Everything Paranormal discussion

I know that can be a hard list to create, but who are your must read authors?

1. Richelle Mead ( for writing three great series. i don't know how she does it)

2. Patricia Briggs( love the two series I read Mercy Thompson and Alpha/Omega series)

3.Lynsay Sands ( Those Argeneau men are hot and Lynsay always brings a smile to my face)

4.Lynn Viehl( so sad she ended the Darkyn series but I am glad she's writing a new series within that world)
5. Gena Showalter( Love the Lords of the Underworld series.)

Shelley laurenston
richelle mead
kelley armstrong
kim harrison
patricia briggs

Difficult question!! But here we go:

Diana Gabaldon
J.R. Ward
Kresley Cole
Julie Garwood
Jack Whyte

This includes writers in other genres.

1. Charlaine Harris (only her Sookie series, haven't cared much for others)
2. George Pelecanos
3. Robert B. Parker (Spenser series only)
4. Jim Butcher (just the Harry Dresden books)
5. Earlene Fowler

1.JR Ward
2.Sherrilyn Kenyon
3.Kresely Cole
4.Larissa Ione
5.Charlaine Harris

Richelle Mead
Nalini Singh
Jeaniene Frost
JR Ward
Gena Showalter

Jim Butcher (he turned me to the PN YEARS ago)

Laurell K Hamilton (I can't quit no matter how aggrevated I get lol)

Sherrilyn Kenyon (her entire world is fantastic)

Kelley Armstrong (love her view on weres/witches/vamps)

Patricia Briggs (she's new to me but I can't see myself NOT reading her now)

1. Keri Arthur - Riley Jensen Series
2. JR Ward
3. Laurell K Hamilton - Anita Blake & Merry Gentry series
4. Patricia Briggs - Mercy Thompson Series
5.Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse

1. karen marie moning
2. kim harrison
3. jeaniene frost
4. keri arthur
5. melissa marr

In paranormal/urban fantasy (this is really tough):
1.Kresley Cole
2.JR Ward
3.Christine Feehan
4.Nalini Singh
5.Tie between Jim Butcher and Simon R. Green

1) Charles de Lint (urban fantasy at its best)
2) Stephen King (no one has a more twisted mind)
3) Laurell K Hamilton (I still love her, can't help
it!)
4) Marion Zimmer Bradley (so sad that
there will
never be
anything
else!)
5) Richelle Mead (this is a new one for me, but I'm
loving everything so far!)

Oops. I forgot Sherrilyn Kenyon. I guess I have to bump off Jim and Simon. :(

Diana Gabaldon
Charlaine Harris
Kresley Cole
Karen Marie Moning
Jeaniene Frost

Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series is amazing!

This is not easy!

James Rollins
Orson Scott Card
Simon R. Green
Jim Butcher
J. R. Ward

Sherrilyn Kenyon
J R Ward
Patricia Briggs
Karen Chance
Larrell K Hamilton

easier than I thought it would be :P

My Top Five are:

Charlaine Harris
Nalini Singh
J.R. Ward
Jeaniene Frost
Ilona Andrews

Just started reading, but had to put her in:
Patricia Briggs

I think I might have to add Patricia Briggs to my list, too. Maybe Ilona Andrews.

I agree that this is really tough, but there are my absolute must buy authors:

J.R. Ward
Ilona Andrews
Richelle Mead
Patricia Briggs
Rachel Vincent

These are my top 5 paranormal authors--

Ilona Andrews
Jeaniene Frost
Charlaine Harris
Karen Marie Moning
Karen Chance

But I couldn't leave out my 2 fave other authors--

Diana Gabaldon
George R.R. Martin

Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor
J.R.Ward
Laurell K. Hamilton
Richelle Mead
Karen Marie Moning

just to name a few ....

These are in no particular order....

1. Nalini Singh
2. Richelle Mead
3. Karen M. Moning
4. Charlaine Harris
5. Patricia Briggs

1. Sherrilyn Kenyon - I'm glad I found her writing
2. Laurell K. Hamilton - She brings some good gore and fantasy together
3. Chuck Palahniuk - What a dark and twisted mind, Thanks.
4. Margaret George - Great historical fiction
5. Gail Carriger - A new author find, she will have more great books

In no particular order:

Richelle Mead
Kim Harrison
Brandon Sanderson (<3 EVERYTHING he has written)
Jeaniene Frost
JRR Tolkien

of course this list could go on and on.

