| 100% | WOUK | 4 | Herman ___, author of the historical fiction "The Caine Mutiny" |
| 51% | WOUK | 4 | "The Caine Mutiny" author Herman |
| 49% | KEN | 3 | ___ Follett, historical fiction author known for his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" |
| 48% | ANYASETON | 9 | Author of the historical novels “Dragonwyck” and “Katherine” |
| 48% | URIS | 4 | Leon ___, author of the historical novel "Exodus" |
| 47% | HGWELLS | 7 | Science fiction author of The War of the Worlds |
| 46% | NEVILLE | 7 | Henry —, author of 1668 prose fiction The Isle of Pines |
| 46% | BEVERLYJENKINS | 14 | Author of the 1997 historical-romance novel “Topaz” |
| 45% | DANIELLE | 8 | __ Steel, best-selling fiction author of The Gift |
| 44% | WOUK | 4 | Herman —, author of 1971 novel The Winds of War |
| 43% | DISCH | 5 | Thomas M —, author of 1965 science fiction novel The Genocides |
| 43% | EGAN | 4 | Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City" |
| 42% | SOUVESTRE | 9 | Emile —, author of 1846 science fiction novel The World As It Will Be |
| 41% | WOUK | 4 | "The Caine Mutiny" author |
| 41% | WOUK | 4 | ''The Caine Mutiny'' author |
| 41% | WOUK | 4 | "The Caine Mutiny" novelist Herman |
| 41% | CLARKE | 6 | Arthur C —, author of science fiction novels The Sands of Mars and Prelude to Space |
| 39% | WOUK | 4 | Herman who wrote "The Caine Mutiny" |
| 39% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of The Bonfire of the Vanities |
| 39% | RENAULT | 7 | Mary —, author of historical novels The Mask of Apollo and The King Must Die |
| 39% | ROBINSON | 8 | Marilynne —, author of 2004 novel Gilead; winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction |
| 38% | DICK | 4 | Philip K —, author of science fiction novels The Man in the High Castle and The Game-Players of Titan |
| 38% | ROTHFUSS | 8 | Author of The Name of the Wind, Patrick __ |
| 38% | GRISHAM | 7 | Author of the legal thriller The Client: John __ |
| 38% | LEOCHERNE | 9 | Author of the quote |
| 38% | CHARLESDICKENS | 14 | Author of the quote |
| 38% | REDSMITH | 8 | Author of the Stepquote |
| 38% | OSCARWILDE | 10 | Author of the quip |
| 38% | ALFREDENEUMAN | 13 | Author of the quip |
| 38% | NAPOLEON | 8 | Author of the advice |