New Authors You Discovered in 2003
 

Out of curiosity, what new (or new to you) authors did you try in 2003 and whose work did you enjoy the most?

For me, I've become a China Mieville fan since reading "Perdido Street Station."

Anyone else?

Take care,
John D. Harvey

Lemony Snicket and the guy who wrote Mystic River

I thought Stewart O'Nan's The Night Country was the best horror novel of the year, I checked out some of his older stuff. So far, so good.

Best author of 2003
 

Luaral K. Hamilton, shes been wrighting for a while but I just found her, She has got to be my most favorate author ever. (She writes the Anita Blake vampire hunter series).

I like Al Sarrantino--some stories kind of like Ray Bradbury. I've been reading Toybox and really getting into it--a few clunkers but suprisingly good. Children of Cain and Richards Head--wow! lots of treats so far. I'm not a short story man myself, but these are great.

Well i don't mean I'm against short stories. i just can tolerate a so so novel better then a so so short story. Something about sprawling epics that are kind of a joy in themselves, even if they're not the best.

But like Clive Barker books of blood i love and Poppy Z. Brite's Wormwood (!).... So I can't say I'm not a short stoy man.

But anyway, in answer to your question I discovered Al Sarrantonio this year in Toybox(Leisure Books) and think he's great.