Authorian Legend

[vovat]

countblastula had a meme up about which authors he'd read the most books by, and that seems like a pretty cool activity. I'm actually not sure who my top author would be, though. L. Frank Baum would definitely rank pretty highly, and I've read most of his fantasy, but surprisingly little of his other works (no Mary Louise or Boy Fortune Hunters, for instance

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[rockinlibrarian]

That definitely gives prolific authors the unfair advantage! It's not Jane Austen's fault she only wrote six complete books!

...which is to say, though, that Terry Pratchett also tops my list, if you don't count collective pseudonyms. And I beat you, I think! I also read two of the Johnny Maxwell books, The Bromeliad trilogy, and Nation (Nation=AWESOME BOOK. Not Discworld-funny, just plain AWESOME. Go read now). I have not yet gotten my hands on Unseen Academicals yet, so you got me there.

And I'm not exactly sure how many of the Babysitters Club books Ann M. Martin actually wrote, and how many were ghostwritten. And I know outright that Carolyn Keene doesn't actually exist. But those two are far up the list too if they count.

Beverly Cleary. And Madeleine L'Engle. also some long lists there.