Authors you can’t go wrong with, part 4
This list continues from part 3.
Joanne Bertin
Bertin’s 3 fantasy books are all in her Dragonlord series. There was a 13-year gap between the second and third one. Hopefully she will now continue to write more.
- Masterpiece
- Dragon and Phoenix
- Great book
- The Last Dragonlord
- Good book
- Bard’s Oath
James Clavell
Clavell’s historical fiction books are all brilliant — they’re non-stop action, with all the characters plotting against each other. He also worked on movies, including The Great Escape.
- Masterpieces
- Shogun
- Tai-Pan
- Gai-Jin
- Noble House
- Whirlwind
Douglas Coupland
Coupland understands modern society and presents it very humorously.
- Masterpiece
- Generation X
- Great books
- The Gum Thief
- Shampoo Planet
Charles de Lint
De Lint often sets his books in a world very much like ours except magic exists.
- Masterpiece
- Someplace to be Flying
- Great book
- Memory and Dream
Malcolm Gladwell
Gladwell writes nonfiction — all of his books are important for living in the 21st century.
- Masterpieces
- The Tipping Point
- Outliers
- What the Dog Saw (short pieces)
- David and Goliath
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Miller tragically had some personal problems that prevented him from being more prolific.
- Masterpiece
- A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Great books
- The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. (collection)
- Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman (with Terry Bisson)
Daniel Quinn
Quinn’s ideas have been very important to the way I think about the world.
- Masterpieces
- Ishmael
- The Story of B
- My Ishmael
- Beyond Civilization (nonfiction)
- Great books
- Providence (autobiography)
- The Man Who Grew Young (graphic novel)
- After Dachau
- The Holy
- If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways (nonfiction)
Alastair Reynolds
Reynolds’ brilliant novella “Thousandth Night” is set in the same universe as House of Suns.
- Masterpiece
- House of Suns
- Great book
- Revelation Space
Karl Schroeder
Schroeder seems to know what the future holds.
- Masterpiece
- Ventus
- Great books
- Permanence
- Lady of Mazes
Sarah Zettel
Zettel’s 4 fantasy books in her Isavalta series are brilliant, and she’s also written science fiction.
- Masterpiece
- A Sorcerer’s Treason
- Great books
- The Usurper’s Crown
- The Firebird’s Vengeance
- Sword of the Deceiver