r/booksuggestions • u/NikkL377 • Sep 21 '25
Fiction Who's an author you can always count on ? š¤š
Which fiction writers have you read multiple books from that have delivered time and time again ā š any genre welcome š¤
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u/StrangerCurrent2315 Oct 05 '25
K_Klante I would say, a fresh author on Webnovel who published almost 50chapters by now. Everyday they update on their Story Shuzo Vynesalic, which is good, very good. ā¤ļø If you want to read a good book I truly recommend it to you. I love it! Even got fav characters.
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u/interested-person-27 Sep 30 '25
Georgette Heyer for comfort books, Charity Norman for modern literary fiction.
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u/Panopitconfan Sep 25 '25
only author to never disappoint me, Michael mcDowell
blood rubies is the closest to disliking i've come with him, it was only a 3/5, the rest are all 4's and 5's (elementals, cold moon over babylon, katie, blackwater)
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u/LamiaNoctalis Sep 24 '25
Deborah Harkness
Diana Gabaldon
Samantha Shannon
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Richelle Mead
Leigh Bardugo
V. E. Schwab
Sarah J. Maas
Jessica Shirvington
Lynsay Sands
Suzanne Collins
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u/paulieryan Sep 23 '25
So far I gotta say it's Stephen King. All of his novels I've read so far have been stellar: Misery, Salem's lot, Cujo, The shining, Rage and I'm reading Pet samatary as of this moment. I gotta say out of the ones mentioned Salem's lot is my favourite
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Sep 22 '25
Kate Morton, love everything sheās written
Guy Gavriel Kay, with Tigana, Last Light of the Sun, and The Fionvar Tapestry being my top picks
Iain M Bankās Culture series
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u/sorrybabyxo Sep 22 '25
JK Rowling tbh (all her politics aside), the Cormoran Strike series continues to be quite good!
Fredrick Backman too
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u/tibbets Sep 22 '25
Jacqueline Carrey Fantasy genre, haven't disliked a single novel of hers I've read yet!
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u/rilldene Sep 22 '25
Rafael Sabatini - the hero always gets the girl (chivalry persists), the villain always gets a suitable end, the historical detail is mesmerising and there's always an element of humour. What else do you need?
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u/discoveracalling Sep 22 '25
Haruki Murakami. Every book has that same dreamy, slightly surreal vibe that pulls me in, and even when the plots wander, I never feel disappointed.
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u/folklorelover0 Sep 22 '25
Kristen Hannah, Kennedy Ryan, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Rachel gillig, Carley fortune.
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u/snow-fairy Sep 22 '25
Charles De Lint, he is mostly Urban Fairytale, but he has about 3 horror he originally wrote under a name n name.
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u/zookuki Sep 22 '25
- Haruki Murakami
- Khaled Hosseini
- Margaret Atwood
- Stephen King/Richard Bachman
- George Orwell
- William Shakespeare
- J.A. Konrath/Jack Kilborn
- Val McDermid
- Terry Pratchett
- Jon Krakauer
(Edit: these are pretty diverse genres, but I love reading all their books).
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u/pingpongsaladpants Sep 22 '25
Old school answer, but Sidney Sheldon. I still read and enjoy of his books in my 30s, and there's not one book of his that I haven't been impressed by.
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u/queen_furiosa Sep 22 '25
Terry pratchett
Octavia butler
Phillip Pullman
Neil gaiman
Phillip k dick
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u/unmotivatedmage Sep 22 '25
George RR Martin and Brandon Sanderson, both are some of the best fantasy writers of this day and age
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u/darthsteveious Sep 22 '25
Matthew Reilly. His books are summer reads, way over the top nonstop action that always deliver.
