Book meme - A - Author You’ve Read The Most Books From

[byslantedlight]

caffyolay has given me A... and although I'm rolling my eyes at whoever worded the meme, this is rather a cool think-y one. And I think - I think that it really has to be the author of these books:

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[solosundance]

Did you ever read Blyton's Shadow the Sheepdog? That was my favourite! Hee, Elinor M. Brent-Dyer would definitely be my Author I've Read the Most Books From (yeeeuch to that little construction!).

What a fun meme this is!

[byslantedlight]

It's a brilliant meme, isn't it! And everyone can play! *g*

I do remember Shadow, though animal stories were rarely my favourites. I liked the wishing chair and the faraway tree - oh, and the circus! And then complete opposite - Cherry Tree Farm. I still vividly remember learning that hares slept in forms, and that coney was another name for a rabbit... *g*

[hagsrus]

Well, if we include children's book, then I guess Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton (Just William), W E Johns (Biggles), Lorna Hill (various ballet and pony).

Then Terry Pratchett, Sheri Tepper, Janet Evanovich, Patrick O'Brien, Heinlein - I think those are the top in quantity.

Piers Anthony (can't stand him now), Marion Zimmer Bradley (a few I still enjoy).

[byslantedlight]

Oh, Lorna Hill - I knew there'd be writers I'd forgotten! There was a long series of books about wild stallions too, that I seem to remember alot of... And Trixie Beldon (books, not author!) Nancy Drew! The Hardy boys!

I haven't read many Marion Zimmer Bradley books, but I adored Mists of Avalon...

[ali15son]

Well its got to be Enid blyton...the famous five books in my collection are looking slightly worn around the edges but I just love em and never tire of reading them.

[byslantedlight]

I suppose, among other things, that Enid Blyton was just so prolific that if we wanted to we could read on and on! According to wiki she wrote over 700 books... But she was good - she caught something that children wanted to read... *g*

[caffyolay]

I think I might be another Enid Blyton reader and am 'still' reading her from time to time. *g*

Other than her, Georgette Heyer, Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey, Ellis Peters, Carola Dunn. There must be others...

[byslantedlight]

Oh yes, Ellis Peters! And I did read a historical romance author who was very prolific in my teens, but apart from being fairly sure it wasn't Georgette Heyer (well... could it have been?) I can't for the life of me remember who it was... I almost said Anne McCaffrey, but I suspect I may have more of hers still to read - I didn't quite get on with The Crystal Singer, for instance...

One of these days I'll be able to add Angela Thirkell to my list - if only Vintage would get on and reprint more books with Mick Wiggins covers! *g*

ETA - oh, and Gerald Durrell too, when I was a kid! Mum had lots of his books, and I tracked down even more in libraries!

[caffyolay]

Could it have been Victoria Holt? Mary Stewart? I think if it was GH you'd know as her Regencies are not like any other historical romances.

I still have some AMs to read and like you there were some series I wasn't mad about, one of which was The Crystal Singer if memory serves.

I could probably add Gerald Durrell too. Read quite a lot of his and would like to own all of them one day.

[byslantedlight]

Hmmn, I almost wonder if it was Mary Stewart, but looking at her bibliography on wiki she didn't write straight historical novels as such, which these were. I loved her Merlin books though - and I've just this minute discovered that she wrote a fifth one in 2005 - eeeeh! *g* Mind you, I've also very sadly found out - or been reminded? - that she died in May this year...

It wasn't Victoria Holt, though I've seen her stuff around. Erm...

[gilda_elise]

Though there's Stephen King and F. Paul Wilson, it would have to be Andre Norton, hands down. For one thing, she wrote over 100 books. For another, I started reading them when I was ten. :-)

[byslantedlight]

Oh, Andre Norton's another writer I forgot (briefly) about! I don't think I've read that many of hers, but I certainly read some. Another author to put on my list... F. Paul Wilson I don't know at all...

[gilda_elise]

He has a huge series (what was that I said about series'? *g*,) called The Secret History of the World. It started with six books, but has since gone on to around twenty-five. And that's not counting the other books he's written outside of the series.

[byslantedlight]

Twenty five books! I looked him up on wiki, and he's certainly been around a long time too - I'm surprised I don't recognise his name from sci-fi bookshelves. I wonder if perhaps he's not particularly published outside the US? Or maybe I've just not focused on his name when I did see it! I shall see if I can find anything by him!