Fantastic Fiction features over 30,000 authors on its website. You can find the bibliographies of the authors on the official Fantastic Fiction website.
Many authors write historical fiction. My favorites are Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.
SCIENCE FICTION
There are many popular fiction authors, and it all depends on what your tastes are. Some very popular ones are Stephen King, Margaret Atwood and Iain Banks.
For avid readers there are many genres of books to choose from. One of those popular genres is realistic fiction. Some noted authors of realistic fiction are John Green, Jeff Kinney, and Katherine Paterson.
Many science fiction shows have rockets, aliens and fantastic weapons. Other big topics are traveling to the future or the past.
Florida is home to many famous authors. Some of those authors include Piers Anthony who writes Science Fiction Books, and romance author Heather Graham.
One famous gay author of historical fiction novels is Colm Tóibín. He is known for works such as "The Master" and "Brooklyn".
You cannot publish fanfiction, because writing with the same characters, places, and objects is considered illegal. However, many fanfiction authors have published original fiction that they have written.
There are many popular writers of historical novels, so there is no way to specifically point out the most popular one. However, some of the 'most popular' include Philippa Gregory, and Margaret George.
Many authors write fiction that features lesbian characters. Some of the more popular authors in this genre include: Kim Baldwin, Joye Belle, Jennifer Fulton, and Colette Moody.
Featured in many science fiction novels, a bolo is a fictional superheavy tank which is controlled by artificul intelligence. The first person to introduce these tanks was Keith Laumer.
There has been a cultural bias in most of the world that a scientific education was kind-of restricted to Young, White, Males. This bias has created a writer/reader base for science fiction. Many readers outside this grouping conversely show a contempt for science fiction. Even today a black or female sf writer is considered an uncommon thing and are usually more inclined to the soft science fiction genera. Female authors: Ursula LeGuin, James Tiptree jr (pen name), Pamela Sargent. Black authors: Samuel Delany Black Female authors: Octavia Butler.