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For me, a favored author is someone who I like most of their stuff. Most authors will eventually put out a clunker. Authors change and my reading taste change. Many successful authors tend to have a 10 to 20 year run when they are most productive, then they slow down a lot.
Basically, there are some authors where I like everything they write. I can't think of a single Pournelle book I didn't like. That's a pretty small group. Other authors, I like most of the books they write, but not all. David Eddings and David Gemmell fall into this category for me. Still other authors, I like some books they write, but not most.
I tend to buy favored authors via pre-order. Once an author puts out a few clunkers, they drop down to wait and see if it's any good before buying it. At any one time, there are likely only 10 or 15 active authors who I buy via pre-order.
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