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    I, Robot, Foundation Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

    Isaac Asimov

    [ranking: 1]
    I, Robot, Foundation Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, The Man in the High Castle, Ubik Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher whose published works mainly belong to the genre of science fiction.

    Philip K. Dick

    [ranking: 2]
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, The Man in the High Castle, Ubik Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher whose published works mainly belong to the genre of science fiction.

    2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010, 2001: A Space Odyssey Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

    Arthur C. Clarke

    [ranking: 3]
    2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010, 2001: A Space Odyssey Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

    The Time Machine, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Things to Come Herbert George Wells — known as H. G. Wells — was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for games.

    H. G. Wells

    [ranking: 4]
    The Time Machine, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Things to Come Herbert George Wells — known as H. G. Wells — was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for games.

    Something Wicked This Way Comes, Fahrenheit 451, King of Kings Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction author.

    Ray Bradbury

    [ranking: 5]
    Something Wicked This Way Comes, Fahrenheit 451, King of Kings Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction author.

    Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer.

    Robert A. Heinlein

    [ranking: 6]
    Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer.

    Dune, Dune Messiah, The Lazarus Effect Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels.

    Frank Herbert

    [ranking: 7]
    Dune, Dune Messiah, The Lazarus Effect Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels.

    Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 21 January 1950), better known by his psuedonymGeorge Orwell, was an English author.

    George Orwell

    [ranking: 8]
    Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 21 January 1950), better known by his psuedonymGeorge Orwell, was an English author.

    Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Mysterious Island Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

    Jules Verne

    [ranking: 9]
    Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Mysterious Island Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

    The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author.

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    [ranking: 10]
    The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author.

    Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American writer. His works, such as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Breakfast of Champions, blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction.

    Kurt Vonnegut

    [ranking: 11]
    Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American writer. His works, such as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Breakfast of Champions, blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction.

    The Space Merchants, Man Plus, Gateway Frederik George Pohl, Jr. was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning more than seventy-five years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to...

    Frederik Pohl

    [ranking: 12]
    The Space Merchants, Man Plus, Gateway Frederik George Pohl, Jr. was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning more than seventy-five years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to...

    Good Omens, Small Gods, The Colour of Magic Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, Kt, OBE was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works.

    Terry Pratchett

    [ranking: 13]
    Good Omens, Small Gods, The Colour of Magic Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, Kt, OBE was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works.

    Ringworld, Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer.

    Larry Niven

    [ranking: 14]
    Ringworld, Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer.

    The Chronicles of Amber, Lord of Light, Isle of the Dead Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series.

    Roger Zelazny

    [ranking: 15]
    The Chronicles of Amber, Lord of Light, Isle of the Dead Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series.

    Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Ender's Shadow Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist.

    Orson Scott Card

    [ranking: 16]
    Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Ender's Shadow Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist.

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, So Long Hitchhikers "trilogy", Dirk Gently Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist.

    Douglas Adams

    [ranking: 17]
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, So Long Hitchhikers "trilogy", Dirk Gently Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist.

    Beowulf, Marvel 1602, American Gods Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films.

    Neil Gaiman

    [ranking: 18]
    Beowulf, Marvel 1602, American Gods Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films.

    Dreams with Sharp Teeth, The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, The Glass Teat Harlan Jay Ellison is an American writer.

    Harlan Ellison

    [ranking: 19]
    Dreams with Sharp Teeth, The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, The Glass Teat Harlan Jay Ellison is an American writer.

    The Broken Sword, Conflict, Conan the Rebel Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during the Golden Age of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

    Poul Anderson

    [ranking: 20]
    The Broken Sword, Conflict, Conan the Rebel Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during the Golden Age of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

    Neuromancer, Johnny Mnemonic, Mona Lisa Overdrive William Ford Gibson is an American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist and essayist who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre.

    William Gibson

    [ranking: 21]
    Neuromancer, Johnny Mnemonic, Mona Lisa Overdrive William Ford Gibson is an American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist and essayist who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre.

    Startide Rising, The Transparent Society, The Uplift War Glen David Brin is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction.

    David Brin

    [ranking: 22]
    Startide Rising, The Transparent Society, The Uplift War Glen David Brin is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction.

    Alice in Wonderland, Brave New World, Pride and Prejudice Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family.

    Aldous Huxley

    [ranking: 23]
    Alice in Wonderland, Brave New World, Pride and Prejudice Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family.

    Shadrach in the Furnace, Nightfall, Roma Eterna Robert Silverberg is a prolific American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction.

    Robert Silverberg

    [ranking: 24]
    Shadrach in the Furnace, Nightfall, Roma Eterna Robert Silverberg is a prolific American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction.

    Jurassic Park, Twister, Westworld John Michael Crichton, MD was an American best-selling author, physician, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller...

    Michael Crichton

    [ranking: 25]
    Jurassic Park, Twister, Westworld John Michael Crichton, MD was an American best-selling author, physician, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller...

    Killdozer!, Venus Plus X, Isaac Asimov Presents Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction and horror writer and critic. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database credits him with about 400 reviews and more than 200 stories.

    Theodore Sturgeon

    [ranking: 26]
    Killdozer!, Venus Plus X, Isaac Asimov Presents Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction and horror writer and critic. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database credits him with about 400 reviews and more than 200 stories.

    The Wasp Factory, The Player of Games, Consider Phlebas Iain Banks was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.

    Iain Banks

    [ranking: 27]
    The Wasp Factory, The Player of Games, Consider Phlebas Iain Banks was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.

    The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror and Others Howard Phillips Lovecraft —known as H. P. Lovecraft—was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.

    H. P. Lovecraft

    [ranking: 28]
    The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror and Others Howard Phillips Lovecraft —known as H. P. Lovecraft—was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.

    The Stars Are Ours!, Sea Siege, Star Man's Son Andre Alice Norton was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction.

    Andre Norton

    [ranking: 29]
    The Stars Are Ours!, Sea Siege, Star Man's Son Andre Alice Norton was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction.

    Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Political Justice Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern...

    Mary Shelley

    [ranking: 30]
    Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Political Justice Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern...

    Solaris, Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, Fiasco Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy and satire. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 45 million copies.

    Stanisław Lem

    [ranking: 31]
    Solaris, Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, Fiasco Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy and satire. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 45 million copies.

    The Land That Time Forgot, Elric at the End of Time, Elric of Melniboné Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels.

    Michael Moorcock

    [ranking: 32]
    The Land That Time Forgot, Elric at the End of Time, Elric of Melniboné Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels.

    A Spell for Chameleon, Air Apparent, Golem in the Gears Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob is an English American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony.

    Piers Anthony

    [ranking: 33]
    A Spell for Chameleon, Air Apparent, Golem in the Gears Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob is an English American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony.

    Eon, The Mongoliad, The Forge of God Gregory Dale "Greg" Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author.

    Greg Bear

    [ranking: 34]
    Eon, The Mongoliad, The Forge of God Gregory Dale "Greg" Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author.

    Dayworld, Gods of Riverworld, To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.

    Philip José Farmer

    [ranking: 35]
    Dayworld, Gods of Riverworld, To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.

    Ring Around the Sun, Isaac Asimov Presents, Galaxy Magazine Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo Awards and by colleagues with one Nebula Award.

