[Alchemist]

Let's try this out and see if it works. I'll start by naming two authors who may or may not have any similarities and someone else will name a third author who "bridges the gap" - that is, is as close to a combination or meeting ground as possible. Then that person will name two authors and the it will continue...

Make sense?

Here we go, and by way of example:

Steven Erikson
Guy Gavriel Kay

Who bridges the gap? Which author would be the third that would "complete the triangle?" Obviously Erikson and Kay are very different authors, so if you could find one author (or several) that would be situated by their style, stories, characterization etc., somewhere between the two, who would it be? More than one person can respond, and we could get numerous "triangles" going.

Have at it...

[CodanOfCanada]

I'd go with David Keck, another Winnipeg boy (like the two above) and his style is half way between the more straightforward style of Erikson and the more poetic style of Kay (though ultimately not as good as either).

How about these guys:
Rober E. Howard
J.R.R. Tolkien

[algernoninc]

I would put Michael Scott Rohan and Elof from Winter of the World between Tolkien and Howard. I have the mythological earth setting similar to Hyborian age and the detailed worldbuilding / journey on a quest similar to Tolkien.

To continue:

Robin Hobb
Patricia McKillip