So who is the second best author after SK? Who else should every SK fan know about?

For me, I guess Dean Koontz comes in for second place to SK....but his books are kind of weird and gross sometimes...and there have even been a couple that weren't very entertaining. All of SK's books that I've read so far have been entertaining to the point where I have a difficult time putting them down.

Oh yes, there's also Philip K. Dick, Tolkien, Neil Gaimen, Joe Hill, Tabitha and Owen King (DUH,) Richard Matheson, Don DeLilo, Peter Straub..:grinning:

(I just knew I was forgetting something yesterday!:laugh:)

Happy reading, everyone!

You should check out Justin Cronin's The Passage, the first in an expected trilogy of post-apocalyptic novels. It's very well written, and it's about the end of the world. It's very believable. :y:
Another great author is George Orwell. 1984 and Animal Farm are great novels.
Another author you should read is Alexandre Dumas. The Count of Monte Cristo is so good! :love:

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I'd definitely agree about McCammon, but I'd also suggest Dan Simmons.

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Absolutely loved Summer of Night and A Winter's Haunting.

Song of Kali I found depressing and pointless. Drood was even worse.

Looking at his bibliography, I see there are a lot more. I need to give him another try.

I've always loved Vladimir Nabokov. Lolita & Pale Fire are his most known works, but, Laughter In The Dark & Pnin are great pieces.

I've read a lot of McCammon, Straub and Koontz. While McCammon has been consistently good throughout the years, Koontz has went downhill in recent years IMO. As far as Straub, I never know what I'm gonna get: another 'Ghost Story' or 'Floating Dragon'... or ...something like 'Dark Matter' or 'Hellfire Club'. So, for consistency, I would also pick McCammon as a runner-up to King among living horror writers.

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I nominate Robert McCammon.
If you loved the Stand, read Swan Song.
If you loved It, read Boy's Life.

He's the SK of the deep south.

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Your original question was a twofer, with "who is the second-best author after SK" being the first half.

SO......my answer is a two-parter thingy whatchamacallit quadrangled answer.
First: SK isn't the best author out there. He's great, but IMO he's not the best that ever was.
Two: based upon the assumption that not all SK fans read only horror or creepy-scary stuff, the answer to "who else should every SK fan know about" is that it's a three-way tie.

Every SK fan should read something by Vladimir Nabokov, Mark Twain, and Shakespeare.

boy's life is good

absolutely Ray Bradbury. His short stories are just brilliant things.

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Originally Posted by Dana Jean

absolutely Ray Bradbury. His short stories are just brilliant things.

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Stephen King recommended Michael Connelly "the Poet" it is one of Michaels best books as well. some become copy cats of the original but I absolutely loved "The POET"