    Clifford D. Simak

    [ranking: 36]
    Ring Around the Sun, Isaac Asimov Presents, Galaxy Magazine Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo Awards and by colleagues with one Nebula Award.

    Red Mars, The Years of Rice and Salt, Sixty Days and Counting Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer, best known for his Mars trilogy.

    Kim Stanley Robinson

    [ranking: 37]
    Red Mars, The Years of Rice and Salt, Sixty Days and Counting Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer, best known for his Mars trilogy.

    Empire of the Sun, Crash, The Unlimited Dream Company James Graham "J. G." Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist.

    J. G. Ballard

    [ranking: 38]
    Empire of the Sun, Crash, The Unlimited Dream Company James Graham "J. G." Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist.

    Legions of Hell, Kings in Hell, Sword and Sorceress II Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction.

    C. J. Cherryh

    [ranking: 39]
    Legions of Hell, Kings in Hell, Sword and Sorceress II Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction.

    The Stars My Destination, The Demolished Man, Psychoshop Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books.

    Alfred Bester

    [ranking: 40]
    The Stars My Destination, The Demolished Man, Psychoshop Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books.

    The Dying Earth, Star King, Bad Ronald John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer.

    Jack Vance

    [ranking: 41]
    The Dying Earth, Star King, Bad Ronald John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer.

    Dragonflight, Dragonsong, Sassinak Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series.

    Anne McCaffrey

    [ranking: 42]
    Dragonflight, Dragonsong, Sassinak Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series.

    Carrion Comfort, Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons is an American science fiction and horror writer and author of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, the Hyperion Cantos, and the Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.

    Dan Simmons

    [ranking: 43]
    Carrion Comfort, Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons is an American science fiction and horror writer and author of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, the Hyperion Cantos, and the Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.

    John Wyndham

    John Wyndham

    [ranking: 44]
    The Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos, Chocky John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer who usually used the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John...

    A Game of Thrones, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television...

    George R. R. Martin

    [ranking: 45]
    A Game of Thrones, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television...

    The Omega Man, Duel, The Last Man on Earth Richard Burton Matheson was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.

    Richard Matheson

    [ranking: 46]
    The Omega Man, Duel, The Last Man on Earth Richard Burton Matheson was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.

    Ghor, Kin-Slayer, Masters of Time Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded as one of the most popular, influential and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the...

    A. E. van Vogt

    [ranking: 47]
    Ghor, Kin-Slayer, Masters of Time Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded as one of the most popular, influential and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the...

    Life in the West, Brothers of the Head, Trillion Year Spree Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is an English writer and anthologies editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W.

    Brian Aldiss

    [ranking: 48]
    Life in the West, Brothers of the Head, Trillion Year Spree Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is an English writer and anthologies editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W.

    Dhalgren, The Fall of the Towers, Silent Interviews Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., Chip Delany to his friends, is an American author, professor and literary critic.

    Samuel R. Delany

    [ranking: 49]
    Dhalgren, The Fall of the Towers, Silent Interviews Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., Chip Delany to his friends, is an American author, professor and literary critic.

    Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, The Diamond Age Neal Town Stephenson is an award-winning American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction.

    Neal Stephenson

    [ranking: 50]
    Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, The Diamond Age Neal Town Stephenson is an award-winning American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction.

    The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of...

    J. R. R. Tolkien

    [ranking: 51]
    The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of...

    Pet Sematary, Creepshow, Salem's Lot Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

    Stephen King

    [ranking: 52]
    Pet Sematary, Creepshow, Salem's Lot Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

    Kindred, Fledgling, Parable of the Sower Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer. A multiple-recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, Butler was one of the best-known women in the field.

    Octavia E. Butler

    [ranking: 53]
    Kindred, Fledgling, Parable of the Sower Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer. A multiple-recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, Butler was one of the best-known women in the field.

    Jupiter, Orion in the Dying Time, Mars Benjamin William "Ben" Bova is an American author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, six-time winner of the Hugo Award, a former editor of Analog Magazine, a former...

    Ben Bova

    [ranking: 54]
    Jupiter, Orion in the Dying Time, Mars Benjamin William "Ben" Bova is an American author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, six-time winner of the Hugo Award, a former editor of Analog Magazine, a former...

    The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin, Alias Grace Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC OOnt FRSC is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is a winner of the Arthur C.

    Margaret Atwood

    [ranking: 55]
    The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin, Alias Grace Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC OOnt FRSC is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is a winner of the Arthur C.

    First Lensman, Second Stage Lensman, The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith PhD was an American food engineer and early science fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series.

    E. E. Smith

    [ranking: 56]
    First Lensman, Second Stage Lensman, The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith PhD was an American food engineer and early science fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series.

    The Forever War, Robot Jox, 1968 Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1974 novel The Forever War.

    Joe Haldeman

    [ranking: 57]
    The Forever War, Robot Jox, 1968 Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1974 novel The Forever War.

    Tarzan, the Ape Man, Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.

    Edgar Rice Burroughs

    [ranking: 58]
    Tarzan, the Ape Man, Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.

    A Fire Upon the Deep, Rainbows End, Across Realtime Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.

    Vernor Vinge

    [ranking: 59]
    A Fire Upon the Deep, Rainbows End, Across Realtime Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.

    Polaris, Eternity Road, Chindi Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology.

    Jack McDevitt

    [ranking: 60]
    Polaris, Eternity Road, Chindi Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology.

    Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Blackout/All Clear Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis is an American science fiction/fantasy writer.

    Connie Willis

    [ranking: 61]
    Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Blackout/All Clear Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis is an American science fiction/fantasy writer.

    The Spirit Ring, Barrayar, Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold is an American speculative fiction writer.

    Lois McMaster Bujold

    [ranking: 62]
    The Spirit Ring, Barrayar, Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold is an American speculative fiction writer.

    Revelation Space, The Prefect, Redemption Ark Alastair Preston Reynolds is a British science fiction author.

    Alastair Reynolds

    [ranking: 63]
    Revelation Space, The Prefect, Redemption Ark Alastair Preston Reynolds is a British science fiction author.

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Screwtape Letters Clive Staples Lewis, commonly known as C. S. Lewis, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist.

    C. S. Lewis

    [ranking: 64]
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Screwtape Letters Clive Staples Lewis, commonly known as C. S. Lewis, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist.

    Agent of Byzantium, The Guns of the South, Kaleidoscope Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, best known for his works in several genres, including that of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.

    Harry Turtledove

    [ranking: 65]
    Agent of Byzantium, The Guns of the South, Kaleidoscope Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, best known for his works in several genres, including that of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.

    Conan the Barbarian, Conan, The Coming of Conan Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres.

    Robert E. Howard

    [ranking: 66]
    Conan the Barbarian, Conan, The Coming of Conan Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres.

    An Evil Guest, Return to the Whorl, On Blue's Waters Gene Rodman Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

    Gene Wolfe

    [ranking: 67]
    An Evil Guest, Return to the Whorl, On Blue's Waters Gene Rodman Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

    Heir to the Empire, The Last Command, Dark Force Rising Timothy Zahn is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy.

    Timothy Zahn

    [ranking: 68]
    Heir to the Empire, The Last Command, Dark Force Rising Timothy Zahn is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy.