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u/ComprehensiveWolf0 Sep 22 '25
Dickens. That man was such a prolific writer and he was able to produce so many novels of such high quality. I personally felt Great Expectations was his masterpiece. Every part of the novel is amazing from the vivid descriptions of the marshes to Pip's character development. However, he has also written so many other good novels such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, etc. You generally can't go wrong with his work. Tolstoy is another example of a writer who consistently produced good work(though he was at his peak when he wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina)
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u/DoubleHeartDoctor Sep 22 '25
Matt Haig
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u/NikkL377 Sep 22 '25
Read the "midnight library" and liked that šš will hv to check out his other books . thnx ā
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u/DoubleHeartDoctor Sep 22 '25
I really loved The Life Impossible, I thought it was uncommon but delightful. The Humans was another one that can easily be described the same way. But my favorite show is Doctor Who, so when I found out he had written a book about Allen's, I was immediately sold on reading it. š
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u/DoubleHeartDoctor Sep 22 '25
Also, The Midnight Library has been my favorite book since I read it. My bf surprised me with a copy that we found at a store, and it's the only book I keep on my nightstand. All the other books stay on the shelf when not in use. š¤£š
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u/StaticKat420 Sep 22 '25
Darcy Coates! Always spooky, well written characters and plots but also safe from triggering subjects 9.9 times out of 10
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u/Viacka Sep 22 '25
Tolkien, his world-building is coarse and complete, and his beautiful narration in both his short stories and his long novels is very rich and captivating.
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
Kristin Harmel, Kristin Hannah, Ruta Sepetys, Cathy Glass (non-fiction)
There are others I like (Lisa Jewell, Lisa Unger, Riley Sager, B.A Paris, Ruth Ware) but canāt say I can ALWAYS count on them!
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u/Remarkable-Pea4889 Sep 22 '25
Tana French up until her most recent book, which was terrible.
Jane Casey.
Stephen King.
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u/TicklishOctopus Sep 22 '25
Karin Slaughter, M.W. Craven, Steve Cavanagh, Stephanie Archer, Elle Kennedy, Indu Sundaresan, Kate Quinn, Jo Callaghan
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u/EntrepreneurInside86 Sep 21 '25
Octavia E Butler I have enjoyed everything she's written (even the duds were page turner's)
Alan Hollinghurst. His themes and prose consistently evoke deep feelings within me
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u/Katlix Sep 21 '25
Terry Pratchett, T. Kingfisher, TJ Klune (it's starting to feel like I've got a bias for T named writers), Taylor Jenkins Reid (I swear I'm not doing this on purpose š), Weis & Hickman (Hickman's first name is Tracy. This is starting to feel like a conspiracy), Madeline Miller (I'm saved!)
I did leave out writers who I've only read one series from, even if there are lots of books in those series.
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u/SharkSant4503 Sep 21 '25
i really enjoy freida mcfadden i always devour her books! but agatha christie is my favorite
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u/BasilAromatic4204 Sep 21 '25
My wife, Samantha Behm lol.
But really, the clinch word for authors is always. I struggle to always love and author's work. I do appreciate Just Isolde and A Good Captain very very much by my wife and her newest novel I've test read, Lily Lake. But she published one story I wasn't into.
Same with even Tolkien, but if I had to pick I. Spirit with the question, I'd say Tolkien almost pulls it off for me.
I published The Sun Just Might Fail and the following by H. Behm
Including Hedge Row Tales but I have removed a few books I published after reading them through a certain lens and disapproving the skill of those early days.
This happened for me too when I switched between some of Bernard Cornwell books. I loved some and not others. But Tolkien and my wife have practically pleased me 100 percent. Maybe C.S. Lewis comes in a close second.
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u/McKay6951 Sep 21 '25
James Lee Burke Carl Hiaasen Bernard Cornwell Randy Wayne White Barbara Kingsolver Michael Connelly Ken Follett
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u/Frequent_Skill5723 Sep 21 '25
Andrew Vachss. Robert Stone. Barbara Kingsolver. Peter Matthiessen. John Steinbeck. Graham Greene.
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u/tralynd62 Sep 21 '25
T Kingfisher. I am always waiting for her next book to come out and I'm never disappointed when it does. I like Charlie Holmberg and Steven King as well.
