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Authors you have read everthing by

Too many to list since when I discover an author I like, I conscientiously track down everything in print. However, when an author fails to please, I will give up. Neal Asher, for example, who's earlier novels I read with much enjoyment but have ignored his later output (the last 4 novels) as being painfully weak, derivative and essentially, a wearisome rehash of previous work...but lazy and unimaginative regurgitations. Sherri Tepper is another. By and large though, I am always enthralled to hear of a previously unknown writer...and if they have an immense back catalogue, then joy indeed.
 
Struggle to think of any really, think I've read Wuthering Heights but can't remember it that well, and all the other possible ones I can think of, like Ralph Ellison, turn out to have at least one book I've not read. Even Toole had Neon Bible. Not read the new-ish one, but I've read everything Harper Lee published while she was alive? At time of writing, I think I've read every book by Phil Neel, John Darnielle, and I was going to say Daniel Lavery as well but apparently he's written a comic I didn't know about.
 
Weirdly, I discovered a book on my shelves by Douglas Coupland that I have absolutely no recollection of ever reading. It came out in 2008 or thereabouts, so I don't know if it was just so forgettable that it made zero impression on me, or if I genuinely bought it to complete my collection but never got around to actually reading it.
 
Terry Pratchett
Robert Heinlein
Arthur C Clarke
John Christopher
Harry Harrison
Patrick O’brian - yes including his other books
CS Forestor - including the Second World War out of print ones
Bernard Cornwell- including the not so good thrillers
Julian Rathbone
Mary Wesley - I have no idea either, just went through a stage when I read all her stuff
Spike Milligan
Fay Weldon
Ben Aaronovitch
Robert Harris
Andy Weir
John Wyndham
 
Iain M Banks ( Just the sci-fi stuff )
Joseph Heller ( I think just the two no? )
Arthur C.Clarke ( I think )
Mark Billingham
Ian Rankin ( quite a claim he wrote so many, I think so though )
Patrick O'Brian
 
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