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23 authors in the ranking·78 rated books·5 books set here

This page brings together Australian authors from the reader ranking, among them Markus Zusak, Garth Nix and Liane Moriarty, and books whose story is set in Australia, such as Nevil Shute’s “On the Beach” (1957), which takes place in Melbourne. Zusak’s “The Book Thief” was published in 2005. In 1973 Patrick White received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The most-read authors and their best books

The Will of the ManyJames Islington8.9The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak8.6AbhorsenGarth Nix8.4The High LordTrudi Canavan8.1He Who Fights With Monsters 7Shirtaloon8.4The Burning BridgeJohn Flanagan8.2

Authors 23

  1. James Islington6 ranked booksThe Will of the Many8.9
  2. Markus Zusak2 ranked booksThe Book Thief8.6
  3. Garth Nix10 ranked booksAbhorsen8.4
  4. Trudi Canavan11 ranked booksThe High Lord8.1
  5. Shirtaloon7 ranked booksHe Who Fights With Monsters 78.4
  6. John Flanagan9 ranked booksThe Burning Bridge8.2
  7. Liane Moriarty3 ranked booksBig Little Lies8.2
  8. Amie Kaufman3 ranked booksGemina8.4
  9. Graeme Simsion3 ranked booksThe Rosie Result7.8
  10. Jay Kristoff3 ranked booksGodsgrave8.5
  11. Greg Egan5 ranked booksAxiomatic7.9
  12. Shelley Parker-Chan2 ranked booksHe Who Drowned the World8.2
  13. Rhonda Byrne1 ranked bookThe Secret6.5
  14. Charlotte McConaghy1 ranked bookWild Dark Shore8.0
  15. Colleen McCullough3 ranked booksThe First Man in Rome8.2
  16. P. L. Travers1 ranked bookMary Poppins7.6
  17. Jessica Townsend2 ranked booksWundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow8.3
  18. Bryce Courtenay1 ranked bookThe Power of One8.3
  19. Stacey McEwan1 ranked bookA Forbidden Alchemy8.0
  20. Freya Marske1 ranked bookCinder House8.0
  21. Benjamin Stevenson1 ranked bookEveryone in This Bank Is a Thief7.7
  22. Sophie Gonzales1 ranked bookNobody in Particular7.9
  23. CG Drews1 ranked bookYou Did Nothing Wrong7.9
Ranking of this country’s authors

The story is set here 5

Books whose story is set in this country, according to Wikidata and our own additions.

Big Little LiesLiane Moriarty8.2The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough7.8The Rosie ProjectGraeme Simsion7.8On the BeachNevil Shute7.6
  1. The BatJo Nesbø7.0

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