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In book-format literature, maybe. But if you think she is unmatched in general - I don't think I'd place either Oda or Hoshino below her, even with latter's health issues forcing her to rather cut down on her story. Of course, whether manga count as books...

Martin didn't DECIDE to use the cursed format. He was originally going to write the trilogy, but the tale just "grew in the telling" as it were. And yes, trilogies work. Not in terms of worldbuilding. I mean, just consider the realistic impact of Time Turners. Or, literally, realistic impact...