Desert Island Authors Vote Quarterfinals: #3 Warhawk vs. #6 NoBonus

[Capt. Factorial]

Quarterfinal matchup #3 faces off the #3 seed Warhawk against the #6 seed NoBonus.

Warhawk

1.06 - Frank Herbert
2.03 - Isaac Asimov
3.06 - Tom Clancy
4.03 - Scott Adams
5.06 - Michael Crichton
6.03 - Orson Scott Card
7.06 - Stephen R. Donaldson
8.03 - Dr. Seuss
9.06 - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (co-authors)
10.03 - Dan Brown
11.06 - James Clavell
12.03 - James Rollins
13.06 - Anne Frank
14.03 - Stephen Hawking
15.06 - Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
16.03 - Leonardo da Vinci
17.06 - Douglas Preston
18.03 - Arthur C. Clarke
19.06 - E.W. Bullinger
20.03 - Thomas Jefferson


NoBonus

1.01 - Douglas Adams
2.08 - Edgar Allan Poe
3.01 - Stan Lee
4.08 - Paul the Apostle
5.01 - C.S. Lewis
6.08 - Sergio Aragonés
7.01 - Al Jaffee
8.08 - Dante Alighieri
9.01 - Judy Blume
10.08 - Jack London
11.01 - Louis L'Amour
12.08 - Sun Tzu
13.01 - Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht
14.08 - Rudyard Kipling
15.01 - Scott O'Dell
16.08 - Johann David Wyss
17.01 - Daniel Defoe
18.08 - King Solomon
19.01 - William Gaines and Al Feldstein
20.08 - James Dobson

 

[NoBonus]

Ah... Warhawk... I think you had the list I put as #1... You have some great authors in a wide variety of genres; can't say I am a fan of Hawking, though... I have always felt like his books were great, on the premise that you believe that Hawking is the smartest man to ever live... if you don't believe that, Hawking just sounds like everyone else out there. Other than Hawking, I am down with the rest of your authors... great job.

 

[Warhawk]

Hey NoBonus - your list was very high on my ranking as well. I especially liked Stan Lee and Sun Tzu as picks. Also some others like Jack London and Douglas Adams. Your King Solomon and Paul the Apostle were inspired! Well played.

 

[bajaden]

I guess I missed out on the suggestion part of this thread. Since none of my favorite authors are on the list, I won't vote. If forced to choose, it would probably be between Michael Crichton or Frank Herbert. My personal favorite author is Nelson DeMille, followed closely by Michael Connelly. But then, I love authors that can tell a good story, make me laugh out loud, and at the same time, amaze me with their writing skills.

 

[eflat]

NoBonus - thumbs up for the EC Comics/Mad magazine love as I need to deal with paring down (or not) my collection; I'd definitely keep them if I were on a desert island...