stephenspower
Inkling
36, with three authors whose books i've put down and several more whose books are waiting to be read. Immense omissions, though, such as Moorcock, and including Paolini is absurd.
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Top 100 Fantasy Authors (How Many Have You Read?)
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pmmg
Myth Weaver
27, and I am surprised it is so many. I did not know I had read that much. Seems I am more prone to reading long dead threads.
Demesnedenoir
Myth Weaver
At least it's an interesting zombie. An even dozen for me. And fewer than that when this thread started, heh heh. But I only included an author if I at least got halfway through one of their books. My apologies to Rothfuss, Lawrence, and several others, heh heh.
Ned Marcus
Maester
44. I'm surprised I've read so many. On some lists, I've not even heard of half the authors.
Demesnedenoir
Myth Weaver
I've heard of more than half! And that's consciously remember hearing of. Not bad for me.
Mad Swede
Auror
Despite my severe dyslexia I've read 38 of them.
Sixty-six, but that's probably unfair as I've had seventy years in which to read them. I'll have to up my game.
S J Lee
Inkling
21 or so including a few I dumped after 10 pages. Sorry, Sanderson. No way.
Ned Marcus
Maester
LOL. Why not Sanderson? He's very popular.
pmmg
Myth Weaver
i got one sanderson book. Think it was called war breaker. It was okay but the breath magic thing i did not go for.
Demesnedenoir
Myth Weaver
I made it through the fist Mistborn and own Way of Kings. I think my issue is that he's known for magic systems as an attraction, and that just doesn't do it for me. His writing is solid, but mmm. I can shrug and set it down real easy. I do intend to make it through Way of Kings eventually, good intentions and all, heh heh.
I should add, I love the guy from everything I know, and how he puts out so much for writers. But, for whatever reason his stories just haven't hooked me.
I should add, I love the guy from everything I know, and how he puts out so much for writers. But, for whatever reason his stories just haven't hooked me.
pmmg
Myth Weaver
Well...for me, it is was one of those things that could just be me, the magic was based on breath, and the idea of people trying to inhale other people's exhaled breath was kind of yuck for me. So...I tried to look past it to enjoy the book otherwise. But, it was a little off putting to me.
Demesnedenoir
Myth Weaver
Ned Marcus
Maester
Me too. Some author names look familiar, and I'm sure I read a short story or something by them but couldn't remember.
Ned Marcus
Maester
I quite liked Mistborn, but some of his books have magic that's too OTT, even for me. And a lot of backstory. I did like his novella, The Emperor's Soul. The magic in that was more subdued.
Ned Marcus
Maester
That's a British 'quite' not an American one, which is quite different.
S J Lee
Inkling
umm...you want me to answer that? I read the free sample of Way of Kings on Amazon, first few pages. Got as far as page 7 and had to stop. Terrible exposition, the whole thing was clumsy and overdramatic, it read like it was written by a 12 year old. Sorry, only one person's opinion. But you asked!
Ned Marcus
Maester
Just curious. I read Way of the Kings on a friend's recommendation. I had to fast forward large parts of it.
A grand total of 6! Look on me readings ye mighty and despair!
I do find it notable that this list (as far as I could see) exclusively lists Anglo writers. Now I understand that fantasy is a much bigger and more established genre in the Anglo-world than elsewhere, but for crying out loud not even Sapkowski's on this list! Than again, the list is nearly a decade old so perhaps that is an unfair expectation.
I do find it notable that this list (as far as I could see) exclusively lists Anglo writers. Now I understand that fantasy is a much bigger and more established genre in the Anglo-world than elsewhere, but for crying out loud not even Sapkowski's on this list! Than again, the list is nearly a decade old so perhaps that is an unfair expectation.
