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Highest-Rated Books by the Most Popular Authors

The authors are listed in order of their popularity, being amongst the top 200 authors on LibraryThing. Omitted authors include co-authors who were not the primary author on any work, and corporate "authors" such as DK and Reader's Digest. The work listed for each author has the highest average rating for the author. I tried to omit anything that was a compendium or omnibus, or a collection of stories, essays, or articles that were not initially published as that collection. However, because I lack familiarity with many of them, especially fantasy authors, I may have accidentally let some books of this type slip through. If so, I apologize. But it's just for fun anyway. I thought it was interesting that many of the highest-rated books were not the most well-known books by those authors.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
1
J.K.Rowling
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
2
Stephen King
Night Watch (Terry Pratchett)
Night Watch
3
Terry Pratchett
The Annotated Hobbit (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Annotated Hobbit
4
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Weight of Glory (C.S. Lewis)
The Weight of Glory
5
C.S. Lewis
The Absolute Sandman Vol 4 (Neil Gaiman)
The Absolute Sandman Vol 4
6
Neil Gaiman
Sonnets (William Shakespeare)
Sonnets
7
William Shakespeare
Treachery in Death (Nora Roberts (As J. D. Robb))
Treachery in Death
8
Nora Roberts (As J. D. Robb)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
9
Agatha Christie
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (James Patterson)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
10
James Patterson
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
11
Jane Austen
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
12
Charles Dickens
I. Asimov: A Memoir (Isaac Asimov)
I. Asimov: A Memoir
13
Isaac Asimov
Sycamore Row (John Grisham)
Sycamore Row
14
John Grisham
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
15
Dr. Seuss
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
16
Stephenie Meyer
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
17
Roald Dahl
Tonight on the Titanic (Mary Pope Osborne)
Tonight on the Titanic
18
Mary Pope Osborne
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
19
Dan Brown
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
20
Orson Scott Card
A Big Little Life (Dean Koontz)
A Big Little Life
21
Dean Koontz
Four to Score (Janet Evanovich)
Four to Score
22
Janet Evanovich
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
23
George R.R. Martin
Dragonsong (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonsong
24
Anne McCaffrey
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
25
George Orwell
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
26
Kurt Vonnegut
The Last Olympian (Rick Riordan)
The Last Olympian
27
Rick Riordan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
28
Douglas Adams
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
29
John Steinbeck
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
30
Anne Rice
Magic's Price (Mercedes Lackey)
Magic's Price
31
Mercedes Lackey
Letters From the Earth (Mark Twain)
Letters From the Earth
32
Mark Twain
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
33
Margaret Atwood
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
34
Suzanne Collins
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert a Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
35
Robert a Heinlein
Dead to the World (Charlaine Harris)
Dead to the World
36
Charlaine Harris
The Dark (Lemony Snicket)
The Dark
37
Lemony Snicket
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
38
Robert Jordan
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
39
Michael Crichton
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
40
Ernest Hemingway
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