This is sort of like another topic, but with more authors to choose from.

My favorite would have to be Rowling, because I just fell in love with the Harry Potter series.

The way I rate them would probably be like this:

1. Rowling
2. Paolini
3. C. S. Lewis
4. Tolkein
5. Pullman
6. Funke

Rowling I like because of all the plot twists and storyline that she makes.
Paolini I like because of the storyline and the mystery.
C. S. Lewis I like because of his way to leave a lot of the world up to your imagination.
Tolkein I like because of his detailedness and his poetic writing.
Pullman I like because of his interesting storyline.
Funke I like because of her way to blend fantasy into our own world.

I think he wrote the Golden Compass.
My vote is for Tolkien, because he has been tested by time and his stories are more grand than Lewis.

Who is Cornelia Funke?

Tolkein is the author of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter series. Paolini is the author of Inheiritance Cycle. (If you didn't know that, get off this site! Just kidding! ) C. S. Lewis is the author of The Chronicles of Narnia series. Philip Pullman is the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass). And Cornelia Funke is the author of the Inkheart trilogy, The Theif Lord, and Dragon Rider.

So, that is who all of these people are.

I agree! Cornelia Funke's books were very boring. I read Dragon Rider, and it took me a long time to finish it, but when I got to the end, it got really good. Inkheart and Inkspell were very, very boring. In fact, I didn't even finish Inkspell. The problem with her books is that they're not exciting enough, and they're too slow-paced. Not my type of book.

Okay BY FAR Tolkien Is the best author out of them all. None can compare to him and his writing ability. His stories have been remember over all these years and will always be remembered. If y'all haven’t read any of his books you should be ashamed he laid the foundation for modern fantasy!
Okay Im done now.

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Sure Tolkien can spend 5 pages describing a tree but he makes that 5 pages intersting. I hate to say it but these other writers just can't compair to his writing ability.

i don't no i couldn't finish the LORD OF THE RINGS TRIOLOGY

Well, it took me about two weeks, but it was worth it.

i liked em, but the first book, the hole crazy forrest man I personally thot was DUM

Yeah, that part was kind of pointless. It does get better, though.

2 book was GOOD

i no i would've SCREAMED if they put his charecter in!!!!!

so u mean tht you've only seen extended not the ORIGINAL???

Well, the extended ones ARE better. (But a little longer)

really? never saw the extended ones....

hose ur fav charry

Yes, the Extended Editions are longer, but they are better, and by that I mean that they go more in depth with the story and characters and such.

What do you mean by charry? Do you mean character?

ya sry

My favorite character would have to Sauron. Don't go off giving me a hard time because it's the villain! I just have this thing for villains! Sometimes, authors mistakenly or purposly make the villains more interesting than the heros, like Harry Potter and Voldemort! Voldemort is my favorite character out of any book.

i like Aragorn and head elf guy AND OF COURSE Lagolas

I like them all, but Gollum is particularily funny.

I like Aragorn, too! He was a good character in which Tolkein was able to build a lot of the story around.

ur totally rite MAN THERE"S TO MANY GOOD CHARRYS!!!! i love how gollum talks

I do too. Gollum is another one of those characters that Tolkein was able to build a lot of the story around. It is a sad story though, but it made the book that much more interesting. To be a good book, you have to have good characters that seem to come to life before the reader. Tolkein was able to make good characters by giving them all good backstories and stuff.

ur rite wen i finished i felt lik i new the characters for a long time like they were long lost friends

Ha, it's funny, but every time I finish a good book, it feels like I've lost a good friend. Of course, it has to be a good book, though.

J.R.R Tolkien is the best i love the harry potter series but there is not a book in the world that can beat tolien

and terry prachet disk world is amazing you shoul of had him

I AM NOT A HARRY POTTER FAN, but toilkens cool

Tolkien is the father of all fantasy. Need I say more?

But after Tolkien its an epic showdown between Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and David Edding's the Belgariad series. Both are exceptional masterpieces even if they are derived from Tolkien's work and "bound" by him.

Thirdly, I would have to say the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Very, very, worthy of a high ranking in my book.

Fourthly, would be Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy, and lastly would be the Silmarillion.

Rowling, while her books used to be #1 on my list, has gone down considerabl to sixth or seventh place, because the other series are crafted and weaved so much better with intricate plots that are entwined together and eventually come back to the main story arc.

Paolini also used to hold the #1 spot. But since its unoriginal, plagerized in many places, ect, ect, it is merely a story for me to have fun being a critic over. Thatis why I enjoy reading Inheritance - to point out and discover the flaws and inconsistantcies.

i don't no if im too blunt, but its all satanic/black magic

Are you a Christian or attend church? Don't worry, I am too, and I strongly believe in my faith. I can see where you're coming from. For a long time, my parents wouldn't let me read Harry Potter because it had such dark magic and such in it. But finally, I persuaded them to let me read the first one, and I got hooked. I have read them all. I read the 7th one in six days. I know this girl at my school who read it in 14 hours, though. But I can still see where you're coming from.

yes i am a christian-and u read it great, i just don't want to even put the info in my mind even tho i no the truth-

so u believe that jesus christ died on the cross for our sins/was ressurected and is one day coming back for his people???

I don't think this is the right place for religious discussion...
I understand your views on HP though I do not share them.

I agree, this probably isn't the right place for religious discussions, but I do believe that Jesus is God's son, that he died on the cross, and that he will return one day.