    Old Man's War, Redshirts, The Rough Guide to the Universe John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author, online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

    John Scalzi

    [ranking: 69]
    Old Man's War, Redshirts, The Rough Guide to the Universe John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author, online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

    After the Fact, The Black Throne, Coils Fred Thomas Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and S.F. novels.

    Fred Saberhagen

    [ranking: 70]
    After the Fact, The Black Throne, Coils Fred Thomas Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and S.F. novels.

    Krull, The Mocking Program, The Paths of the Perambulator Alan Dean Foster is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, a prolific creator of and contributor to book series as well as the author of more than 20 single novels.

    Alan Dean Foster

    [ranking: 71]
    Krull, The Mocking Program, The Paths of the Perambulator Alan Dean Foster is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, a prolific creator of and contributor to book series as well as the author of more than 20 single novels.

    Millennium, The Persistence of Vision, Red lightning John Herbert Varley is an American science fiction writer.

    John Varley

    [ranking: 72]
    Millennium, The Persistence of Vision, Red lightning John Herbert Varley is an American science fiction writer.

    Out of my mind, Listen! The Stars! / The Rebellers, Echo in the Skull / Rocket to Limbo John Kilian Houston Brunner was a British author of science fiction novels and stories.

    John Brunner

    [ranking: 73]
    Out of my mind, Listen! The Stars! / The Rebellers, Echo in the Skull / Rocket to Limbo John Kilian Houston Brunner was a British author of science fiction novels and stories.

    The Mists of Avalon, Sword and Sorceress III, Sword and Sorceress II Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel The Mists of...

    Marion Zimmer Bradley

    [ranking: 74]
    The Mists of Avalon, Sword and Sorceress III, Sword and Sorceress II Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel The Mists of...

    The Time Ships, Voyage, Raft Stephen Baxter is a prolific British hard science fiction author.

    Stephen Baxter

    [ranking: 75]
    The Time Ships, Voyage, Raft Stephen Baxter is a prolific British hard science fiction author.

    The Service of the Sword, 1633, Heirs of Empire David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

    David Weber

    [ranking: 76]
    The Service of the Sword, 1633, Heirs of Empire David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Treasure Island, The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    [ranking: 77]
    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Treasure Island, The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

    Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye, Exiles to Glory Mercenary, Janissaries, frequent collaborator with Larry Niven  Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte.

    Jerry Pournelle

    [ranking: 78]
    Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye, Exiles to Glory Mercenary, Janissaries, frequent collaborator with Larry Niven  Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte.

    The Hacker Crackdown, The Zenith Angle, Mirrorshades Michael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author who is best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology.

    Bruce Sterling

    [ranking: 79]
    The Hacker Crackdown, The Zenith Angle, Mirrorshades Michael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author who is best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology.

    Dark Dance, Night Visions No 1, Don't Bite the Sun Tanith Lee is a British writer of science fiction, horror and fantasy.

    Tanith Lee

    [ranking: 80]
    Dark Dance, Night Visions No 1, Don't Bite the Sun Tanith Lee is a British writer of science fiction, horror and fantasy.

    Magician, Shadow of a Dark Queen, Talon of the Silver Hawk Raymond Elias Feist is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction.

    Raymond E. Feist

    [ranking: 81]
    Magician, Shadow of a Dark Queen, Talon of the Silver Hawk Raymond Elias Feist is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction.

    The Duplicated Man, Cities in Flight, Get Out of My Sky James Benjamin Blish was an American author of fantasy and science fiction.

    James Blish

    [ranking: 82]
    The Duplicated Man, Cities in Flight, Get Out of My Sky James Benjamin Blish was an American author of fantasy and science fiction.

    Perdido Street Station, Embassytown, Un Lun Dun China Tom Miéville is an English fantasy fiction author, comic writer and academic.

    China Miéville

    [ranking: 83]
    Perdido Street Station, Embassytown, Un Lun Dun China Tom Miéville is an English fantasy fiction author, comic writer and academic.

    The Flight of Dragons, Time to Teleport / Delusion World, Necromancer Gordon Rupert Dickson was a Canadian-American science fiction writer.

    Gordon R. Dickson

    [ranking: 84]
    The Flight of Dragons, Time to Teleport / Delusion World, Necromancer Gordon Rupert Dickson was a Canadian-American science fiction writer.

    A Clockwork Orange, Inside Mr. Enderby, Joysprick John Anthony Burgess Wilson, FRSL – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English writer and composer.

    Anthony Burgess

    [ranking: 85]
    A Clockwork Orange, Inside Mr. Enderby, Joysprick John Anthony Burgess Wilson, FRSL – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English writer and composer.

    The Reality Dysfunction, The Nano Flower, Misspent Youth Peter F. Hamilton is a British author. He is best known for writing space opera.

    Peter F. Hamilton

    [ranking: 86]
    The Reality Dysfunction, The Nano Flower, Misspent Youth Peter F. Hamilton is a British author. He is best known for writing space opera.

    Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, Little Fuzzy, Space Viking Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author.

    H. Beam Piper

    [ranking: 87]
    Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, Little Fuzzy, Space Viking Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author.

    Crown of Stars, Fantasy Annual 5, Houston Alice Bradley Sheldon was an American science fiction author better known as James Tiptree, Jr., a pen name she used from 1967 to her death.

    James Tiptree, Jr.

    [ranking: 88]
    Crown of Stars, Fantasy Annual 5, Houston Alice Bradley Sheldon was an American science fiction author better known as James Tiptree, Jr., a pen name she used from 1967 to her death.

    Lord Foul's Bane, White Gold Wielder, The Power that Preserves Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series.

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    [ranking: 89]
    Lord Foul's Bane, White Gold Wielder, The Power that Preserves Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series.

    Islands of Space, The Best of John W. Campbell, The Black Star Passes John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor.

    John W. Campbell

    [ranking: 90]
    Islands of Space, The Best of John W. Campbell, The Black Star Passes John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor.

    The Belgariad, Polgara the Sorceress, The Tamuli David Eddings was an American fantasy writer.

    David Eddings

    [ranking: 91]
    The Belgariad, Polgara the Sorceress, The Tamuli David Eddings was an American fantasy writer.

    Alternate Tyrants, Starship: Pirate, Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut off the Sun? Michael Diamond Resnick is an American science fiction writer under the name Mike Resnick.

    Mike Resnick

    [ranking: 92]
    Alternate Tyrants, Starship: Pirate, Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut off the Sun? Michael Diamond Resnick is an American science fiction writer under the name Mike Resnick.

    Explorers in Hell, Grimmer Than Hell, Queen of Demons David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature.

    David Drake

    [ranking: 93]
    Explorers in Hell, Grimmer Than Hell, Queen of Demons David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature.

    Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, Dancing on Air Nancy Kress is an American science fiction writer.

    Nancy Kress

    [ranking: 94]
    Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, Dancing on Air Nancy Kress is an American science fiction writer.

    Timescape, Across the Sea of Suns, In the Ocean of Night Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.

    Gregory Benford

    [ranking: 95]
    Timescape, Across the Sea of Suns, In the Ocean of Night Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.

