[Daithi]

1. Charles Dickens, Tale of two Cities -- Hamlet 4 points
___A master of verbose narration and description with a love of punctuation.

2. Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum -- Hamlet 3 points; Poohbear 1 point
___The master of using words to invoke a mood of horror.

3. My steps had to slow now. I was closing the distance between myself and the lunging pair too quickly. I had a good loud scream, and I sucked in air, preparing to use it, but my throat was so dry I wasn't sure how much volume I could manage. With a quick movement I slipped my purse over my head, gripping the strap with one hand, ready to surrender it or use it as weapon as need demanded.
The thickset man shrugged away from the wall as I warily came to a stop, and walked slowly into the street.
"Stay away from me," I warned in a voice that was supposed to sound strong and fearless. But I was right about the dry throat --- no volume.

4. Mickey Spillane, Title? -- alishajordan 3 points
___Master of the hard-boiled detective story.

5. Dan Brown, Digital Fortress -- Billi 4 points
___Exciting stories told almost exclusively through simple dialog.

6. John Steinbeck, Title? -- Hamlet 3 points
___The hands down master of using dialog to tell a story.

7. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night -- Hamlet 4 points
___A master of using words to invoke a mood.

8. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea -- Hamlet 4 points
___Master of using simple words and sentences that tell stories of great depth.

9. William Faulkner, Light in August -- Poohbear 4 points
___A complex experimental style. If Joyce is the Jackson Pollock of literature then Faulkner is Monet.

10 James Joyce, Finnegan's Wake -- Hamlet 3 points; Poohbear 1 point
___The Jackson Pollock of literature.