Not certain to whom you were referring, oh he who no longer attends Events. However, my reasoning is based on the very biased Charlie Spiegel Chart. If the dialogue and general writing does not make me look forward to the next book, or in the case of a writer with a corpus of work, run out and obtain more, then genius is a word I do not apply. Perhaps workmanlike, but not genius.
Some writers whose works I have read in their entirety:
Ross Thomas
Roger Zelazney
Robert Heinlein
Isaac Asimov (all sci fi, some hard science as well)
WEB Griffin
Robert Ludlum
William Shakespeare
Harlan Ellison, including several screenplays
Robert Silverberg
Ray Bradberry
Gordon Dickson
Lois McMaster Bujold
P. K. Dick
David Drake
There are others, but Jordon is not one
Edwin Haroldson
Loremaster
Master of the Mages' Guild
An ethical person does the right thing when no one is watching.
OOG - Charlie Spiegel - Kitchen Marshal
"War is a matter of vital importance to the State..."