    Bolos II, Worlds of the Imperium / Seven from the Stars, A Plague of Demons John Keith Laumer was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a U.S. diplomat.

    Keith Laumer

    [ranking: 96]
    Bolos II, Worlds of the Imperium / Seven from the Stars, A Plague of Demons John Keith Laumer was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a U.S. diplomat.

    Rollback, Calculating God, Far-Seer Robert James Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction writer.

    Robert J. Sawyer

    [ranking: 97]
    Rollback, Calculating God, Far-Seer Robert James Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction writer.

    The Martian Andy Weir is the author of The Martian.

    Andy Weir

    [ranking: 98]
    The Martian Andy Weir is the author of The Martian.

    Night of Power, Very Bad Deaths, Variable Star Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, Deathkiller, Stardance Spider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author.

    Spider Robinson

    [ranking: 99]
    Night of Power, Very Bad Deaths, Variable Star Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, Deathkiller, Stardance Spider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author.

    Walter M. Miller, Jr.

    Walter M. Miller, Jr.

    [ranking: 100]
    A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. Walter Michael Miller, Jr. was an American science fiction writer. Today he is primarily known for A Canticle for Leibowitz, the only novel he published in his lifetime.

    Phantoms, Watchers, Demon Seed Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire.

    Dean Koontz

    [ranking: 101]
    Phantoms, Watchers, Demon Seed Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire.

    The Rediscovery of Man, When the People Fell, Quest of the Three Worlds Cordwainer Smith was the penname used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger for his science fiction works.

    Cordwainer Smith

    [ranking: 102]
    The Rediscovery of Man, When the People Fell, Quest of the Three Worlds Cordwainer Smith was the penname used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger for his science fiction works.

    Crack-Up, Honeymoon in Hell, The Fabulous Clipjoint Fredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer.

    Fredric Brown

    [ranking: 103]
    Crack-Up, Honeymoon in Hell, The Fabulous Clipjoint Fredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer.

    The Many-Colored Land, Laugh it up, Perseus Spur Julian Clare May is an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer who also uses several literary pseudonyms, best known for her Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic...

    Julian May

    [ranking: 104]
    The Many-Colored Land, Laugh it up, Perseus Spur Julian Clare May is an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer who also uses several literary pseudonyms, best known for her Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic...

    Greg Egan

    Greg Egan

    [ranking: 105]
    Permutation City, Diaspora, Distress Greg Egan is an Australian science fiction writer.

    The Lost World, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones...

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    [ranking: 106]
    The Lost World, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones...

    The Gate to Women's Country, A Plague of Angels, Six Moon Dance Sheri Stewart Tepper is an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels.

    Sheri S. Tepper

    [ranking: 107]
    The Gate to Women's Country, A Plague of Angels, Six Moon Dance Sheri Stewart Tepper is an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels.

    Condorman, If at Faust You Don't Succeed, Le démon de la farce Robert Sheckley was an American writer.

    Robert Sheckley

    [ranking: 108]
    Condorman, If at Faust You Don't Succeed, Le démon de la farce Robert Sheckley was an American writer.

    The Bug Wars, Something M.Y.T.H.

    Robert Asprin

    [ranking: 109]
    The Bug Wars, Something M.Y.T.H.

    The Stainless Steel Rat, A Rebel in Time, The Hammer and the Cross Harry Max Harrison was an American science fiction author, best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and for his novel Make Room! Make Room!.

    Harry Harrison

    [ranking: 110]
    The Stainless Steel Rat, A Rebel in Time, The Hammer and the Cross Harry Max Harrison was an American science fiction author, best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and for his novel Make Room! Make Room!.

    Wasp, Next of Kin, Six Worlds Yonder Eric Frank Russell was a British author best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W.

    Eric Frank Russell

    [ranking: 111]
    Wasp, Next of Kin, Six Worlds Yonder Eric Frank Russell was a British author best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W.

    Ship Breaker, The Fluted Girl, The Windup Girl Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, Compton Crook, Theodore Sturgeon, and Michael L.

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    [ranking: 112]
    Ship Breaker, The Fluted Girl, The Windup Girl Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, Compton Crook, Theodore Sturgeon, and Michael L.

    The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate, The Lifecycle of Software Objects, Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang is an American science fiction writer. His Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan.

    Ted Chiang

    [ranking: 113]
    The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate, The Lifecycle of Software Objects, Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang is an American science fiction writer. His Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan.

    The Forgotten Planet, Space Tug, Space Platform Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history.

    Murray Leinster

    [ranking: 114]
    The Forgotten Planet, Space Tug, Space Platform Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history.

    The Man Who Folded Himself, The Martian Child, Enemy Mine David Gerrold is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist known for his script for the popular original Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", for creating the...

    David Gerrold

    [ranking: 115]
    The Man Who Folded Himself, The Martian Child, Enemy Mine David Gerrold is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist known for his script for the popular original Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", for creating the...

    SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Tomorrow People, Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril Judith Josephine Grossman, who took the pen-name Judith Merril about 1945, was an American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist, and one of the first women to...

    Judith Merril

    [ranking: 116]
    SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Tomorrow People, Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril Judith Josephine Grossman, who took the pen-name Judith Merril about 1945, was an American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist, and one of the first women to...

    War with the Newts, Adam the creator, R.U.R. Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century.

    Karel Čapek

    [ranking: 117]
    War with the Newts, Adam the creator, R.U.R. Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century.

    Darwinia, Spin, Julian: A Christmas Story Robert Charles Wilson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.

    Robert Charles Wilson

    [ranking: 118]
    Darwinia, Spin, Julian: A Christmas Story Robert Charles Wilson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.

    Sleight Of Hand, Clear and convincing proof, Better Than One Kate Wilhelm is an American writer.

    Kate Wilhelm

    [ranking: 119]
    Sleight Of Hand, Clear and convincing proof, Better Than One Kate Wilhelm is an American writer.

    In Search of Wonder, Three Novels, The Rithian Terror Damon Francis Knight was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan.

    Damon Knight

    [ranking: 120]
    In Search of Wonder, Three Novels, The Rithian Terror Damon Francis Knight was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan.

    The Separation, Black Panther, The Extremes Christopher Priest is a British novelist and science fiction writer.

    Christopher Priest

    [ranking: 121]
    The Separation, Black Panther, The Extremes Christopher Priest is a British novelist and science fiction writer.

    Strugatsky Brothers

    Strugatsky Brothers

    [ranking: 122]
    Roadside Picnic, Hard to be a God, Monday Starts on Saturday The brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky were Soviet-Russian science fiction authors who collaborated on their fiction.

    The Female Man, And Chaos Died, How to Suppress Women's Writing Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist.

    Joanna Russ

    [ranking: 123]
    The Female Man, And Chaos Died, How to Suppress Women's Writing Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist.

    Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Seven Days in May Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction...

    Rod Serling

    [ranking: 124]
    Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Seven Days in May Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction...

    Zahrah the Windseeker, The Shadow Speaker, Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction.

    Nnedi Okorafor

    [ranking: 125]
    Zahrah the Windseeker, The Shadow Speaker, Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction.

