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N.K. Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin is a celebrated American science fiction and fantasy writer who made history by winning the Hugo Award for...

Fantasy Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.6 Great

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is a remarkably prolific American author known for her expansive literary output across multiple genre...

American Contemporary Literary Bestseller

8.2 Great

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Richard Powers

Richard Powers is an American novelist whose intricate works often explore the intersection of science, technology, and...

American Contemporary Philosophical Literary

8.1 Great

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George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist celebrated for his expansive fantasy saga, *A Song of Ice and Fire*. The seri...

Fantasy Epic American Contemporary

8.0 Great

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Brandon Sanderson

American epic fantasy author notable for creating the Cosmere fictional universe and finishing Robert Jordan's *The Whee...

Fantasy Epic World Building American

7.9 Good

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J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling is a British author renowned for creating the Harry Potter fantasy series, which began in 1997 and became a...

Fantasy Contemporary British Bestseller

7.9 Good

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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is an American novelist who won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his acclaimed World War II novel A...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.9 Good

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Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her experim...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.9 Good

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Robin Hobb

American fantasy novelist renowned for her Realm of the Elderlings series, which began with the 1995 book *Assassin's Ap...

Fantasy Epic American Contemporary

7.8 Good

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Chang-rae Lee

Chang-rae Lee is a Korean-American novelist renowned for his critically acclaimed fiction exploring themes of assimilati...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.7 Good

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James Ellroy

American author James Ellroy is best known for his dense, stylized crime novels like L.A. Confidential, which explore th...

American Contemporary Mystery Noir

7.6 Good

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Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American author best known for her sweeping historical novels Free Food for Millionaires and Pac...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Amor Towles

Amor Towles is an American author best known for his historical fiction novels, including the widely successful 2016 bes...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer known for his genre-blending fiction, notably...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.5 Good

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Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and novelist best known for creating The Hunger Games trilogy, a critic...

American Contemporary Dystopian Bestseller

7.1 Good

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Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is an American author celebrated for his Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which popularizes Greek myth...

Fantasy American Contemporary Bestseller

6.9 Fair

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John Green

John Green is an American author celebrated for his critically acclaimed young adult novels, most notably The Fault in O...

American Contemporary Coming Of Age Bestseller

6.8 Fair

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Erin Morgenstern

Erin Morgenstern is an American multimedia artist and author celebrated for her richly atmospheric, phantasmagorical 201...

Fantasy American Contemporary Romance

6.7 Fair

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Lev Grossman

Lev Grossman is an American novelist and former book critic for Time magazine, best known for writing the critically acc...

Fantasy American Contemporary Urban Fantasy

6.6 Fair

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Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth is an American novelist who gained widespread recognition for her bestselling young adult dystopian book s...

American Contemporary Dystopian Bestseller

5.7 Mediocre