Apart for Terry who do you consider the best writers?

[The Mad Collector]

Thanks for the tip Btlfannz! - Pip, I saw the Gormenghast BBC adap when it came out in '99. I like it, but even then I could tell there was more to the books than the show was showing.

Oh the books are miles better than the TV adaptation. They did remarkably well to get into Peake's imagination but the descriptions in the books are fantastic.

[nickinwestwales]

The Beeb did a better than usual job on the casting:-pretty much every featured character was exactly as I had imagined them-June Brown did especially well as Nanny Slagg-managing to look 4`6" tall whilst being rather taller.
Warren Mitchell also impressed-although I didnt like the combining of characters there-a blue pencil too far

Peakes Illustrations are the making of the books:- he gives you all of the characters but the environment is left to you to imagine-apart from that wonderful set of covers,which merely hints.........

Havn`t read `Titus` for several years now-due a re-read

ATB

Nick

[Penfold]

I also thought the beeb got the casting pretty much spot on and definitely agree with the bit about June Brown. I've seen her in other things besides Eastenders and would say she's a much overlooked quality actress.

[archerinwood]

probably Robert Muchamore, who wrote the CHERUB series and Hendersons Boys books. I have recently been slightly disapppointed by the HB series after reading the first I thought the series would be quite good. But in actual fact I found the second book quite slow to read.

[snowballs]

Ian. M. Banks , His culture series is amazing, alot a swearing but spot on timing with the swear words.

[pip]

Ian. M. Banks , His culture series is amazing, alot a swearing but spot on timing with the swear words.

Actually prefer the stuff under Iain Banks such as the Wasp factory and Song of Stone. Enjoyed one or two of the culture books but haven't been drawn in enough to rush to finish the series. still worth a read though.
Possibly re - reading Walking on Glass as my next book.

[snowballs]

I will read them soon, got all his books for my kindle. At the moment I have finally got round to reading DTLangers book that he sent me to read, it is really good and I hope he gets round to writing the last chapters.

[pip]

cool. hope it goes well for him
wasp factory is a bit odd but a good read if you start there but up to yourself

[author3]

Brian Jacques and C.S.Lewis

[meerkat]

Philip Kerr and Charles Dickens

[Ogg]

For the richness of his vocabulary and the mind numbing plots therein: Clive Barker

[Raz]

Neil Gaiman (comics and books)
Tolkien
Alan Moore (comics esp. Swamp Thing, LoEG, V, Watchmen)
Matt Fraction (comics esp. the Immortal Iron Fist)
Garth Ennis (comics esp. Goddess, The Boys)
Arthur C Clarke (Rondezvous with Rama, 2001)
Asimov (Robot)
Philip K Dick (the Man in the High Castle, Simulacra, Electric Sheep)

[Catch-up]

In no particular order

Christopher Moore
Neil Gaiman
Jim Butcher
Charlaine Harris
Jasper Fforde
Simon R. Green
Nelson Demille
Michael Chricton
Randy Wayne White
Elmore Leonard
Carl Hiassen

[Garfiun]

I like Terry Pratchett, J.K Rowling, Simon Scarrow and there are probably others and I'll have a look in the morning.

[bugrit]

his mastership TP of course and....christopher brookmyer, bill bryson, Ben Elton, stephen king (who can be hit and miss i agree, but i feel his point is the journey, not the admittedly usually woeful endings) i'm terrible for starting books and if they don't grab me right away giving up. i also do loads of non-fiction reading for work, so like unchallenging books to wind down with!