    She Is the Darkness, Bleak Seasons, Dreams of Steel Glen Charles Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy writer, best known for the Black Company fantasy series.

    Glen Cook

    [ranking: 126]
    She Is the Darkness, Bleak Seasons, Dreams of Steel Glen Charles Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy writer, best known for the Black Company fantasy series.

    Synners, Web 2028, Tea from an Empty Cup Pat Cadigan is an American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement.

    Pat Cadigan

    [ranking: 127]
    Synners, Web 2028, Tea from an Empty Cup Pat Cadigan is an American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement.

    Night of the Eagle, Swords and Deviltry, Conjure Wife Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.

    Fritz Leiber

    [ranking: 128]
    Night of the Eagle, Swords and Deviltry, Conjure Wife Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.

    Wool Omnibus Edition, Wool, Dust Hugh C.

    Hugh Howey

    [ranking: 129]
    Wool Omnibus Edition, Wool, Dust Hugh C.

    Watch on the Rhine, A Hymn Before Battle, The Service of the Sword John Ringo is an American science fiction and military fiction author.

    John Ringo

    [ranking: 130]
    Watch on the Rhine, A Hymn Before Battle, The Service of the Sword John Ringo is an American science fiction and military fiction author.

    Ghost-Walker, Tales from Jabba's Palace, Magic time Barbara Hambly is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.

    Barbara Hambly

    [ranking: 131]
    Ghost-Walker, Tales from Jabba's Palace, Magic time Barbara Hambly is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Rio Bravo, The Big Sleep Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American writer, particularly of science fiction.

    Leigh Brackett

    [ranking: 132]
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Rio Bravo, The Big Sleep Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American writer, particularly of science fiction.

    The Golden Notebook, The Grass Is Singing, Shikasta Mainly for Canopus in Argos: Archives Doris May Lessing CH was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels include The Grass is Singing, the sequence of five novels.

    Doris Lessing

    [ranking: 133]
    The Golden Notebook, The Grass Is Singing, Shikasta Mainly for Canopus in Argos: Archives Doris May Lessing CH was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels include The Grass is Singing, the sequence of five novels.

    Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future, Star Maker, Worlds of Wonder William Olaf Stapledon – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of influential works of science fiction.

    Olaf Stapledon

    [ranking: 134]
    Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future, Star Maker, Worlds of Wonder William Olaf Stapledon – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of influential works of science fiction.

    Singularity Sky, Accelerando, Saturn's Children Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.

    Charles Stross

    [ranking: 135]
    Singularity Sky, Accelerando, Saturn's Children Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.

    The Final Key, Schism, Skyfall Catherine Asaro is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

    Catherine Asaro

    [ranking: 136]
    The Final Key, Schism, Skyfall Catherine Asaro is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

    Half a Crown, Farthing, The Prize in the Game Jo Walton is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She won the John W.

    Jo Walton

    [ranking: 137]
    Half a Crown, Farthing, The Prize in the Game Jo Walton is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She won the John W.

    Underworld: Awakening, Changeling, Ninja Assassin Joseph Michael Straczynski, known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or jms, is an American writer and producer.

    J. Michael Straczynski

    [ranking: 138]
    Underworld: Awakening, Changeling, Ninja Assassin Joseph Michael Straczynski, known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or jms, is an American writer and producer.

    Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub For Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

    Jonathan Swift

    [ranking: 139]
    Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub For Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

    The Sword of Shannara, Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold!, The World of Shannara Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction.

    Terry Brooks

    [ranking: 140]
    The Sword of Shannara, Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold!, The World of Shannara Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction.

    Revelation, Ally, Sacrifice Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England.

    Karen Traviss

    [ranking: 141]
    Revelation, Ally, Sacrifice Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England.

    A Wrinkle in Time, A Ring of Endless Light, A Wind in the Door Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, National Book...

    Madeleine L'Engle

    [ranking: 142]
    A Wrinkle in Time, A Ring of Endless Light, A Wind in the Door Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, National Book...

    If on a winter's night a traveler, Invisible Cities, Boccaccio '70 Italo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels.

    Italo Calvino

    [ranking: 143]
    If on a winter's night a traveler, Invisible Cities, Boccaccio '70 Italo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels.

    The Space Merchants, Isaac Asimov Presents, Search the Sky Cyril M. Kornbluth was an American science fiction author and a notable member of the Futurians. He used a variety of pen-names, including Cecil Corwin, S. D. Gottesman, Edward J.

    Cyril M. Kornbluth

    [ranking: 144]
    The Space Merchants, Isaac Asimov Presents, Search the Sky Cyril M. Kornbluth was an American science fiction author and a notable member of the Futurians. He used a variety of pen-names, including Cecil Corwin, S. D. Gottesman, Edward J.

    Flowers for Algernon, The Minds of Billy Milligan, Flores Para Algernon/flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon.

    Daniel Keyes

    [ranking: 145]
    Flowers for Algernon, The Minds of Billy Milligan, Flores Para Algernon/flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon.

    Mississippi blues, The Bones of Time, Queen City Jazz Kathleen Ann Goonan is an American science fiction writer. Several of her books have been nominated for the Nebula Award.

    Kathleen Ann Goonan

    [ranking: 146]
    Mississippi blues, The Bones of Time, Queen City Jazz Kathleen Ann Goonan is an American science fiction writer. Several of her books have been nominated for the Nebula Award.

    Three Body II: Dark Forest, Dead End, Three Body Liu Cixin is a best-selling and award-winning science fiction writer based in People's Republic of China. Liu is a nine-time winner of the Galaxy Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.

    Liu Cixin

    [ranking: 147]
    Three Body II: Dark Forest, Dead End, Three Body Liu Cixin is a best-selling and award-winning science fiction writer based in People's Republic of China. Liu is a nine-time winner of the Galaxy Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.

    The Salt Roads, Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root, Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican science fiction and fantasy writer and editor. She currently lives and teaches in Riverside, California.

    Nalo Hopkinson

    [ranking: 148]
    The Salt Roads, Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root, Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican science fiction and fantasy writer and editor. She currently lives and teaches in Riverside, California.

    Santa Claus: The Movie, Dreamfall, Catspaw Joan D. Vinge is an American science fiction author.

    Joan D. Vinge

    [ranking: 149]
    Santa Claus: The Movie, Dreamfall, Catspaw Joan D. Vinge is an American science fiction author.

    Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Elven Star, Fire Sea Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy and science fiction writer and author of dozens of novels and short stories.

    Margaret Weis

    [ranking: 150]
    Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Elven Star, Fire Sea Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy and science fiction writer and author of dozens of novels and short stories.

    Ann Leckie

    Ann Leckie

    [ranking: 151]
    Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie is an American author and editor of science fiction and fantasy.

    The Way of Kings, Mistborn: The Final Empire, Mistborn: The Hero of Ages Brandon Sanderson is an American writer. He is best known for his Mistborn series and his work in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time.

    Brandon Sanderson

    [ranking: 152]
    The Way of Kings, Mistborn: The Final Empire, Mistborn: The Hero of Ages Brandon Sanderson is an American writer. He is best known for his Mistborn series and his work in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time.

    Half the Day is Night, Mission Child, China Mountain Zhang Maureen F.

