What else is everyone reading that reminds you of Louise's work?
Although her work is a bit darker Anne Bishop's novels remind me of the way Ms. Cooper builds worlds and characters and weaves a bit of romance into her tales. Her Black Jewels series, the Ephemera pair, and the Tir Allain trilogy all remind me of Louise Cooper.
Louise's witting is quite unique in the way she easily makes you not only believe her worlds are plausible, but you can easily see yourself traveling to them. Her characters are real to a pint of wanting to pick a day to have a small chat. And similar to her really only one comes to mind which would be Norman Mailer.
Crikey! Blush!! :-)
I agree with Eva, I haven't quite come across anyone else up to Louise's calibre. I do have other favourite authors like David Gemmell and Anne McCaffrey, Phillip Pullman and Garth Nix, but I really don't think anything compares. It's gothic and dark fantasy and the characters get genuinely terrified and insane. It gets to the point where you feel the emotion as opposed to just read, absorb, and imagine it, like it's really happened and not just a movie you're seeing in your head or just a story. No one quite punishes their characters with such ruthlessness (and realism, which is amusing to think of in a fantasy) the way Louise does. And she's not afraid of unhappy endings or flawed characters. You can never predict who is going to survive or who is going to go mad. It just feels more real than anyone else's writing.
Double-blush!!!! Seriously, thank you, Storm. That is one of the best compliments I've ever received.
Oh... well... you're my favourite author for a reason, Louise, and have been ever since I picked up my first Cooper book.
I love the Michael Moorcock quote on the page for the Time Master Books! I can't imagine a better compliment that to have someone who has used order and chaos in their writings say that.
I would agree that Louise's writing style is unique, however I could see fans of hers enjoying Moorcock's work. At least I did. The style is somewhat different, but I would recommend checking out Ursula K LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy.
I agree that anyone who has enjoyed my books should read Michael Moorcock, especially the Elric novels. "Stormbringer" is still the ultimate fantasy as far as I'm concerned!
I've only met Michael Moorcock once, when he came up to me at a multi-author signing years ago and said, unprompted, how much he liked Time Master. That was one of the best moments in my writing life! :-)
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