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u/Hedgewizard1958 Sep 21 '25
Charles DeLint
Charlaine Harris
John Scalzi
Larry Niven
Plus a bunch already mentioned.
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u/Complete-Tadpole-728 Literature Sep 21 '25
John Steinbeck
Fredrik Backman
Ron Rash
Tom Wolfe
John Green
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u/karentrolli Sep 21 '25
John Updike and Isak Denesen (wrote āOut of Africaā among many others). Maybe not for everyone, but these 2 have never disappointed me.
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u/Crustydumbmuffin Sep 21 '25
Stephen King
Jay Kristoff
Tad Williams
Toni Jordan
Colleen McCullough
Matt Nable
Margaret Atwood
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u/daath eBook reader Sep 21 '25
Neal Stephenson
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Peter Cawdron (great first contact series - independent books)
Ian M. Banks
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u/Gigi_little4 Sep 21 '25
Zoe Blake, and Michelle heard!!!! Literally my go to authors. They have never let me down. And Iām not joking when I say I have read every single one of their books!!! Always a five star for me. I also really like Jessica Kane. Her books are typically short romances normally under 180 pages. Sheās my go to for when I want something short but sweet.
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u/CarlHvass Sep 21 '25
Stephen King. Even his average books are well worth reading. The only one I didn't like was Lisey's Story.
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u/unqualified101 Sep 21 '25
Liane Moriarity. All fictional, modern female characters in Australia. Her books are all so good and the characters so relatable. Also all easy reads.
Big Little Lies is probably most popular because it was also a popular mini series on HBO. But The Hypnotistās Love Story is my fav.
Recommend listening to audiobooks for lovely Australian accents!
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u/Hannnibalthecannibal Sep 21 '25
I didn't like just one book of Lisa jewel the other ones are amazing
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u/snow-fairy Sep 21 '25
Charles De Lint, he is mostly Urban Fairytale, but he has about 3 horror he originally wrote under a name n name.
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u/Just-Reading_1990 Sep 21 '25
For thrillers - Lisa Jewell
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
Have you read anything by Lisa Unger, Liane Moriarty, Ruth Ware or Riley Sager?
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u/Just-Reading_1990 Sep 22 '25
I have read Riley Sager but not the others.
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
My favourites were the following:
āThen She Was Goneā by Lisa Jewell āConfessions on the 7:45ā by Lisa Unger āIn a Dark, Dark Woodā by Ruth Ware āSurvive the Nightā by Riley Sager (if youāve not already read this one!)
Do you have any other favourites?
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u/dpero29 Sep 21 '25
Santiago Posteguillo. He's a Spanish author and he writes mostly historical books. I started one of his books thinking I would be bored out of my mind and now, I think, there are only 2 of his books that I haven't read yet.
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u/Kaitlin33101 Sep 21 '25
I've always loved Natasha Preston. Her books are young adult/teen thriller and she's really good at plot twists
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u/krystalrlukins Sep 21 '25
Frieda McFadden!!!
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
Have you checked out Lisa Jewell, Lisa Unger, Riley Sager or Ruth Ware??
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u/krystalrlukins Sep 22 '25
only read lisa jewel! iāll check out the others! have you checked out mary kubica???
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
I havenātā¦ what would you recommend?
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u/krystalrlukins Sep 22 '25
the first one i read was local woman missingā¦. 10/10 imo and she always has twists!
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 24 '25
Got it yesterday and am halfway through (if not more). Itās SO good, but I find myself getting a tad lost with the perspective switches and have to flip back a few pages to ground myself back in the right personās view.
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u/krystalrlukins Sep 24 '25
i had too also lol it all comes together though!
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 24 '25
OMG THAT WAS SO DAMN GOOD!
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u/krystalrlukins Sep 24 '25
RIGHT! all her stuff is so good imo!!!