    Maureen F. McHugh

    [ranking: 153]
    Half the Day is Night, Mission Child, China Mountain Zhang Maureen F.

    Elegy for Angels and Dogs/the Graveyard Heart, Hardwired, Aristoi Walter Jon Williams is an American writer, primarily of science fiction.

    Walter Jon Williams

    [ranking: 154]
    Elegy for Angels and Dogs/the Graveyard Heart, Hardwired, Aristoi Walter Jon Williams is an American writer, primarily of science fiction.

    Higher Education, The Billion Dollar Boy, Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 Charles Sheffield, an English-born mathematician, physicist and science-fiction author, also served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American...

    Charles Sheffield

    [ranking: 155]
    Higher Education, The Billion Dollar Boy, Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 Charles Sheffield, an English-born mathematician, physicist and science-fiction author, also served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American...

    Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Pierre Boulle was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes, that were both made into award-winning films.

    Pierre Boulle

    [ranking: 156]
    Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Pierre Boulle was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes, that were both made into award-winning films.

    The Star Fraction, Learning the World, The Sky Road Kenneth Macrae "Ken" MacLeod, is a Scottish science fiction writer.

    Ken MacLeod

    [ranking: 157]
    The Star Fraction, Learning the World, The Sky Road Kenneth Macrae "Ken" MacLeod, is a Scottish science fiction writer.

    Aurelia, Okla Hannali, Fourth Mansions Raphael Aloysius Lafferty was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit.

    R. A. Lafferty

    [ranking: 158]
    Aurelia, Okla Hannali, Fourth Mansions Raphael Aloysius Lafferty was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit.

    Bug Jack Barron, The Iron Dream, The Druid King Norman Richard Spinrad is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic.

    Norman Spinrad

    [ranking: 159]
    Bug Jack Barron, The Iron Dream, The Druid King Norman Richard Spinrad is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic.

    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, Getting into Death, 334 Thomas Michael Disch was an American science fiction author and poet.

    Thomas M. Disch

    [ranking: 160]
    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, Getting into Death, 334 Thomas Michael Disch was an American science fiction author and poet.

    Howl's Moving Castle, Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones was a British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults.

    Diana Wynne Jones

    [ranking: 161]
    Howl's Moving Castle, Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones was a British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults.

    The Secret of the Sword, He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special, Starquake Dragon's Egg, Rocheworld, Martian Rainbow Robert Lull Forward was an American physicist and science fiction writer.

    Robert L. Forward

    [ranking: 162]
    The Secret of the Sword, He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special, Starquake Dragon's Egg, Rocheworld, Martian Rainbow Robert Lull Forward was an American physicist and science fiction writer.

    Jack Williamson

    Jack Williamson

    [ranking: 163]
    Wall Around a Star, Tomorrow / The Iron God, Farthest Star John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction" after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988....

    The Incandescent Ones, The Black Cloud, Andromeda Breakthrough Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was a famous English astronomer noted primarily for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his...

    Fred Hoyle

    [ranking: 164]
    The Incandescent Ones, The Black Cloud, Andromeda Breakthrough Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was a famous English astronomer noted primarily for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his...

    Shadowmarch, Sea of Silver Light, Mountain of Black Glass Robert Paul "Tad" Williams is an American storyteller.

    Tad Williams

    [ranking: 165]
    Shadowmarch, Sea of Silver Light, Mountain of Black Glass Robert Paul "Tad" Williams is an American storyteller.

    Daemon, Kill Decision, Freedom™ Daniel Suarez is an American information technology consultant turned author.

    Daniel Suarez

    [ranking: 166]
    Daemon, Kill Decision, Freedom™ Daniel Suarez is an American information technology consultant turned author.

    The Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy, War at Home, The New Rebellion Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an American writer and editor. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream.

    Kristine Kathryn Rusch

    [ranking: 167]
    The Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy, War at Home, The New Rebellion Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an American writer and editor. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream.

    Madeleine L'engle

    Madeleine L'engle

    [ranking: 168]
    Author of the classic, "A Wrinkle in Time."

    Inherit the stars, Thrice Upon a Time, Mind matters James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author.

    James P. Hogan

    [ranking: 169]
    Inherit the stars, Thrice Upon a Time, Mind matters James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author.

    Twilight at the Well of Souls, Exiles at the Well of Souls, Midnight at the Well of Souls Jack Laurence Chalker was an American science fiction author. Chalker was also a Baltimore City Schools history teacher in Maryland for 12 years, retiring in 1978 to write full-time.

    Jack L. Chalker

    [ranking: 170]
    Twilight at the Well of Souls, Exiles at the Well of Souls, Midnight at the Well of Souls Jack Laurence Chalker was an American science fiction author. Chalker was also a Baltimore City Schools history teacher in Maryland for 12 years, retiring in 1978 to write full-time.

    James S. A. Corey

    James S. A. Corey

    [ranking: 171]
    Leviathan Wakes, Abaddon's Gate James S. A. Corey is the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

    The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Lottery and Other Stories Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American author.

    Shirley Jackson

    [ranking: 172]
    The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Lottery and Other Stories Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American author.

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The Hunger Games Suzanne Marie Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known as the author of The New York Times best selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy.

    Suzanne Collins

    [ranking: 173]
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The Hunger Games Suzanne Marie Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known as the author of The New York Times best selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy.

    Rogue Squadron, The Bacta War, I Michael Austin Stackpole is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books.

    Michael A. Stackpole

    [ranking: 174]
    Rogue Squadron, The Bacta War, I Michael Austin Stackpole is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books.

    Blood Price, Scholar of Decay, Wizard of the Grove Tanya Sue Huff is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series.

    Tanya Huff

    [ranking: 175]
    Blood Price, Scholar of Decay, Wizard of the Grove Tanya Sue Huff is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series.

    Altered Carbon, Woken Furies, Market Forces Richard Morgan is an English science fiction and fantasy author.

    Richard K. Morgan

    [ranking: 176]
    Altered Carbon, Woken Furies, Market Forces Richard Morgan is an English science fiction and fantasy author.

    Ralph 124C 41+, The Scientific Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Ultimate World Hugo Gernsback, born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourgian American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first science fiction magazine....

    Hugo Gernsback

    [ranking: 177]
    Ralph 124C 41+, The Scientific Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Ultimate World Hugo Gernsback, born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourgian American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first science fiction magazine....

    Enemy Mine, Sea of Glass, Circus World Barry B.

    Barry B. Longyear

    [ranking: 178]
    Enemy Mine, Sea of Glass, Circus World Barry B.

    Who?, Who?, Michaelmas Algis Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.

    Algis Budrys

    [ranking: 179]
    Who?, Who?, Michaelmas Algis Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.

    Galaxy Magazine, February 1960, Pilgrimage: The Book of the People The Anything Box, The People: No Different Flesh, Holding Wonder Zenna Chlarson Henderson was an American science fiction and fantasy novella and short story author, and an elementary school teacher.

    Zenna Henderson

    [ranking: 180]
    Galaxy Magazine, February 1960, Pilgrimage: The Book of the People The Anything Box, The People: No Different Flesh, Holding Wonder Zenna Chlarson Henderson was an American science fiction and fantasy novella and short story author, and an elementary school teacher.

    Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Star Wars: Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two Drew Karpyshyn is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist.

    Drew Karpyshyn

    [ranking: 181]
    Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Star Wars: Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two Drew Karpyshyn is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist.

    Fanboys, Ready Player One Ernest Christy Cline is an American novelist, spoken word artist and screenwriter.

    Ernest Cline

    [ranking: 182]
    Fanboys, Ready Player One Ernest Christy Cline is an American novelist, spoken word artist and screenwriter.

    The Sex Magicians, Right Where You Are Sitting Now, Cosmic Trigger III: My Life After Death Robert Anton Wilson was an American author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic.

    Robert Anton Wilson

    [ranking: 183]
    The Sex Magicians, Right Where You Are Sitting Now, Cosmic Trigger III: My Life After Death Robert Anton Wilson was an American author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic.

    The Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana, Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay CM is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction.

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    [ranking: 184]
    The Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana, Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay CM is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction.

    Mary Mcmaster Bujold

    Mary Mcmaster Bujold

    [ranking: 185]

    Metropolis, M, The Testament of Dr.

    Thea von Harbou

    [ranking: 186]
    Metropolis, M, The Testament of Dr.

    Blindsight, Dictionary of the Old West, Ten Monkeys Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and marine-mammal biologist.

    Peter Watts

    [ranking: 187]
    Blindsight, Dictionary of the Old West, Ten Monkeys Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and marine-mammal biologist.

    The Masque of the Red Death, Brain Dead, The Haunted Palace Charles Beaumont was an actor and screenwriter.

    Charles Beaumont

    [ranking: 188]
    The Masque of the Red Death, Brain Dead, The Haunted Palace Charles Beaumont was an actor and screenwriter.

    Prador Moon, Line War, Orbus Neal Asher is an English science fiction writer.

    Neal Asher

    [ranking: 189]
    Prador Moon, Line War, Orbus Neal Asher is an English science fiction writer.

    Mutant, A Gnome There Was, The Proud Robot Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names.

    Lewis Padgett

    [ranking: 190]
    Mutant, A Gnome There Was, The Proud Robot Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names.

    The Gate of Heavenly Peace, The Solitudes, The Translator John Crowley is an American author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction.

    John Crowley

    [ranking: 191]
    The Gate of Heavenly Peace, The Solitudes, The Translator John Crowley is an American author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction.

    A.C. Crispin

    A.C. Crispin

    [ranking: 192]
    The Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, Rebel Dawn

    The Book of Eli, After Earth, The New Kid Gary Leslie Whitta is an English screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist.

    Gary Whitta

    [ranking: 193]
    The Book of Eli, After Earth, The New Kid Gary Leslie Whitta is an English screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist.

    Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star Pierce Brown is an American science fiction author and screenwriter known best for his Red Rising series, consisting of Red Rising (2014), Golden Son (2015), Morning Star (2016), Iron Gold (2018) and Dark Age (2019).

    Pierce Brown

    [ranking: 194]
    Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star Pierce Brown is an American science fiction author and screenwriter known best for his Red Rising series, consisting of Red Rising (2014), Golden Son (2015), Morning Star (2016), Iron Gold (2018) and Dark Age (2019).

    Jedi Search, The Lost Ones, Dark Apprentice Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over 50 bestsellers.

    Kevin J. Anderson

    [ranking: 195]
    Jedi Search, The Lost Ones, Dark Apprentice Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over 50 bestsellers.

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult, Dragon Avenger, Way Of The Wolf E. E. Knight is the pen name for a science fiction and fantasy writer, Eric Frisch, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    E. E. Knight

    [ranking: 196]
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult, Dragon Avenger, Way Of The Wolf E. E. Knight is the pen name for a science fiction and fantasy writer, Eric Frisch, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    Cosmic Checkmate, Missing Man, Second Game Katherine Anne MacLean is an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction of the 1950s which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.

    Katherine MacLean

    [ranking: 197]
    Cosmic Checkmate, Missing Man, Second Game Katherine Anne MacLean is an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction of the 1950s which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.

    Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, The Probability Broach, Henry Martyn Lester Neil Smith III, better known as L. Neil Smith, is a libertarian science fiction author and political activist.

    L. Neil Smith

    [ranking: 198]
    Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, The Probability Broach, Henry Martyn Lester Neil Smith III, better known as L. Neil Smith, is a libertarian science fiction author and political activist.

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest Paul Dini is an American writer and producer who works in the television and comic book industries.

    Paul Dini

    [ranking: 199]
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest Paul Dini is an American writer and producer who works in the television and comic book industries.

    Mendoza in Hollywood, The Life of the World to Come, Gods and Pawns Kage Baker was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

    Kage Baker

    [ranking: 200]
    Mendoza in Hollywood, The Life of the World to Come, Gods and Pawns Kage Baker was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Historic Henry County James Michael Reaves is an American writer, known for his contributions as scriptwriter and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including Disney's Gargoyles...

    Michael Reaves

    [ranking: 201]
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Historic Henry County James Michael Reaves is an American writer, known for his contributions as scriptwriter and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including Disney's Gargoyles...

    Batman: Gotham Knight, Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia, Gotham Central Vol. 2 Gregory "Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman, Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World...

    Greg Rucka

    [ranking: 202]
    Batman: Gotham Knight, Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia, Gotham Central Vol. 2 Gregory "Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman, Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World...

    Young Avengers, Vol. 1, Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Kieron Gillen is a British comic book writer and former computer game and music journalist.

    Kieron Gillen

    [ranking: 203]
    Young Avengers, Vol. 1, Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Kieron Gillen is a British comic book writer and former computer game and music journalist.

    Iron Fist, Exile, Solo Command Aaron Dale Allston was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels.

    Aaron Allston

    [ranking: 204]
    Iron Fist, Exile, Solo Command Aaron Dale Allston was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels.

    Fire on the Mountain, Greetings, Boba Fett: Crossfire Terry Ballantine Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories.

    Terry Bisson

    [ranking: 205]
    Fire on the Mountain, Greetings, Boba Fett: Crossfire Terry Ballantine Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories.

    The Reunion, The Separation, The Change Katherine Alice Applegate is an American writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld and other book series.

    K. A. Applegate

    [ranking: 206]
    The Reunion, The Separation, The Change Katherine Alice Applegate is an American writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld and other book series.

    EE KNIGHT

    EE KNIGHT

    [ranking: 207]

    Inferno, Tempest, Tatooine Ghost Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer who has written more than two dozen novels.

    Troy Denning

    [ranking: 208]
    Inferno, Tempest, Tatooine Ghost Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer who has written more than two dozen novels.

    Christopher Anvil

    Christopher Anvil

    [ranking: 209]
    The Trouble with Humans, The Trouble with Aliens, Interstellar patrol II Christopher Anvil is a pseudonym used by American author Harry Christopher Crosby.

    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The Princess Diaries, Boy Meets Girl Meg Cabot is an American author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults and used to write under several pen names, but now writes exclusively under her real name, Meg Cabot.

    Meg Cabot

    [ranking: 210]
    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The Princess Diaries, Boy Meets Girl Meg Cabot is an American author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults and used to write under several pen names, but now writes exclusively under her real name, Meg Cabot.

