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100 Authors and Their Finest Four Books

Yes, "finest" is subjective, especially when considering best-selling authors with scores of popular novels. In some cases, these are the author's most recognized works, and in others the selections are based on the preferences of particular readers. What all these writers have in common is they've written at least four memorable books or plays.
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The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
1
H. G. Wells
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
2
H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
3
H.G. Wells
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
4
H.G. Wells
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
5
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
6
John Steinbeck
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
7
John Steinbeck
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
8
John Steinbeck
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
9
Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
10
Margaret Atwood
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
11
Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
12
Margaret Atwood
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
13
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
14
Gabriel García Márquez
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
15
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel
16
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
17
Ira Levin
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
18
Ira Levin
The Boys From Brazil (Ira Levin)
The Boys From Brazil
19
Ira Levin
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
20
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
21
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
22
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
23
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Possessed (Dostoyevsky)
The Possessed
24
Dostoyevsky
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
25
Willa Cather
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
26
Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
27
Willa Cather
The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
The Song of the Lark
28
Willa Cather
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
29
John Green
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
30
John Green
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
31
John Green
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)
An Abundance of Katherines
32
John Green
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
33
Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
34
Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
35
Jon Krakauer
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (John Krakauer)
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
36
John Krakauer
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
37
Raymond Chandler
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
38
Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
39
Raymond Chandler
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
40
Raymond Chandler
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