Who was your first favourite author?

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Crimsyjo · Accepted Answer

David Gemmel. He did a mixture of historically accurate war based stories mixed with fantasy. So your magic and goblins and trolls etc.

One book that stood out profoundly for me as a teen was Morningstar. It starts off with a guy of questionable morals. A thief, liar, womaniser. But circumstances moves him through a journey of discovery and self reflection resulting in him becoming a hero and legend to the people.

Lilly1979 · Accepted Answer

Edgar Allen Poe.

msmissydc · Answer

So my first favorite author was probably Mary Pope Osborne for her Magic Tree House series. That was kind of my reading start. The first non-children's book author was definitely Brandon Sanderson, the first author from whom I nearly loved everything, and not just one book series.

Genie23 · Answer

I started reading as a little kid when my eldest brother bought a book. I enjoyed it so much so did my youngest bro. We started reading more and more books for the next two decades. I think it was either Enid Blyton or Agatha Christie who was my first favourite author.

Sunrising · Answer

My first favourite author I discovered by myself was Franklin W. Dixon, when I was 11 or 12. This was only a pen name used by a variety of authors writing The Hardy Boys.

Charles Leslie McFarlane was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker, who is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early successful Hardy Boys series books using the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.

I was captivated by these books. The overview was simple the Hardy Boys were about 17 years old, and had a famous private detective father. They helped him out sometimes but mainly solved their own Mystery cases.

A film was made of one of the books, but I was very disappointed because it wasn't the Hardy Boys image that I had read about.

Their final Mystery of using a pseudonym was because the plot and character outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, and then his daughters. So no-one could take full credit for the books and hence the pseudonym.

SueShe · Answer

I enjoyed (and still do) the works of Ken Follett. Mostly those based on history such as The Pillars of the Earth but also, the so-called "Century Trilogy" with fictions novels such as "Fall of Giants"; "Winter of the World" and "Edge of Eternity".

I am still a fan of his novels even though the majority of them are well over 1,000 pages but they are easy to read and very captivating. I like his writing style that keeps me hooked.

The only parts that I find highly disturbing are the obvious sexuality parts, which I don't usually read and skip directly to the more interesting parts of the book. I have always failed to understand why writers need to put sexuality in books. It serves absolutely no purpose other than to fill pages with garbage. Ken Follett does not need that kind of smut yet, he still does it. A shame!

MemeSupreme · Answer

what did you like about him as a kid? i tried tropic of cancer in 4th grade and the way he wrote about sex/women just made me uncomfortable

and probably J. K. Rowling bc it was the first series i was obsessed with. like i read all of the harry potter books one summer when i was 8 and it was amazing. the movies disappointed me bc they were different than what i had imagined in my head lol

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

As for my first favorite author as a child I would have to say my first favorite author was none other than the famous Dr. Seuss.

Sun_Kim-Ai · Answer

Louis-Ferdinand Céline. He revolutionized French narrative literature and gave to  argot  the proper attention, nationally and internationally. He's not celebrated enough for the doyen he is.

AviatorTom · Answer

When I was very young, I read a lot more than I do now. I enjoyed books by Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens), including  Tom Sawyer ,  Huck Finn  and  A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

EmmaMary · Answer

@nikki1989 Beatrix Potter... Peter Rabbit & Jemima Puddle-Duck... And yes, I still have all the books!

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

Ursula Le Guin, I love her unique takes on fantasy and science fiction in a way that brings about interesting and eye-opening perspectives. If only she wasn’t so shit at making up names lol

BonbonEmpress · Answer

I was maybe 3 or 4 when I started to be obsessed with Roald Dahl.

Simslover92 · Answer

Daphne du Maurier. Loved Rebecca so much. One of my top favorite books.

NordicInScandinavia · Answer

Astrid Lindgren and she's still one of my most beloved authors to this day.

Pearl222 · Answer

The Nancy Drew series and Goosebumps were my absolute favourite growing up. And of course Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Currently, I’m obsessed with Abby Jimenez books…love the characters and the emotional themes!

jamesgoldman · Answer

Not sure  Probably Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl These days it's split between Robert Kiyosaki, Felix Dennis and Robert Muchamore

BCRanger10 · Answer

I've liked Tom Clancy a lot lately. I'd like to do some sci-fi/fantasy writing though, so I've been reading more Tolkien lately. I might read more Asimov and Wells too.

Shiprex · Answer

Mine was when I was an adult since I was more into comics and journals as a kid so I got into Scifi and read Kim Stanley Robinson trilogy Red, Green and Blue Mars and was stuck on that genre since

WhiteSteve · Answer

Probably Judy Blume. Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing and SuperFudge. I was horrified when I got to Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.😱😱😱🤣🤣🤣

DonaldDarko · Answer

I never had one. I like old text books, I never pay any attention to who wrote them, the guy is probably long dead or an institution published the book.

bolverk · Answer

The first Author E E 'Doc' Smith. closely followed by Robert A. Heinlein, Harry Harrison, David and Leah Eddings, David Weber. and Laurell K Hamilton. With Terry Prattchet when I need comedy and absurdity.

thegreenyogi · Answer

Roald duhl The chocolate factory.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I am unsure if it was Robert A. Heinlein or  Isaac Asimov.

Lottydotty · Answer

Technically CS Lewis but really it was The Book Thief guy.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

Lewis Carroll, Jules Verne, and L. Frank Baum.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

One is my buddy Christopher P. Curtis, whom I called and wished a Happy 72nd Birthday last Saturday, May 10.

alice55 · Answer

Jk Rownling i think

LiamJHayden · Answer

Asimov. I read through the his entire Robot/Galactic Empire/Foundation Saga

AngryCarl2 · Answer

Michael Moorcock, but go easy on me. I was barely out of my teens.

CarolinaLawyer · Answer

Poe. Because my high school English teacher used to play his short stories on the classroom record player.

stvigor · Answer

Everyone should answer R. L STINE WITH "GOOSEBUMPS"

katiesmuff · Answer

Clive Cussler! Loved his books!

MrChinaski · Answer

Camus

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Jules Verne

Wiredone · Answer

I never had a favorite author

Hellraiser1984 · Answer

R. l. stine. Goosebumps!

CubaPirate · Answer

Enid Blyton as a child

7Phoenix7 · Answer

Anne Rice.

Panthero80 · Answer

J. R. R Tolkien

MinaV · Answer

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

bowenw · Answer

Dr. Seuss.

butterly248 · Answer

Jacqueline Wilson

AndrésC64 · Answer

Stephen King

Razp_Sorbet · Answer

Alison noël

fish5505_87 · Answer

H. A Rey.

WhitneySnow · Answer

Rick Riordan

Caughtulookin · Answer

JRR Tolkien.

PaleDale · Answer

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