These were the world's 11 richest authors in 2016

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Stephen King

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Sci-fi writer Stephen King amassed a £338 million fortune throughout his career, but he still isn't one of the top three wealthiest authors of 2016.

In August, Forbes released data on the highest-paid authors of 2016, looking at their total earnings - from book sales as well as TV and film adaptations, before taxes - between June 2015 and 2016.

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During this time, the authors who made the ranking collectively made £201.8 million ($269 million).

The highest-paid author on the list made almost five times more than the second wealthiest, showing just how lucrative the book industry has become.

From Sci-fi novelist Stephen King to "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling, here are the world's highest-paid writers and how much they have made in the past year: