Favourite fantasy authors?

[Ambah]

Isobelle Carmody would have to be my fave... being my introduction to fantasy at age 12 or 13... though I am still waiting patiently (9 years later!) for her to publish her latest in the Farseeker and Darkfall series.... they just keep pushing the dates back... year after year!

I really like Eddings. Started reading the Belgariad at age 15, and was so hooked that I sat there for 6 weeks straight and read the Belgariad, and Mallorean series twice through. I never got into his newer series that he wrote with his wife (the Treasured one?) in fact, I started reading it and was so bored I couldn't continue!
I actually liked the Redemption of Althalus... although I don't usually go for single books by fantasy authors, I thought he did alright with it, and liked how how maintained his humour throughout the book.

Raymond Feist I love, but am till to read all of his!

Christopher Paolini is pretty good- I am waiting on his 3rd book to come out.

Tad Williams is also good, though I have only read one of his!

Sara Douglas isn't too bad either...

[butterfly_warrior]

Oh bugger! There's nothing I hate more than to have to wait for ages for the next book in a series to come out! I guess that no matter how much I enjoyed it, she's going back on the shelf until that 5th book comes out. Grrrr!

Oh well, I'm sure I'll find plenty of other stuff to read while I wait.

Am I the only one who tends to avoid stand alone books and insist on trilogies or series? I guess I just like to completely immerse myself in a world, and one book is often never enough.

BW