    The Maze Runner, The Maze Runner, The Death Cure James Smith Dashner is an American writer of speculative fiction, primarily series for children or young adults, such as the young adult fantasy series 13th Reality.

    James Dashner

    [ranking: 211]
    The Maze Runner, The Maze Runner, The Death Cure James Smith Dashner is an American writer of speculative fiction, primarily series for children or young adults, such as the young adult fantasy series 13th Reality.

    David Wong

    David Wong

    [ranking: 212]
    John Dies at the End, This Book Is Full of Spiders David Wong is a writer.

    The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine, The Revenge of Seven Christina Lauren is a collective alias of two writers, James Frey and Jobie Hughes.

    Pittacus Lore

    [ranking: 213]
    The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine, The Revenge of Seven Christina Lauren is a collective alias of two writers, James Frey and Jobie Hughes.

    We, The Lower Depths, De cómo se curó el doncel Erasmo Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. He is most famous for his 1921 novel We, a story set in a dystopian future police state.

    Yevgeny Zamyatin

    [ranking: 214]
    We, The Lower Depths, De cómo se curó el doncel Erasmo Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. He is most famous for his 1921 novel We, a story set in a dystopian future police state.

    Brian Daley

    Brian Daley

    [ranking: 215]
    Han Solo and the Lost Legacy, Han Solo's Revenge, The Broken Country Brian Charles Daley was an American science fiction novelist.

    Little Things, The Lost Ones, Return to Ord Mantell Rebecca Moesta Anderson is the author of several science fiction books.

    Rebecca Moesta

    [ranking: 216]
    Little Things, The Lost Ones, Return to Ord Mantell Rebecca Moesta Anderson is the author of several science fiction books.

    Steve Perry

    Steve Perry

    [ranking: 217]
    Shadows of the Empire, State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration, Conan the Formidable Steve Perry is an American television writer and science fiction author.

    Pauline Ashwell

    Pauline Ashwell

    [ranking: 218]
    Project FarCry, Challenge to Honor, Man Opening a Door Pauline Ashwell is the best known pseudonym of British science fiction author Pauline Whitby. She has also written under the names Paul Ashwell and Paul Ash.

    A Cupful of Space Mildred McElroy Clingerman was an American science fiction author. Clingerman was born Mildred McElroy in Allen, Oklahoma and her family moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1929.

    Mildred Clingerman

    [ranking: 219]
    A Cupful of Space Mildred McElroy Clingerman was an American science fiction author. Clingerman was born Mildred McElroy in Allen, Oklahoma and her family moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1929.

    Travis S. Taylor

    Travis S. Taylor

    [ranking: 220]
    Manxome Foe, Claws that Catch, Von Neumann's War Warp Speed, The Quantum Connection, Von Neumanns War, One Day on Mars, Vorpal Blade, Human by Choice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_S._Taylor   Travis Shane Taylor is an aerospace engineer, optical scientist, science fiction author, and star of National Geographic Channel's Rocket City Rednecks.

    Beth Revis

    Beth Revis

    [ranking: 221]
    Rebel Rising

    Rae Carson

    Rae Carson

    [ranking: 222]
    The Bitter Kingdom Rae Carson is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling American fantasy writer. Her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was published in 2011.

    Tales from Jabba's Palace, A Very Strange Trip, Worldbinder Dave Wolverton is a science fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in St.

    Dave Wolverton

    [ranking: 223]
    Tales from Jabba's Palace, A Very Strange Trip, Worldbinder Dave Wolverton is a science fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in St.

    Ryder Windham

    Ryder Windham

    [ranking: 224]
    Star Wars(r): Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, Galactic Crisis (Star Wars: DK Readers, Level 4) Ryder Windham is an American science fiction author who has written more than 60 Star Wars books, including novels, comics, and reference books.

    Jason Fry

    Jason Fry

    [ranking: 225]
    Star Wars® The Essential Atlas

    The Tetra War and World War VR Michael Ryan lives in Guadalajara, Mexico. He writes mil-sci-fi and speculative sci-fi-fantasy.

    Michael Ryan

    [ranking: 226]
    The Tetra War and World War VR Michael Ryan lives in Guadalajara, Mexico. He writes mil-sci-fi and speculative sci-fi-fantasy.

    Pablo Hidalgo

    Pablo Hidalgo

    [ranking: 227]
    The Complete Star Wars® Encyclopedia

    Ken Liu

    Ken Liu

    [ranking: 228]
    The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary, The Paper Menagerie, The Waves Ken Liu is a Chinese-American science-fiction writer, poet, lawyer and computer programmer.

    The Crooked Letter, The Dark Imbalance, Metal Fatigue Sean Llewellyn Williams is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia.

    Sean Williams

    [ranking: 229]
    The Crooked Letter, The Dark Imbalance, Metal Fatigue Sean Llewellyn Williams is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia.

    Popular astronomy, Astronomy for amateurs, Omega: The Last Days of the World Nicolas Camille Flammarion was a French astronomer and author.

    Camille Flammarion

    [ranking: 230]
    Popular astronomy, Astronomy for amateurs, Omega: The Last Days of the World Nicolas Camille Flammarion was a French astronomer and author.

    John Jackson Miller

    John Jackson Miller

    [ranking: 231]
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Comics Buyer's Guide Standard Catalog Of Comic Books, The Standard Catalog of Comic Books John Jackson Miller is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the Star Wars franchise and his research into comic book circulation history,...

    Kenn Brody

    [ranking: 232]

    Malinda Lo

    Malinda Lo

    [ranking: 233]

    E.K. Johnston

    E.K. Johnston

    [ranking: 234]
    Ahsoka, Queen's Shadow

    Boy proof, The queen of cool, Beige Cecil C. Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull, is an American-born Canadian young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director.

    Cecil Castellucci

    [ranking: 235]
    Boy proof, The queen of cool, Beige Cecil C. Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull, is an American-born Canadian young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director.

    The Engineer (http://getbook.at/engineer) Darran M. Handshaw is the author of The Engineer, his debut novel. In addition to writing , Darran works as an R& D Engineer at a technology company. There he designs and invents new products; he holds more than 15 patents in firefighting and data capture.

    Darran M Handshaw

    [ranking: 236]
    The Engineer (http://getbook.at/engineer) Darran M. Handshaw is the author of The Engineer, his debut novel. In addition to writing , Darran works as an R& D Engineer at a technology company. There he designs and invents new products; he holds more than 15 patents in firefighting and data capture.

    Hush, After the War, The Everlasting Tim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.

    Tim Lebbon

    [ranking: 237]
    Hush, After the War, The Everlasting Tim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.

    Christie Golden

    Christie Golden

    [ranking: 238]
    King's Man and Thief, Invasion America, Vampire of the Mists Christie Golden is an American award-winning and New York Times bestselling author.

    Claudia Gray

    Claudia Gray

    [ranking: 239]
    Evernight, Stargazer, Hourglass Claudia Gray is a pseudonym for Amy Vincent, a young adult paranormal romance author, best known for the Evernight series. She is published by HarperCollins.

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