Who was the first author you had to read "everything" by?

[Klpalmer2]

Agatha Christie! I got really into her in junior high. I read everything I could find at the public library.

[Kkerr2]

I didn't really have a select author in my younger years, but when I got to about the end of high school/early college I came upon the author Jennifer L. Armentrout through the book "Obsidian" and I have been hooked ever since!

[Beautiful_Athena]

Definitely the very first author I ever had to buy all of there books was Sarah j Maas , she was the first author I ever really loved (besides C.S Lewis) and had to buy all of her books in the matter of days. The very first book I bought of hers was a court of thorns in roses and I didn't really love it , but I bought the second one as well and when I finished the second one I was completely in love with her writing and how she made everything very vivid that I went out and bought all of her books.

[ananda]

My earliest authors I had to read everything by were Beverly Cleary and Madeline L'Engle.

[sesquipedalianman]

Mark Walden, easily. I'd never encountered a series compelling enough to make me look at the author, but H.I.V.E was just so good I read anything that guy ever wrote. Still am, actually.

[shel2000]

Piers Anthony, I still don't think I have managed to read them all but when I enter Xanth, I leave the real world behind.

[anatomy129]

That would have to be E Lynn Harris. He was awesome. I have read everything he wrote. I would wait in line at the book store just to get his books. He just knew how to weave a story. I mean sometimes I would feel like I was holding my breath waiting for what was coming next. Then when I thought I had the story all figured out he would come with another twist to only leave you waiting for the next book.

[Colleen8868]

I'm going to age myself a little but one was Beverly Cleary and I got a little older and discovered Stephen King.

[missycandy]

Elizabeth Peters.I have got all her books. love her Amelia Peabody Mystery's. I found seeing a large cat book in my school library in 5th grade I loved it so much I asked the principal if i could have it and she gave it to me this past Christmas I finally collected all her books. She also wrote as Barbara Micheals and I collected all those books as well. She was an amazing author!

[G Hein]

When I first discovered James Patterson books I couldn't get enough of them. I found them easy to read and always engaging.

[nitebyrd44]

When I was younger, it was Beverly Cleary. I still own and reread her books to this day. As I got older, I discovered Anne Rice. Although I haven't read every book she's written (I'm not a fan of her erotica.....), I have read more of her books than any other author. I love her writing style, her sense of description, and the way she researches everything she writes about. She "lives" with her characters more than any author I've ever read. I also feel I've gotten to know more about her and her writing process by belonging to her Face Book group.

[Clenz88]

I had to read, and consequently own, everything by R. L. Stine when I was younger. Shortly after I just had to read and own anything and everything published by Stephen King. I started early as a horror fanatic.

[jeffallen]

Philip K. Dick and Michael Moorcock. obviously sci-fi fantasy is my thing.

[MegZeno]

My first "must devour all your books" author was Terry Brooks. I was in middle school and I had just discovered my passion for reading Fantasy books. I bought his "Magic kingdom for Sale-SOLD!"book because it sounded interesting. I've always been a sucker for Magic anything. He has a gift at creating interesting characters and a great storyline. After that I read every book he ever wrote up until this day, which says a lot since the guy is a prolific writer!

[baldbooklover]

The first author for which I remember reading all of the books I could get my hands on was Dr. Seuss. This was over 55 years ago. H. A. Rey was the next author I remember and I have read all of his books. My great aunt was librarian at our small town library. I had a library card before I was 5 years old and would go to the library when my mother went grocery shopping. I was reading chapter books such as Big Red (I have read every book by Jim Kjelgaard), Bobbsey Twins and the like by the start of second grade and I have not stopped since. Today, at 61, I still read an array of books targeted at all ages. I get a kick out of the "My Weird School" books by Dan Gutman while at the same time am challenged by books such as The Lone Survivor, and I recently finished The Raft by S. A. Bodeen, a book targeted toward young adults.