This is an author who you’ll automatically buy their newest release, no questions asked, and read it as soon as you get home.
For me, it’s Stephen King! I’ve rarely been disappointed by a King novel (although, ironically, one of his latest releases Fairy Tale that I preordered actually was a miss for me. Still doesn’t deter my love for him!)
I think it’s awesome that there are writers in this world we would spend money for at the drop of a hat, it’s a type of trust we have with the author to basically guarantee enjoyment from their latest work.
So who’s your automatic author?
Fonda Lee truly took me on an emotional journey that I won’t soon forget with her Green Bone Saga—a journey so intense that I doubt I’ll encounter its like again. I initially picked up the series only because Daniel Greene ranked it above the Age of Madness in one of his reviews. Frankly, the setting didn’t intrigue me at all. I was on the hunt for thrilling, “cool moments,” much like those found in Brandon Sanderson’s works, and I found myself repeatedly frustrated with the main character to the extent that I considered abandoning the book completely.
Despite the setting not initially drawing me in, despite my craving for the kind of high-octane scenes a Sanderson fan would yearn for, and despite my intense dislike for the protagonist at various points in the story, Fonda Lee’s writing won me over. By the conclusion of the series, I was deeply moved—filled with tears, joy, and a poignant sense of loss knowing that the saga had drawn to a close.
“The clan is my blood, and the Pillar is its master.”