J.K. Rowling or Rick Riordan?

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Katherine Powell-Polkey
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I think the Rowling's more successful because her audience began at a younger age. The first Harry Potter books were geared towards children. Riordan's were more for young adults I'd say. I like both of them as storytellers and think they're both great.
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Rick Riordan all the way. It's quite difficult for me to like J.K. Rowling anymore after all the things she's said and done.
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I loved both tremendously, the writing style is so different so I can't really compare them, though I prefer harry potter because of his successes in box office more.
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The Harry Potter books will always have a soft spot for me.
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EmJo21 wrote: 27 Jul 2015, 18:49 Who do you think is a better author? J.K. Rowling or Rick Riordan?
They both are phenomenal authors, however statistically speaking J.K. has had a lot more success than Riordan. Her book series having global success alongside successful movies as well. Her books were a gateway for many young readers to explore their imagination and creativity. Not to say that Riordan's books weren't successful but retrospectively J.K. has had far more success and her books have continued to populate interest even as we are passing the eighteen year mark since the first book was published in the UK.
J.K. Rowling has had a lot of international coverage. I am her fan, but I've not even heard of Rick Riordan. I just looked his profile. It looked intriguing. I suppose an author's popularity does not determine their writing quality.
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I think Rick Riordan. He has more books and the fan base is massive. J.K Rowling however, has 7 books, and the "Potterheads" are not as big in numbers as the Rick Riordan superfans. Also. Rick continues to write more and more books while J.K Rowling... doesn't. This may be biased though sorry.
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J.K. Rowling has a lot of merit in making millions of people enjoy reading.
She easily wins this contest.
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I like reading J.K. Rowling. I like the books she wrote as Robert Galbraith, too.
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Post by Anshuman Tripathy »

I have read J.K Rowling's books so I would prefer J.K Rowling
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JK Rowling, she had such an impact on the world of writing!
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