Top Ten Most Read Authors
I used the Goodreads Most Read Authors option to put this list together and then selected a handful from amongst the top 25 or so based on preference and variety. I ended up with this list:
Stephen
King (34)
Not
surprising there. The Dark Tower series alone comes to eight books. I’ve read a
lot of King over the years, though I’m still far from working my way through
his entire oeuvre.
Terry
Brooks (32)
Again, not
at all a surprise. Brooks was my first post-LOTR introduction to epic fantasy.
I have read every single book Brooks has written, from the Shannara epic to the
Magic Kingdom Sold! series and not forgetting his wonderful memoir on writing,
Sometimes the Magic Works. An immediate buy for me whenever a new book comes
out.
Christopher
Golden (17)
I started
reading Golden after watching the entire run of Buffy in a couple of weeks and
looking for something to quench my vampire thirst. Golden had written Buffy
tie-ins before branching out into his own vampire series. I have since read
most of his books – he has written some fantastic stand alone horror and dark
fantasy novels.
Michael
Crichton (13)
I went
through a Crichton obsession after watching Jurassic Park. Personal favorites:
Congo and Sphere, which is one of the creepiest books I can remember reading as
a teenager.
Jacqueline
Carey (11)
I had to
space out the Kushiel series over multiple months because I did not want to
finish them too quickly. Loved them, both for the characters’ voices and the
wonderful world building Carey put into creating her alternate history. Although
I have also enjoyed her recent urban fantasy series, I do hope that one day she
will come back to the world of the Anges!
Neil Gaiman (10)
Probably
the best fantastical writer working today. I have read all of his books and
have most of them in paperback format (which is rare for the ebook lover that I
am).
Cassandra
Clare (9)
Again, an
extensive series, so by the time you put together the six books of the Mortal
Instruments and the three books of the Infernal Devices trilogy, you have a lot
of books by one author! J
Robin Hobb (16)
Another of
those rare writers where I have pretty much all of her books in actual physical
form. I love all of Hobb’s worlds and characters and am so happy she has
returned to pick up the Fool and Fitz series!
David Weber (20)
The best
space opera, military sf series out there at the moment, the Honor Harrington
series has sprawled out into a massive epic that has multiple offshoots and
collections of short stories. All told, a 30-book chronicle that continues to
grow. Good thing I don’t have the other series he wrote or I would probably
have nothing but these on my bookshelves!
Daniel
Silva (14)
A recent
addition to my Most Read Authors, I’ve been reading Silva’s Gabriel Allon
series for the past year. A great thriller series with a fantastic main
character, I have all 14 of the books.
Honorable Mentions: Peter David (25), Raymond E Feist (23), Jim Butcher (16), Robert Jordan (14), Clive Cussler (13), Steve Berry (12), Camilla Lackberg (8), Gail Carriger (7)
So, what authors take up the most space on your bookshelves (electronic or otherwise?) Share in the comments!
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