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From the March 2001 Locus
Data period: December 2000

          
  HARDCOVERS Months
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1) Winter's Heart, Robert Jordan (Tor) 2 1
2) The Redemption of Althalus, David Eddings & Leigh Eddings (Del Rey) 1 -
3) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam Spectra) 3 2
4) Dune: House Harkonnen, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam Spectra) 3 4
5) The Truth, Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins) 2 3
6) His Dark Materials 3: The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman (Knopf) 3 8
7) Faith of the Fallen, Terry Goodkind (Tor) 5 5
8) The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) 4 6
9) Against the Odds, Elizabeth Moon (Baen) 1 -
10) The Telling, Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt) 4 -
  PAPERBACKS    
1) Ender's Shadow, Orson Scott Card (Tor) 1 -
2) Phule Me Twice, Robert Asprin & Peter J. Heck (Ace) 1 -
3) Dune, Frank Herbert (Ace) 1 -
4) Change of Command, Elizabeth Moon (Baen) 1 -
5) Dune: House Atreides, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam Spectra) 4 -
6) Manifold: Time, Stephen Baxter (Del Rey) 1 -
7) The Naked God, Part 2: Faith, Peter F. Hamilton (Warner Aspect) 1 -
8) The Right to Arm Bears, Gordon R. Dickson (Baen) 1 -
9) His Dark Materials 1: The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman (Del Rey) 1 -
10) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey) 2 -
  TRADE PAPERBACKS    
1) Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson (HarperPerennial) 8 1
2) The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) 4 5
3) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) 1 -
4) Tales of the Dying Earth, Jack Vance (Orb) 2 3
5) redemolished, Alfred Bester (ibooks) 1 -
  MEDIA-RELATED    
1) Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Balance Point, Kathy Tyers (Del Rey) 2 5
2) Star Trek Voyager: Dark Matters, Book Three: Shadow of Heaven, Christie Golden(Pocket) 1 -
3) Babylon 5: Legions of Fire: Out of the Darkness, Peter David (Del Rey) 2 2
4) Star Trek, the Next Generation: I, Q, John de Lancie & Peter David (Pocket) 1 -
5) Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse, James Luceno (Del Rey) 3 1
  GAMING-RELATED    
1) Forgotten Realms: Servant of the Shard, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) 2 1
2) DragonLance: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (WofC) 4 -
3) Forgotten Realms: The City of Ravens, Richard Baker (Wizards of the Coast) 1 -
4) Battletech: Path of Glory, Randall N. Bills (Roc) 1 -
5) DragonLance: The Thieves' Guild, Jeff Crook (Wizards of the Coast) 1 -

 

Winter's Heart completely dominated the hardcover category for the second month straight; The Redemption of Althalus and A Storm of Swords were within two points of tying for second place. Joe Haldeman's The Coming (Ace) was the new runner-up. We had 87 nominees, up from 79 last month.

Ender's Shadow had no close competition in the paperback category, and Phule Me Twice beat out the next contender 2:1. New runner-up: Down to the Sea by William R. Forstchen (Roc). Nominees: 89, down from 95.

Cryptonomicon led the trade paperback list for the third month in a row (and six of the last eight). New runner-up: His Dark Materials 1: The Golden Compass (Knopf), by Philip Pullman. Nominees: 62, down from 64.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Balance Point moved into a solid first place in the media-related category. Nominees: 32, the same as last month.

Forgotten Realms: Servant of the Shard held onto its lead over the other gaming-related books. Nominees: 27, up from 18 last month.

Compiled with data from: Amazon.com (USA), Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton (USA), Basilisk Dreams (Canada), Bookshop Santa Cruz (CA), The Booksmith (CA), Borders Bookstores (USA), Dangerous Visions (CA), DreamHaven (MN), Future Fantasy (CA), Heroes & Dragons (CO), Lone Star (TX), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), The Other Change of Hobbit (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), John W. Rollins, Bookseller (MI), Saint Mark's (NY), Science Fiction & Mystery Bookshop (GA), The Space-Crime Continuum (MA), The Stars Our Destination (IL), Toadstool (NH), Totem Bookshop (WA), Uncle Hugo's (MN), University Bookstore (WA), Waldenbooks/BGI (USA), White Dwarf (Canada). Data period: December 2000.


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