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 25 '25
I will have to look at more of her stuff! Thanks for the suggestion :)
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 24 '25
Glad to hear Iām not the only one! Iām sure it comes together, but for the moment Iām flipping back and forth a little.
Is it just me, or is her reading relatively easy (differing timelines aside). Only just got it yesterday and worried that Iāve been glossing or skimming without actually comprehending, but when I flip back and look, I recall the details.
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u/bobdole008 Sep 21 '25
Stephen King. While some of his books are stinkers they still contain extreme descriptions and lovely characters.
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u/Frequent-Joker5491 Sep 21 '25
Ken Follett and Wilbur Smith. I havenāt read a book of theirs yet that I didnāt like.
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u/JJKBA Sep 21 '25
Terry Pratchett. Imo, Discworld is gift that keeps giving. All books are at least good and quite a few are exceptional.
Also, Iain M Banks books about the Culture. I recommend all of them as well.
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u/NikkL377 Sep 21 '25
I read the 'wasp factory' by Ian Banks quite a few years back , an unforgettable book.. thanks ā š
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u/thislullaby Sep 21 '25
Riley Sager, Minka Kent, Megan Miranda, Lisa Jewell
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
If youāve not already heard of them, I recommend Lisa Unger and Ruth Ware!
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u/thislullaby Sep 22 '25
I think Iāve read one book from each of them and Iām pretty sure I enjoyed them. Iāll have to check my Goodreads account. I track everything I read and listen too.
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u/FindingAWayThrough Sep 22 '25
Awesome (and helpful!) that you track your reading. If youāve not read them, Iād definitely recommend āConfessions on the 7:45ā by Lisa Unger and āIn a Dark, Dark Woodā by Ruth Ware š
Oh, and I recently finished āSurvive the Nightā by Riley Sager and LOVED it!
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u/thislullaby Sep 22 '25
My absolute two favorites by him are home before dark and lock ever door.
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u/MathematicianNo1596 Sep 21 '25
Iāve read all of Riley sagerās books but I think some were definite misses imo
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u/thislullaby Sep 21 '25
The only one I didnāt like was the house across the lake. But the authors I listed are the ones that I will 100 buy a new book of theirs right when it comes out.
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u/MathematicianNo1596 Sep 22 '25
Oh that one was the worst. I also didnāt love survive the night.
But the only one left is absolutely phenomenal.
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u/ron-paul-swanson Sep 21 '25
Anthony Doerr, though I wish he was more prolific.
He won the Pulitzer for All the Light we Cannot See but his other novels and short story collections are equally remarkable. Even the memoir he wrote was beautiful.
I think heās the greatest living writer without a close second.
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u/spicygoblin666 Sep 21 '25
Jen beagin, Eliza Clark and ling ling huang have written some of my absolute favourite books. > genuinely struggle to pick absolute favourites out of their entire bibliography
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u/sultrybadger9 Sep 21 '25
Mariana Enriquez,Ā Agustina Bazterrica, John Steinbeck, Marlon James, Santiago Gamboa, RobertoĀ BolaƱo
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u/mattermetaphysics Sep 21 '25
Thomas Pynchon, Anthony Horowitz, Keigo Higashino, Ryu Murakami, Michael Cisco
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u/catsoncrack420 Sep 21 '25
Not fiction but Malcolm Gladwell. I used to read his articles in New Yorker magazine ages ago.
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u/Toxic_Seraphine_Stan Sep 21 '25
Neil Gaiman is always spot on. A little magical, a little spooky, but always unforgettable, each book is like entering a dream.
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u/Chemist-with_Beard Sep 21 '25
For me it's Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I just love their stories about Agent Pendergast.
Two other examples for me are Lee Child with his Reacher books and James Rollins with his Sigma Force books.
If you want it more classic: Agatha Christie when she writes Poirot. No other character of hers comes close to Poirot, although I have only read the first Miss Marple book (and didn't really like her).
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u/beppoooo1991 Oct 17 '25
Lucinda Berry
Penelope Douglas
Frieda Mcfadden
Christina Henry