Anne Rice | Novelist | $60 Million

The American novelist Anne Rice gave us some of the most enduring characters in fiction, including Lestat from her series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles. Since publishing her first book, Anne has managed to earn a multi-million net worth. As an author, she has also covered a variety of subjects and some of her work has also been converted into comic books. The most popular adaptation? Film. The Vampire Chronicles and the Queen of the Damned are both cult-favorites in the genre.

To her credit, Anne Rice has since sold over 100 million copies of her work, placing her among the most notable authors in American history. In fact, she didn’t let anything to come her way and ruin her love of writing – not even her health. Despite undergoing the knife, Rice continued her passion and wrote every piece that fans wanted to read from her. Ladies and gentlemen, that is what we called dedication.