Well... getting back to our topic.

Paolini and Rowling don't have the history to be the greatest, yet.

Well, of course. We'll just have to wait and see if they stand the test of time. I know that HP probably will, but Paolini is still just getting off the ground.

i picked C.S lewis. Go narnia!

Why did you pick him?

Well, I like C. S. Lewis because of the way that he left a lot of the scenes and the world of Narnia up to your imagination. In other words, he wasn't as descriptive as Tolkein and Rowling.

Yes, I agree. Rowling has those perfect plot ideas and twists that make her stories some of the best in the world. And I also agree with C. S. Lewis. His stories can be a little boring for the people who like nonstop action and suspense. However, after finishing them, you can see that they all have such unique plots with deeper meanings than most realize.

There was not much of a choice there ,so I choice Paolini

Why wasn't there much of a choice? They are some of the most popular fantasy writers of the time.

I have to agree. Parts of Tolkien's books were ok, but there were some very boring parts. And Funke's books are utterly horrible except for one or two that I've read. Inkheart was such a waste of time.

By the way, I'm sorry I didn't put more authors up there. They were just some of the ones that I knew well and that I've read before.

Yeah, well I saw a topic like this but you could only choose from 3 authors, so I decided to add a few more. If I feel like it I'll make another one.

Yep, that's Philip Pullman! LOL.

Who's Stephanie Meyer?

No offense, but they sound kinda weird to me. But I've never read them so I can't really judge them.

paolini kinda stole some ideas tolkien kinda got boring funke and narnia are like 8 year olds storys but does have its good parts and rowlings kinda goy boring after a while so now i've talked myself out of voting

DJ McHale (sp) should have been on here. And I love Karen Traviss's SW books. But there are other good authors listed.

Paolini- He rocks...His books are my Number one favs!

Cornelia Funke- Ok I feel a alittle alone on this one but I LOVE her books...and for who ever said that her books are for 8 year olds...thats SO rude...but then again its what YOU think NOT me.

Pullman-I like his books...there not that bad.

C.S. Lewis- I read his books ALONG time ago, but still I like his books.

Tolkin- His Books are all right but still not the best

Rowling- I tried to read her books but they just dont fit my taste in books.

I read Twilight. My cousin is obsessed with it, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Nobody kill me for saying this, but it was just... ok. LOL. Like it definitely wasn't the worst book I'd ever read. But it certainly was not the best. Nowhere like Inheiritance or Harry Potter.

gary paulsen is good too though

Personaly, I love Rowling
I love Lewis
Anything by Funke is alright.... there kinda short it only takes me 3 hours to read any of her books
Never heard of the other authors

Tolkien, Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, Brian Jacques, Paolini. Yep...I'm wierd.

Its the Redwall series and its kinda hard to explain...its good by my standards. I'm still loyal because its what introduced me to the novel and in a way Inheritance.

No...never have...out of this list Tolkie definitely wins so...

I completely despise Cornelia Funke. Did anyone see the Inkheart movie in theaters?

What about Stephen King? Realy good storys. Also I like Christopher Paolini, hes my favourite. At least Philip Pulman, his triologie His Dark Materials is very great (i read the 1st book and want to buy the outhers)

I read all of Inkheart, but it took me two or three tries. I read Dragon Rider and really liked it, though it took me a while to get through it. I got about a third of the way through Inkspell and had to quit cause it was so boring. I got half way through The Thief Lord and quit cause I wanted to read other stuff. I don't know. They are good books, but they just can't compete with other great fantasies.

As for Artemis Fowl, I haven't read any of those, and don't particularly want to. They look kind of stupid.

Alright, I don't understand the dislike of AF, which is a series that I took immense pleasure from. Dragon Rider was good, not great, but a good light read to put you to bed at night (I haven't read a book like that in years, captain underpants used to serve that purpose).

Now, I take enjoyment from three primary authors

1: Glenn Cook: Wrote the Black Company, called "Vietnam War fiction on Peyote (a hallucinogenic drug)" Brutal, violent, dark, yet very powerful. Not something for those who faint at the sight of blood. Not a story for children, or those with low levels of maturity. Excellent creation of atmosphere.

2: George R. R. Martin: Similar in categorization of gritty, realistic fantasy, but approaches it from more of a complex interplay of royal politics and brilliant characters. Martin's greatest strength and weakness is the complexity of his plot, and the fact that he has several primary POV's that he shifts in during the book. He's brutal toward his characters, so if you sympathize with the good guys too much, you will die with them. Also, most lovable anti-hero protag in fantasy so far, Tyrion Lannister. (look him up)

3: E. E. Knight: Primarily his "Age of Fire" series, more of a fantasy traditionalist than the above. Unique because his protagonists in all four books are dragons, each a character all their own. The third one is in my opinion the best, and most enjoyable, with an anti-hero protagonist, who imo isn't evil enough to hate. "Rugaard/The copper takes best character award"

Ok...I didnt understand much of that...but...

I liked the 5-7th Artemis Fowls, its Eoin Colfer (PRONOUNCED OWEN) and he, the guy that writes The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, J.K. ROwling, and Christopher Paloni are my favs =D

Paolini because the books are so addictive. you forgot asimov and arthur c clarke their books are great.

Yay, another person who likes Redwall. And soon there's going to be a movie.

redwall was alright when i was younger but its a bit off what i like.

I've heard quite afew people say that...

It's based on the book Redwall.