Favourite fantasy authors?

[AnyDream]

Neil Gaimin is definitely the most clever and entertaining fantasy author I've ever read, American Gods is a masterpiece! He also wrote "Good omens" with Terry Pratchett which was great. His novel "Stardust" was recently made into a film (in the cinemas last Oct) - the film was excellent.

Another old favorite is Diana Wynn Jones, another very clever author with a great sense of humour - most of her books are young adult but she's penned a few adult novels in the last few years - Year of the Griffin and Dark Lord of Derkholm are but a couple.

[butterfly_warrior]

I've read Good Omens, but nothing else by Neil Gaimin - I've only recently been seeing his books on the shelves (thanks to Borders, they don't seem to be stocked anywhere else!), I might just grab some of them some time. Haven't encountered Diana Wynn Jones, either.

This is good! Normally a discussion of fantasy authors results in me going "yep! got them too!". My bookshelf is straining to contain the collection at the moment, and all shelves are stacked double, so I can't even see at least half of my books!

BW