Nalini Singh
J.R. Ward
Patricia A. McKillip
Sharon Shinn
Anne Bishop or Anne Rice

That's a pretty hard question. I guess I'll go with (in no particular order):
Laurell K Hamilton, Jim Butcher (I love Harry Dresden),Stephen King, Patricia Briggs, and Richelle Mead.

Uber tough, but if I were to go with this genre then I would say:

J.R. Ward
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Karen Marie Moning
Charlaine Harris
Patricia Briggs

If I can add a few others...Diana Gabaldon, Guy Gavriel Kay & Jane Austen :)

Sherrilyn Kenyon
J.R. Ward
Laurell K. Hamilton (the first 8/9 ones, before the majority of the book centered around Anita's ardeur)
Jeanine Frost
Ilona Andrews (love Curran... grrrawr)

hmmm....to limit it to five.....

Ilona Andrews
Patricia Briggs
Kerrelyn Sparks
Lauren Dane
Charlaine Harris

while the list could go on...I want to add just a couple more...Sherrilyn Kenyon & Jeanine Frost

My five favorite UF/PNR authors are:


Karen Marie Moning
Patrica Briggs
Larissa Ione
Kresley Cole
Nalini Singh

This list will forever change. As I find other great authors.

Richelle Mead
Kelly Armstrong
Charlaine Harris
PC Cast
JK Rowling

Like I said I change my mind like whoa. Just depends what I'm currently reading.

1. Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Carrie Vaughn
3. Patricia Briggs
4. JR Ward
5. Kresley Cole

Darn, I could go on forever and I almost feel bad for not naming more..

*drools* Yes Curran is very sexy.

This is a hard one to answer, but one's I've always bought as soon as released are:
(in no particular order)

Jeaniene Frost
Rachel Vincent
Charlaine Harris
Patricia Briggs
Ilona Andrews

But, more recently it's been ...

J.R. Ward
Larissa Ione
Nalini Singh

Gotta keep it to UF/PnR to have any hope of narrowing down... ^_^

1. Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Larissa Ione
3. J.R. Ward
4. Patricia Briggs
5. Nalini Singh

...honorable mention to Chloe Neill...relatively new on the scene but I LOVES her writing style!!!

I've got to recommend C.L. Wilson, who wrote the Tairen Soul series... I just read her first book, Lord of the Fading Lands wednesday morning (1am-4am), and I thought it one of the most amazing PNR(with a bit of fantasy) books I've ever read... I can't recommend it enough! It's a series book, which I didn't know and I'm usually not a huge fan of, but I loved it so much I went straight onto bookdepository and ordered Wilson's other books in the series.. Rain and Ellie are perfect together, and I can't wait to find out what happens to them!!! :-))

Naming just 5 is really hard


1.Alexandra Ivy
2.Rhyannon Byrd
3.Larissa Ione
4.Jeaniene Frost
5.Lara Adrian

and also Kerrelyn Sparks and Gena Showalter

1.Joe Abercrombie - Hands down the best I have ever read. More pure fantasy than paranormal, but he has elements of everything.
2.Paul Doherty - if you've read anything by him I don't need to explain
3.J.K. Rowling - lets be honest, I have read these books 10 times each. PLus, I <3 Draco Malfoy!
4.Cassandra Clare - knows how to write an engaging story.
5.Anne Rice - classic... just classic.

1 Sherrilyn Kenyon
2 JR Ward
3 Gena Showalter
4 Alyssa Day
5 Larissa Ione

Richelle Mead
Jennifer Estep
Gena Showalter


I'm just getting into this genre big time so I will add more later.

Jael ~ *~ Syhren ~* ~ wrote: "I know that can be a hard list to create, but who are your must read authors?"

Cassandra Clare
Kristen Cashore
Stephenie Meyer
Kelly Armstrong
Ilona Andrews

Charlaine Harris
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Nora Roberts
Laurell K. Hamiliton
J.R. Ward