Authors who should have quit while they were ahead!

1.
Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3)
Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 82,948 ratings
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Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 163,483 ratings
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) 3.88 avg rating — 139,332 ratings
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Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2)
Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 115,662 ratings
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,110 ratings
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Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 37,036 ratings
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Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4)
Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 83,547 ratings
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The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2)
The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 73,334 ratings
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Magic Street
Magic Street 3.27 avg rating — 6,118 ratings
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 152,238 ratings
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 267,190 ratings
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The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need, #1)
The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 13,989 ratings
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A Season for Slaughter (War Against the Chtorr #4)
A Season for Slaughter (War Against the Chtorr #4) 4.08 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
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Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 177,985 ratings
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,059 ratings
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Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4) 3.78 avg rating — 112,527 ratings
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Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,458 ratings
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Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2)
Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 80,600 ratings
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Revolt in 2100
Revolt in 2100 3.84 avg rating — 5,639 ratings
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Shadow Puppets (The Shadow Series, #3)
Shadow Puppets (The Shadow Series, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 61,447 ratings
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Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 96,161 ratings
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D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4)
D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4) 3.89 avg rating — 44,904 ratings
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Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, #1)
Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 13,335 ratings
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E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5)
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 41,603 ratings
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The Merchants' War (The Merchant Princes, #4)
The Merchants' War (The Merchant Princes, #4) 3.61 avg rating — 2,984 ratings
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F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone, #6)
F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone, #6) 3.95 avg rating — 40,899 ratings
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Saturn's Children (Freyaverse #1)
Saturn's Children (Freyaverse #1) 3.59 avg rating — 8,072 ratings
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G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, #7)
G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, #7) 3.96 avg rating — 38,892 ratings
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Knight of the Demon Queen (Winterlands, #3)
Knight of the Demon Queen (Winterlands, #3) 3.55 avg rating — 774 ratings
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T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20)
T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20) 3.99 avg rating — 31,299 ratings
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The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine 3.47 avg rating — 22,740 ratings
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H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)
H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8) 3.94 avg rating — 37,634 ratings
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I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)
I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 36,823 ratings
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The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 241,236 ratings
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Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, #6)
Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 171,314 ratings
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The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7) 4.29 avg rating — 185,379 ratings
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Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 197,461 ratings
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Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 214,831 ratings
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Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)
Heretics of Dune (Dune #5) 3.85 avg rating — 97,803 ratings
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Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6) 3.87 avg rating — 79,796 ratings