Piers Anthony. I got tired of the many repeating Xanth books, but I
liked the first three quite a lot. Several of his other books are also
good, but he's not consistently good.
Jane Austen is consistently good. There
are several pages devoted to her, so this is a link to the Yahoo index
of them. The hypertext versions of her works are quite interesting,
although they still don't convert me to reading books on-line.
In general, I don't go for horror, which many of Ellison's stories
might well be classed as. However, I think he's an excellent writer, so
I've read most of his stuff (all but the most recent).
I read everything of his, repeatedly, starting when I was 11 (my
mother gave me Stranger in a Strange Land for Christmas). At almost-30,
some of his books and ideas are hard to take, but others remain great.
Frank Herbert. I liked the initial trilogy, fell asleep during the
movie, and haven't read the rest of the series. I tried some of his
other books, but they didn't do much for me.
Anne Rice. I'm not an addict, but I read Interview With the Vampire
long ago and liked it. I like her "Beauty" series, although it does get
a little repetivtive - I used to think that was just a feature of cheap,
badly-done pornography, but perhaps it's just the nature of the genre.
Rex Stout. I love the use of language in these books. I also like
a series that goes on for dozens of books but avoids becoming
increasingly formulaic.
I love just about everything she's written. I saw Marianne, the
Magus, and the Manticore in the bookstore and had to buy it, just
because of the title. Since then, I've read everything else she's
written, and I'm just glad she's still alive so I can hope for more.
The Internet Public Library
is an excellent site and reference (I have to say that, a
friend of mine has put a
big chunk of her life into it...*grin*...but it really is excellent).
