SFF: The 5 Authors You Just Can't Read Enough Of

The Sunday Fun Five #30

Sunday Fun 5:

#22: The 5 Books That Remind You of Spring

#23: The 5 Irish Authors Whose Works You Want to Read More Of

#24: The 5 Books With Endings that Made You Mad

#25: The 5 Sunday Fun Fives I Had the Most Fun With

#26: The 5 Book Maps That Could Be/Are Works of Art

#27: The 5 Books You've Been Meaning to Review But Haven't Yet

#28: The 5 Excuses for Not Reading That Just Don't Cut It Anymore

#29: The 5 Summer Vacations You Can Take Through Reading
#30: The 5 Authors You Just Can't Read Enough Of
For the 5th of July: #31: The 5 Oldest Books You've Read

A Countdown of

The 5 Authors You Just Can't Read Enough Of

5. Brandon Sanderson (The Benevolent), author of The Way of Kings and Warbreaker

Mr. Sanderson writes like the wind. Which is good, as he plans to write ten tomes for the Stormlight Archive, which I'm a huge fan of. Whenever I think I've read enough of Sanderson, I read another of his books and have my mind blown from the extent of his creativity.

I wish my dogs would sit so calmly in my lap...

4. Robin McKinley, author of The Hero and the Crown and Sunshine

Not only is she an amazing fantasy writer, she's also an animal lover. The great thing is that shows up in many of her books, so it isn't precisely a secret. Mostly I've been sticking to her older books, but someday I'll catch up with her new stuff.

3. George R.R. Martin. author of A Game of Thrones and Fevre Dream

Mr. Martin, who is also the partial/incidental namesake of my cat, writes a fine book. I always find characters I love in his novels, even if they happen to be middle-aged men. If Mr. Martin wrote a thousand page manuscript on the origin of the word 'a', I would still read it. So yes, I'm a fan.

2. Alice Hoffman, author of Turtle Moon and The Dovekeepers

Every time I read a new Alice Hoffman book, I fall a little more in love with her characters and writing style. There aren't many authors who I can say that about.

1. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale and Cat's Eye

Every time I see a Margaret Atwood book at a thrift shop (that I don't already own) I buy it, regardless of price or condition. Ms. Atwood's books are both difficult to find, and very pricey in the retail book setting, so I covet every copy I come across, and try to resist the urge to marathon read the last remaining Atwood novels I have in my possession, because I like to savor them. 

(All images rightfully stolen from Wikipedia, except Alice Hoffman's)

Note: Some authors would be on this list if they put out a decent amount of reading material for public perusal. *cough*Patrick Rothfuss*cough*

Which authors are on your auto-buy list? What makes you want to read an author's every work?