I doubt I could list my top 5 favorite books, simply because I don't know what they are. Some favorite authors of mine include(in no particular order)
David Eddings(Leigh to)(Belgariad)
R.A. Salvatore (Drizzt)
Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind)
Robert Jordan (WoT)
Brandon Sanderson (Elantris, Warbreaker)
Some Stephen King (The Stand)
J.K. Rowling
The guy who created Tarzan(cant remember his name!!!)(Also the author of The Land that Time forgot) Edgar Rice Boroughs
C.J. Cherryh (Sun trilogy)
George R.R. Martin(still reading his series)
Roger Zelazny (Amber)
Michael Moorcock(not allowed to read past first Elric Book =/ )
J.R.R. Tolkien
Anne McCaffrey (Pern)
Brian Jaques (Redwall)
Terry Brooks (Shanara)(Magic Kingdom for Sale: Sold!)


And many more, just can't think of them right now.

LEAST favorite author
Erin Hunter, seriously, copy and paste, change a few names of the cats and places aaaaaaannnnnd you have a new Warriors book.

Author of the Animorphs series


Authors I want to read

Robin Hobb(Megan Lindholm)