Twilight author Stephenie Meyer and James Patterson have topped Forbes magazine's best-paid authors list.
The Along Came a Spider writer earned an estimated US$70 million in the last year, while Meyer, whose vampire novels have been transformed into a hit Hollywood franchise, was paid US$40 million.
Horror author Stephen King was third on the list with US$34 million and Danielle Steel placed fourth, with US$32 million.
They were followed by Ken Follett, Dean Koontz, Janet Evanovich and John Grisham.
Meanwhile, The Notebook writer Nicolas Sparks and Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling rounded out the top 10.
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