Some favorite authors...

I'm a bit at a loss as to where to start my reviews.  I have so many books that I love, so many different places that I could start, that I'm a bit overwhelmed.

I suppose the first thing that I should explain is that I don't stick to Genres so much.. I stick to Authors.  If I find an author that I like to read, I'll read everything they've written before I'll branch out to another author.  (usually, anyway.  sometimes I'll just pick up something random, because the cover looks intriguing, but that's kinda rare)

SO!  a list of some of my favorite authors, in no particular order, and I'll almost certainly forget a few.

Orson Scott Card (hands down, best character-reader relationships I've found in books.  not sure what the synergy is between me and Card's characters, but the empathy I have for them is almost instantaneous)

Robert Jordan (even if he's dead)

Brandon Sanderson (and not just because he's taking over for Jordan)

F. Paul Wilson (this man's ability to tie in details over many, many, many books in an incredibly un-obvious way is simply jaw dropping)

Jim Butcher

Sherrilyn Kenyon (and her pseudonym Kinley MacGregor)

Devlin Giroux

Jaqueline Carey

L.E. Modesitt Jr.

David B. Coe (totally stole my nickname from this guy)

Laurell K. Hamilton

George R. R. Martin (even if he's insanely frustrating at his lack-of-books)

J. R. Ward

I'm very likely forgetting more than a few, and I'm willing to bet that you haven't heard of some of them.  I think that if I had to try to figure out a common thread between them all, it would likely be something supernatural, but even that doesn't fit everything.  Like I've said, its pretty eclectic.

People ask me who my favorite author is, or what my favorite book is, and I flounder.  There's no way that I can pick just one.  It's utterly impossible.  It might be a slightly shorter list if I were to try to figure out my favorite characters (Acheron, Jack, Harry, Katniss, and John, just off the top of my head)  Most of them make me laugh, and are pretty much B.A.'s (going to try to keep the bad words out of the blog as much as I can)

I'm rambling now, and still no closer to figuring out what book to review first.  I kind of want to stick to a "review it when you read it" format, which will make me re-read my favorites, but I also want to start out strong.  This requires more thought!

-Kez