the cream of the crop is Phillip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov.

[Crafter333]

L.B. Graham -- For creating a believable though not extremely mystical fantasy world in "Beyond the Summerland" and "Bringer of Storms"
Ted Dekker -- For everything he's written except Showdown
Frank Peretti -- For "Monster", as well as everything else he's written, to a lesser degree
Bill Myers -- For the original story in "Blood of Heaven" and the good treasure hunt in "The Face of God"
Thomas Hardy For "Far From the Madding Crowd" -- an engaging story, though not the best I've ever read -- certainly among my favorites.
C.S. Lewis -- For "Mere Christianity" and "Miracles"
James Byron Huggins -- For "Leviathan" (though a little over-the-top), "Rora" (for some of the best historical fiction I've ever read), "The Reckoning" (within my top three books of all time), and for "A Wolf Story" (a believable animal allegory).

[rocsorcs]

I would have to say, King David, and his son, King Solomon. David experienced almost everything that you could in life. And his son was the wisest man that ever lived. One could learn a thing or two from reading their work.

[dawning]

C.S. Lewis, John Grisham... but relly there's too much to choose from... but i don't remember the title or author on a lot of boks

[kater]

Melody Carlson -she wrote Diary of a Teenage Girl books -True Color series- and much more any one ever here of her????

[jonesy8975]

i dont know if anyone has mentioned him yet but i think that Gaston Leroux is a good author

[Dor-Bor]

Paul, because he is the gran'daddy of missions

Anne Rice, because of her testimony and her subject matter

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien because they present Biblical ideas in their fiction

Add to this list anyone who writes from a libertarian perspective wothout being against YHWH. (see avatar)

[Jaymze13]

Chuck Swindoll and John Akerberg off the top of my head

[Jaymze13]

When he doesn't get too far above my head, I like John MacArthur also.