Hi guys!
Well, since many of you encouraged me to do another survey, here it is!;-) As I mentioned before, I had officially run out of ideas. But some people submitted suggestions, and this is one of them. Personally, I am persuaded that Robin Hobb will easily take the cake. But it will be interesting to see who else will make the list. . .
As always, feel free to vote here or own your regular message board. I'll compile the results in about a week!
Lois McMaster Bujold
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Andre Norton
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Patricia McKillip
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Lois McMaster Bujold
Robin McKinley
Sherri S. Tepper
Judith Tarr
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Anne Rice
Anne McCaffrey
Tamora Pierce
1. Ursula Leguin - nobody is even close; nobody can match the quatity/quality and versatility. Except maybe Willis.
ReplyDelete2. Angela Carter
3. Susanna Clarke
4. Hope Mirless
5. Lois Mcmaster Bujold
6. Mary Gentle
7. Connie Willis
8. Vera Nazarian
9. Patrica Mckillip
10.. Kelly Link
Robin Hobb
KJ Bishop
Tamar Yellin
JV Jones
Diane Wynne Jones
Lynn Flewelling
Steph Swainston
Holly Phillips
CL Moore
Sharon Shinn
Ann McCaffery
Liz Williams
Martha Wells
Catherynne M. Valent,
Jacqueline Carey
Jane Yolen
Tanith Lee
Julian May
JK Rowwing
Kage Baker
1. Robin Hobb
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3. J.K. Rowling
4. Ursula Le Guin
Robin Hobb
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Mary Gentle
Lois McMaster Bujold
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Ursula LeGuin
Connie Willis
Bradley's "Mists of Avalon" is the best fantasy novel by a woman I've ever read. Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series is the best trilogy. Leguin and Hobb also belong on the very short list. Bujold is one of my all time favorites for SF, but as a fantasy writer isn't at the top. Some will hesitate to list Rowling, on the theory that writers that popular can't really be good, but she is.
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Isobelle Carmody
Anne Rice
Traci Harding
I actually don't understand the fuss about Robin Hobb. I couldn't get into her work.
Sara Douglas
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Anne Bishop
Maggie Furey
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Robin Hobb
Juliet Marillier (The Sevenwaters Trilogy) is my favorite.
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Dawn Cook ~ Truth Series
Syne Mitchell ~ Deathless Series
· Mercedes Lackey
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· Joanne Bertin
· Sharon Shinn
· Kristen Britain
· Dawn Cook
· Patricia Briggs
· Sherwood Smith
· Diane Wynne Jones
· Katherine Kerr
Juliet marillier
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N.S Nikakis
Isobelle Carmody
Anne bishop
Fiona mcintosh
Fiona McIntosh, Sara Douglas, Trudi Canavan, Anne Bishop
ReplyDeleteKatherine Kerr
ReplyDeleteIsobelle Carmody (tends to YA, but a lovely writer)
Patricia McKillip
Jane Yolan
Tamora Pierce (also YA)
Mary Gentle
Anne Kelleher