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From the October 1999 Locus
Data period: July 1999

             
  HARDCOVERS

Months
on list

Last
month

1)

Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson (Avon)

3

1

2)

Soul of the Fire, Terry Goodkind (Tor)

4

2

3)

The Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan (Tor)

9

5

4)

Gravity Dreams, L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor)

2

10

5)

The Rift, Walter J. Williams (HarperPrism)

1

-

6)

The Tower and the Hive, Anne McCaffrey (Ace)

3

4

7)

Destiny's Shield, Flint & Drake (Baen)

1

-

8)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling (Scholastic)

2

8

9)

The Rainy Season, James P. Blaylock (Ace)

1

-

10)

Foundation's Triumph, David Brin (HarperPrism)

4

3

*)

Enchantment, Orson Scott Card (Del Rey)

3

-

       
  PAPERBACKS    

1)

Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)

1

-

2)

The Death of the Necromancer, Martha Wells (Avon Eos)

1

-

3)

A Knight of the Word, Terry Brooks (Del Rey)

1

-

4)

Traitor's Moon, Lynn Flewelling (Bantam Spectra)

1

-

5)

With the Lightnings, David Drake (Baen)

1

-

6)

Perseus Spur, Julian May (Del Rey)

1

-

7)

The Alien Years, Robert Silverberg (HarperPrism)

1

-

8)

Antarctica, Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam)

1

-

9)

Heaven's Reach, David Brin (Bantam Spectra)

3

1

10)

The Spell-Bound Scholar, Christopher Stasheff (Ace)

1

-

       
  TRADE PAPERBACKS    

1)

The Year's Best Science Fiction: 16th Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's Griffin)

2

1

2)

The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 12th Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, eds. (Griffin)

1

-

3)

The Company of Glass, Valerie Leith (Bantam Spectra)

1

-

4)

The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine)

16

2

5)

The King of Elfland's Daughter, Lord Dunsany (Del Rey)

1

-

       
  MEDIA-RELATED    

1)

Star Wars: Hard Merchandise, K.W. Jeter (Bantam Spectra)

1

-

2)

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix 3: Red Sector, Diane Carey (Pocket)

1

-

3)

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix 4: Quarantine, John Vornholt (Pocket)

1

-

4)

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Terry Brooks (Del Rey)

3

2

5)

Star Wars: I Jedi, Michael A. Stackpole (Bantam Spectra)

2

1

       
  GAMING-RELATED    

1)

Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate, Philip Athans (TSR)

1

-

2)

BattleTech: The Killing Fields, Loren L. Coleman (Roc)

1

-

3)

Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade, R.A. Salvatore (TSR)

2

1

4)

Greyhawk: Against the Giants, Ru Emerson (TSR)

1

-

5)

Forgotten Realms: The Dream Spheres, Elaine Cunningham (TSR)

2

3

*)

Magic: The Gathering: The Gathering Dark, Jeff Grubb (TSR/Wizards of the Coast)

2

4

For hardcovers, Stephenson keeps a commanding lead, but only the top five books have substantial numbers. There was no new runner-up. We had 102 nominees, up from 76 last month.

Robert Charles Wilson dominates the paperbacks, but figures were strong for the next dozen or so books. New runner-up: Prophecy by Sharon Green (Avon Eos). Nominees: 101, to last month's 99.

While the Dozois year's best still dominates the trade paperbacks, the Datlow/Windling anthology is a strong second. New runner-up: The Forever Hero by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor). Nominees: 68, up from 60.

The latest Star Wars spin-off has more than double the votes of the next title on the media list. New runner-up: Xena, Warrior Princess: Go Quest, Young Man, Book I by Ru Emerson (Ace). There were 34 nominees, down from 39.

In gaming, there was a near tie for #1. The new runner-up is DragonLance Reader's Companion: The Odyssey of Gilthanas, by Niles et al. Nominees: 22, to last month's 19.

Compiled with data from: Adventures in Crime & Space (TX), Basilisk Dreams (Canada), The Booksmith (CA), Borders Bookstores (USA), A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books (CA), Dangerous Visions (CA), DreamHaven (MN), Future Fantasy (CA), Gene's (PA), Heroes & Dragons (CO), Lone Star (TX), Merchant of Venus (NE), Media Play/On Cue (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), Regulator (NC), St. Mark's (NY), Slow Glass (Australia), Space-Crime Continuum (MA), The Stars Our Destination(IL), Toadstool (2 in NH), Totem Bookshop (WA), 20th Century (WI), Uncle Hugo's (MN), University Bookstore (WA), White Dwarf (Canada), Mark V. Ziesing (CA). Data period: July 1999.


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