Authors who can do no wrong

[CalMeacham]

I bought a book called Ocean Under the Ice at the bookstore a few years ago specifically because A) it was about an ice-covered ocean, always a topic I’m interested in, and B) it was by Robert Forward. And somebody else … Martha Forward, I think. It said “A Rocheworld novel” on the front. I think it was the 3rd Rocheworld book. So that’s at least five Robert Forward sci-fi novels. I’ve never been able to find a copy of Dragon’s Egg, sadly.

Forward has written lots of other books. I liked Rocheworld and Dragon’s Egg and Starquake and Indistinguishable From Magic. But if you think he could do no wrong, try reading Camelot 30K. Yecch.
Sadly, he died a few years ago.

[Annie-Xmas]

Betty Smith. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a classic, and Joy in the Morning, Maggie-Now, and Tomorrow Will Be Better are very good.

The only thing keeping Ira Levin off this list is Son of Rosemary.

[Olive_The_Other_Reindeer]

@Hilarity N. Suze

Actually, it doesn’t help. Harper Lee. One book, but it was great.

I came here to say that!

Olive

[Annie-Xmas]

Margaret Mitchell, ditto!

[Crotalus]

I’ve read everything by these authors with no disappointments:
Nelson Demille
Elmore Leonard
John Sandford
Harper Lee

I haven’t read all , just most, by these authors, with no disappointments:
Loren D. Estelman
Stephen Jay Gould
John McPhee
Ed McBain/Evan Hunter
Tom Wolfe
John Feinstein