Diva's Own Choiciest

The Diva has chosen based on her own review

Best authors for Epic Fantasy:

• Elizabeth Haydon- The Symphony of Ages series is simply to DIE for. And if you haven't died yet... um..
  
• Sara Douglass - Australian author of the Axis Trilogy and Wayfarers Redemption
• David Farland- The Runelords series. Now this is a work of art.
• Mercedes Lackey- She has so many beautifully written fantasy work, however, it's really hard to buy her books cos she tends to co-write lots of them too.
• Barb & J.C. Hendee -Great series of the Noble Dead. High dark fantasy about a vengeful Damphir and a loyal albeit comical half Elf. Oh and a little Fey wolf too.
  
• Graham Edwards- If you like Dragons. It is all about dragons, in fact you ARE the dragon.
  
• Maggie Furey - A recipe of fantastic creatures & magical lore
• Chris Bunch - The Dragonmaster trilogy. Unfortunately he passed on after a long battle with a lung ailment.
• David & Leigh Eddings - written several best-selling series of fantasy novels
• Tad Williams - I've only read The Flower War but it seems really good already
• J.R.R. Tolkien- Lord of The Rings, The Hobbit...

Best authors for Chick Lit:

• Jill Mansell - ‘Slick, sexy, funny stories’ Daily Telegraph
• Jane Green - ' Cancel all engagements and read it' Tatler
• Wendy Holden - ‘So funny and readable you worry about the calorie content’ The Sunday Times
• Marian Keyes - ' Marian Keyes is chick-lit's class act' Independent
• Gaby Humptmann- German author of Searching for An Impotent Man
  
• Cathy Kelly - 'Summer Street is the new Wisteria Lane’ – Marian Keyes.
• Fiona Walker - 'A rollercoaster of a read' Hello
• Sarah Ingham - Kissing Frogs is certainly a Cinderella story of proportions.
• Girls Night In - Every time you buy a copy of the Night books, £1 is donated to programs helping children in war-affected countries like Africa, Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Martine Oborne - Getting Even teaches forgiveness and the consequence of a festering hate gone too long. Set among seriously humourous characters, it's a really fun read before bed

Best authors for Classic/ Medieval:

• Homer - The Iliad, aka Troy
  
• Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy. His central work, the Divina Commedia (originally called "Commedia" and later called "Divina" by Boccaccio hence "Divina Commedia"), is considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature