Who are your favorite authors and why? My favorites: George R. R. Martin - An amazing story teller. His Song of Fire and Ice series is fantastic. Right when you think you know what will happen next, he throws you off with some unexpected twist. Neal Stephenson - He comes up with these crazy scenarios that are actually plausible. He covers everything from environmental issues to science fiction. Henry David Thoreau - A thoughtful, very articulate writer who died penniless and sickly back in the 1800's. These are just a few off the top of my head.
I love Gregory Maguire books. He is the author of Wicked, Son of a Witch, Mirror Mirror, and more. His books are dark fantasy and they are so good, I could not put them down. He puts a twist on old fairy tales from a different perspective. Well worth reading. I am also going to see the play Wicked, which is based off the book, in May.
That sounds like my kind of author! I'll add him to my list. As to horror/creepy writing authors, I haven't read much, but I think I'd like the genre. I've never read any Stephen King or Crighton books, yet.
I really like Elmore Leonard. Although his books are very similar I still love them. All his heros are so flawed...........but they are still heros. I also love how all of his characters are all trying screw each other......usually over a big pile of $$$