# Top Authors on GoodReads (2025-08-30)

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Goodreads lists follower counts for each author. By comparing these counts we wanted to find the ten most‑followed authors on this web page. In addition to that we decided to also list their most famous books and the Goodreads average ratings.

| Author | Most famous book (Goodreads link) | Avg rating | Genre | Born |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Stephen King** | [_The Shining_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11588.The_Shining) | 4.28 | Horror / Suspense / Dark Fantasy | 1947 |
| **Colleen Hoover** | [_It Ends with Us_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62627512-it-ends-with-us) | 4.09 | Romance / Contemporary | 1979 |
| **Sarah J. Maas** | [_A Court of Thorns and Roses_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16096824-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses) | 4.16 | Fantasy / Romance (New Adult) | 1986 |
| **Rick Riordan** | [_The Lightning Thief_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28187.The_Lightning_Thief) | 4.31 | Young Adult / Fantasy / Mythology | 1964 |
| **James Patterson** | [_Along Came a Spider_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40638.Along_Came_a_Spider) | 4.13 | Crime / Thriller | 1947 |
| **Neil Gaiman** | [_American Gods_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4407.American_Gods) | 4.10 | Fantasy / Mythology | 1960 |
| **John Green** | [_The Fault in Our Stars_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11870085-The-Fault-in-Our-Stars) | 4.12 | Young Adult / Romance | 1977 |
| **Cassandra Clare** | [_City of Bones_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256683.City_of_Bones) | 4.07 | Young Adult / Fantasy | 1973 |
| **Brandon Sanderson** | [_Mistborn: The Final Empire_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.The_Final_Empire) | 4.49 | Fantasy / Epic | 1975 |
| **Patrick Rothfuss** | [_The Name of the Wind_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_Wind) | 4.52 | Fantasy / Epic | 1973 |

> For Context: these are averages drawn from Goodreads’ book pages, which show the star rating calculated from millions of user ratings. The ranking reflects the follower counts observed on the authors’ Goodreads profiles.