Literary Fiction 214 authors

Literary fiction authors and their complete works in order. Discover prize-winning and critically acclaimed writers of serious fiction.

Megan Abbott 10 series · 214 books Crime Fiction
Cecelia Ahern 7 series · 33 books
Carmen Amato 4 series · 20 books
Beth Amos 5 series · 27 books Mystery
Nancy Atherton 2 series · 27 books
Kate Atkinson 7 series · 28 books Crime Fiction
Margaret Atwood 12 series · 145 books Science Fiction
Helen Bailey 7 series · 27 books Children's Fiction · Crime Fiction
Dave Barry 9 series · 62 books Children's Fiction
James Becker 6 series · 20 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Brit Bennett 1 series · 2 books Contemporary Fiction · African American Literature
Raymond Benson 16 series · 97 books Historical Fiction
John Berger 6 series · 57 books
Tony Bertauski 8 series · 40 books
James Carlos Blake 4 series · 16 books Historical Fiction
Mark Bowden 3 series · 26 books
Damien Boyd 2 series · 15 books
Ray Bradbury 12 series · 240 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Cheryl Bradshaw 15 series · 76 books
Elizabeth Bromke 10 series · 49 books Romance
Calle J. Brookes 9 series · 65 books
Ryk Brown 5 series · 48 books Horror
Rita Mae Brown 9 series · 77 books Children's Fiction
Bill Bryson 10 series · 56 books
James Lee Burke 9 series · 67 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Edgar Rice Burroughs 13 series · 84 books
Mary Burton 12 series · 61 books Historical Fiction
D.S. Butler 5 series · 28 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
W. Bruce Cameron 8 series · 38 books
Andrea Camilleri 6 series · 69 books Crime Fiction
John le Carre 8 series · 47 books Crime Fiction
Dakota Cassidy 22 series · 116 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Deborah Challinor 7 series · 20 books
Vivien Chien 3 series · 40 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Jaycee Clark 5 series · 19 books
Amy Clipston 23 series · 102 books Science Fiction
Colleen Coble 21 series · 96 books Thriller
Clare Connelly 24 series · 162 books Horror
Catherine Cookson 10 series · 113 books Historical Fiction · Romance
Stephen Coonts 7 series · 46 books Western · Thriller
C. G. Cooper 14 series · 54 books
Bryce Courtenay 5 series · 22 books Historical Fiction
Hamilton Crane 1 series · 25 books
Evan Currie 11 series · 36 books
Joshua Dalzelle 7 series · 34 books Historical Fiction
Kathleen Delaney 2 series · 9 books Mystery
Patrick deWitt 3 series · 8 books Western
Hernan Diaz 1 series · 3 books Contemporary Fiction · Metafiction
Eric Jerome Dickey 9 series · 38 books
Garry Disher 9 series · 90 books Crime Fiction
Paul Doiron 2 series · 23 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Fyodor Dostoyevsky 7 series · 59 books Crime Fiction
Theodore Dreiser 6 series · 27 books
Helen Dunmore 9 series · 65 books Children's Fiction
John Dunning 5 series · 17 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Daniel Easterman 1 series · 24 books Historical Fiction · Crime Fiction
Dave Eggers 10 series · 86 books
J.R. Ellis 1 series · 10 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Louise Erdrich 3 series · 15 books Historical Fiction · Native American Literature
Alex Erickson 4 series · 20 books Mystery
Percival Everett 1 series · 22 books Contemporary Fiction · African American Literature
Duncan Falconer 3 series · 11 books
Elena Ferrante 4 series · 12 books
Katie Fforde 5 series · 41 books Romance
Patricia Finney 11 series · 39 books
Fannie Flagg 5 series · 12 books
Jeaniene Frost 10 series · 121 books Paranormal Romance · Romance
John Gardner 10 series · 76 books Police Procedural · Crime Fiction
Lisa Gardner 13 series · 143 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Eva Gates 1 series · 12 books Mystery
Alex Gerlis 5 series · 14 books Thriller
David Gilman 4 series · 17 books Historical Fiction
John Gilstrap 8 series · 36 books Thriller
Doris Kearns Good 3 series · 11 books Historical Fiction
Adam Gopnik 4 series · 22 books
Barbara Graham 1 series · 7 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Jean Grainger 12 series · 43 books Historical Fiction
Sarah Graves 3 series · 25 books YA Fiction
Betsy Brannon Green 6 series · 22 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Annie Groves 6 series · 26 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
H. Rider Haggard 6 series · 80 books
Brian Haig 2 series · 9 books
Matt Haig 1 series · 2 books Contemporary Fantasy · Magical Realism
Jess Haines 5 series · 13 books
Ian Hamilton 4 series · 23 books
Kristin Hannah 4 series · 28 books Historical Fiction · Women's Fiction
Jack Hardin 3 series · 19 books Thriller
Joseph Heller 4 series · 10 books
Ernest Hemingway 7 series · 99 books
Sue Henry 3 series · 18 books Legal Thriller
Sally Hepworth 2 series · 15 books Crime Fiction
Frank Herbert 10 series · 133 books Science Fiction
Alice Hoffman 12 series · 63 books
Lee Hollis 5 series · 77 books Mystery · Thriller
Bobbi Holmes 2 series · 39 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Graham Hurley 8 series · 51 books Historical Fiction
Julie Hyzy 8 series · 30 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Lisa Jewell 5 series · 24 books Domestic Thriller · Psychological Thriller
Donna Kauffman 20 series · 147 books Historical Fiction
Julia Keller 5 series · 19 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Diane Kelly 12 series · 84 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Jonathon King 3 series · 12 books Historical Fiction
