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Advantages: GREAT AUTHOR
Disadvantages: SO MUCH TO READ !

...read on Mcduff…., Alan dean foster was born in New York city in 1946 and was raised in Los Angeles. After receiving a bachelor's degree in political science and a master of fine arts in cinema from ucla (1968, l969) he spent two years as a copywriter for a small studio city, California. His writing career began when August Derleth bought a long Lovecraftian letter of Alans in 1968 and much to Alans surprise, published it as a short story in Derleth's ...
...in Spain and Russia. Alan has travelled widely, visiting Asia, Europe, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Zambesi and most of the Pacific. Whilst he has lived in Tahiti, French Polynesia and now resides in Arazona. Alan and his wife Joann Oxley currently live in a turn of the century miners brothel, along with dogs, cats and fish . He is presently at work on several new novels and media projects. Books I would personally recommend are:- Icerigger, Mission to ... Read review

Advantages: Highly researched, educated and competent writer and historian
Disadvantages: None

Introducing Lady Antonia Fraser: Antonia Margaret Caroline Pakenham was the first child born to the 7th Earl of Pakenham (who later became Lord Longford) on August 27 1932 in Bayswater. With her privileged upbringing consisting of a hereditary title and convent school education she was always bound to achieve a thing or two in her life as were her writer siblings Thomas Pakenham and Rachel Billington. Antonia's Mother Elizabeth Harman (later ...
...Seat at parliament. Lady Antonia married MP Sir Hugh Fraser in 1956 and had six children with him: Benjamin, Damien, Rebecca, Orlando, Flora and Natasha before they divorced in 1977. The reason for this divorce was because in 1975 Lady Fraser had embarked on an affair with Harold Pinter and moved in him into the family home (Pinter was then married to the actress Vivien Merchant). After Pinter's wife finally granted Harold a divorce, Harold married ... Read review

Advantages: great writing in two genres
Disadvantages: she won't lay off cheap romance

Tami Hoag is a best selling American author of suspense and romance novels. I can only comment on the suspense ones as I never read romance. I first read one of her books, Cry Wolf, last autumn. I was very impressed and decided to read more and do some research on this author. Before publishing her first book, a romance novel in 1988, she held various other jobs. After a number of love stories she moved on to crime writing. Hoag published thirteen ...
...been made into a TV miniseries. Due to her high profile success she also participated in one of Barbara Bush's literary function and was asked to read at it. Here is a quick overview of her work, afterwards I will mention which ones I'm familiar with. Independent crime Novels - Still Waters (1992) - Dark Paradise (1994) - A Thin Dark Line (1997) - Dark Horse (2002) - Kill the Messenger (2004) - Alibi Man (2007) Kovac/Liska Series - Ashes to ... Read review

Advantages: Hard back and paper back. Very good read.
Disadvantages: the need to ensure that the books in a series are read in chronological order.

Val Mcdermid writes about crime, whether it be based on her own Private Eye - Kate Brannigan, or a forensic phychologist-Tony Hill. She writes serials that involves these characters, and another about a lesbian journalist, Lindsay Gordon. (which I have not read.) Some people may already be familiar with Tony Hill, a pyhycologist who suffers from sexual dysfunction, as some of his stories have been dramatised and can be seen on ITV or DVD box sets. ...
...has an unexpected outcome. Val McDermid's writing is contempory, enguaging and suprising until the end. Any of her stories that you choose to read will make you stay up late just tofinish the next chapter, and the next. If you do choose to read any of the books that are in a series, then make sure you do read them in order or you may find that you spoil the suprise in other books. Once you've read one, you will want to read another. ... Read review

Advantages: A great social commentator
Disadvantages: his later books are not as good

I love Douglas Coupland. He is definately one of today's most important and influential authors. His novels include the modern classic Generation X, (1991) Life after God (1994) Girlfriend in a coma, (1997) All families are psychotic, (2001) Hey Nostradamus (2003) and many more. He has also written some non-fiction such as 'Polaroids from the Dead' and 'city of glass'. He is an amazing visionary and there really is no-one else writing like ...
...his books, in the right frame of mind (open that is ha ha) they can be very inspiring and uplifting. (can I point out that I know this is not a review of an audio book but that is the catagory poor Douglas has been stored under on here) ... Read review