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Terry Pratchett
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Not only does he use fantastic story lines with wierd and wonderful beings (well you could hardly call most of them people) involved, but he injects a vein of humour which is unique to him.
He is the King of impossible characters, even his death appears to be an idiot and susceptible to a tankard of Scumble now and again. All his riotous action takes place on the Discworld, which is carried on the back of four giant elephants: The Great T'phon, Jerakeen and the other two (the names of which I can't remember). These stand on the back of the giant turtle A'Tuin (and don't ask me why, they just do).
There have been many fundamental questions asked about this phenomenon such as what A'Tuin thinks about. The answer is only: The Weight.
The cover of Sourcery (left) is just one example of the brilliant Josh Kirby's artwork. He is one factor of the Pratchett books who rarely gets praise, but produces these stunning covers for Pratchett's books, every time surpassing the last, managing somehow to cram in the whole story onto the cover - while only giving an inkling of the story to the reader.
These books are stunning examples of Pratchett's festering imagination where different ideas float to the surface in random order and he somehow manages to string them altogether into a tangible story and gripping tale.
I have only one thing to say about Pratchett and his stories: Superb.
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