Karen Kingsbury 22 series · 106 books
Steven Konkoly 11 series · 35 books
Roberta Kray 5 series · 29 books
Erik Larson 2 series · 11 books Historical Fiction
Owen Laukkanen 4 series · 13 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Christina Lauren 7 series · 40 books Contemporary Romance · Romance
Mike Lawson 3 series · 22 books Mystery · Thriller
C S Lewis 11 series · 75 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Susan Lewis 5 series · 54 books Historical Fiction · Romance
Jeff Lindsay 7 series · 20 books Crime Fiction
Laura Lippman 13 series · 295 books Crime Fiction
Catherine Lloyd 2 series · 11 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Attica Locke 3 series · 6 books Crime Fiction
Susan Elia MacNeal 3 series · 14 books Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction
Emily St John Mandel 3 series · 108 books
Hilary Mantel 8 series · 25 books Historical Fiction
Margaret Maron 7 series · 71 books Mystery
Holly Martin 14 series · 39 books Thriller
Priscilla Masters 6 series · 39 books
Shannon Mayer 20 series · 91 books
Dale Mayer 30 series · 293 books
James McBride 1 series · 5 books Historical Fiction · African American Literature
David Willis McCullough 3 series · 9 books Historical Fiction
Murray McDonald 5 series · 14 books Historical Fiction
Tim McGregor 6 series · 25 books Western
Ralph McInerny 15 series · 143 books YA Fiction · Mystery
Larry McMurtry 12 series · 88 books Historical Fiction
Gil McNeil 5 series · 13 books
Jonathan Moeller 33 series · 289 books
Rick Mofina 9 series · 44 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Mary Monroe 8 series · 35 books
Liane Moriarty 2 series · 13 books Women's Fiction · Domestic Thriller
Gilbert Morris 40 series · 248 books Western
Toni Morrison 11 series · 199 books
Di Morrissey 4 series · 30 books Western
Kate Morton 1 series · 7 books Historical Fiction
Jojo Moyes 5 series · 20 books Contemporary Romance · Women's Fiction
Jo Nesbo 8 series · 36 books Crime Fiction
David Nicholls 2 series · 7 books
Patrick O’Brian 6 series · 45 books Historical Fiction
Maggie O'Farrell 1 series · 1 books Historical Fiction
Chuck Palahniuk 7 series · 34 books
Tony Parsons 6 series · 28 books
Ann Patchett 1 series · 1 books Contemporary Fiction
Sharon Kay Penman 5 series · 15 books Historical Fiction · Romance
Andrea Penrose 13 series · 49 books Mystery
Malcolm Dylan Petteway 2 series · 5 books
Gervase Phinn 12 series · 68 books
Jodi Picoult 8 series · 43 books
Nick Pirog 6 series · 23 books
Scott Pratt 7 series · 24 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Eugenia Price 6 series · 40 books Historical Fiction
Octavia Randolph 6 series · 29 books
Stella Rimington 3 series · 12 books
Kelsey Roberts 9 series · 171 books
Patrick Robinson 4 series · 23 books YA Fiction
Sally Rooney 4 series · 35 books
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg 3 series · 14 books
Robert Rotenberg 2 series · 8 books Crime Fiction
Betty Rowlands 3 series · 26 books Mystery
S J Rozan 8 series · 148 books Crime Fiction
Alan Russell 7 series · 24 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Carl Sagan 3 series · 20 books Science Fiction
William Sanders 1 series · 8 books
George Saunders 5 series · 33 books
Dorothy L Sayers 9 series · 58 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Jeff Shaara 7 series · 24 books Historical Fiction · Western
Laurence Shames 5 series · 31 books
William Shaw 4 series · 16 books Historical Fiction
Brian Christopher Shea 9 series · 45 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Viola Shipman 3 series · 13 books
Jeffrey Siger 2 series · 15 books
K.L. Slater 2 series · 23 books Fantasy
Wilbur Smith 10 series · 100 books
Crissy Smith 9 series · 42 books
Lemony Snicket 8 series · 42 books Mystery
Danielle Steel 6 series · 183 books Romance
Roger Stelljes 3 series · 27 books Mystery
Bruce Sterling 9 series · 135 books Science Fiction
Eric Stone 3 series · 9 books
Mary Stone 13 series · 150 books Mystery
Elizabeth Strout 5 series · 113 books
C.M. Sutter 7 series · 43 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Amy Tan 6 series · 34 books
Robert K. Tanenbaum 2 series · 33 books
Patrick Taylor 4 series · 23 books Historical Fiction
Elswyth Thane 4 series · 35 books Historical Fiction
Michaela Thompson 4 series · 9 books
Tim Tigner 3 series · 13 books
J R R Tolkien 11 series · 55 books Fantasy
Jessica Townsend 1 series · 4 books Fantasy
Paul Tremblay 6 series · 55 books Fantasy · Horror
Anthony Trollope 7 series · 85 books
Anne Tyler 7 series · 51 books
Lisa Unger 14 series · 234 books Thriller
Serena Valentino 6 series · 27 books Romance
Luca Veste 3 series · 18 books
Penny Vincenzi 6 series · 23 books Contemporary Romance · Romance
Kurt Vonnegut 11 series · 87 books Children's Fiction
Casey Watson 3 series · 33 books Psychological Thriller · Thriller
Tim Weaver 3 series · 15 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Carl Weber 12 series · 93 books Crime Fiction
Fay Weldon 10 series · 71 books
H.G. Wells 8 series · 177 books Science Fiction
Edith Wharton 1 series · 7 books
Brittany White 12 series · 77 books
Robert Whitlow 4 series · 23 books
Marcia Willett 3 series · 37 books
P.G. Wodehouse 15 series · 144 books
Stuart Woods 10 series · 195 books Legal Thriller
Bradley Wright 7 series · 33 books
Hanya Yanagihara 3 series · 10 books

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