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Shards of a Broken Crown, Raymond E. Feist (Avon Eos) |
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Ship of Magic, Robin Hobb (Bantam Spectra) |
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Foundation and Chaos, Greg Bear (HarperPrism) |
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The MasterHarper of Pern, Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey) |
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Ports of Call, Jack Vance (Tor) |
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Someplace to be Flying, Charles de Lint (Tor) |
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Sword-Born, Jennifer Roberson (DAW) |
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Dinosaur Summer, Greg Bear (Warner Aspect) |
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Homebody, Orson Scott Card (HarperCollins) |
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Moonwar, Ben Bova (Avon Eos) |
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Once a Hero, Elizabeth Moon (Baen) |
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The Neutronium Alchemist, Part One: Consolidation, Peter F. Hamilton (Warner Aspect) |
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Oathblood, Mercedes Lackey (DAW) |
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Eternity Road, Jack McDevitt (HarperPrism) |
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3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (Del Rey) |
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Interesting Times, Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism) |
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Fiddler Fair, Mercedes Lackey (Baen) |
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Dragonseye, Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey) |
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Island in the Sea of Time, S.M. Stirling (Roc) |
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Derelict For Trade, Norton & Smith (Tor) |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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The Alleluia Files, Sharon Shinn (Ace) |
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The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, Stephen King (Plume) |
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The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
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The Face of Apollo, Fred Saberhagen (Tor) |
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The Demon King, Chris Bunch (Warner Aspect) |
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Star Wars: Han Solo: Rebel Dawn, A.C. Crispin (Bantam Spectra) |
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Star Trek New Frontier #6: Fire on High, Peter David (Pocket) |
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Star Wars X-Wing #5: Wraith Squadron, Aaron Allston (Bantam Spectra) |
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Babylon 5: Signs and Portents, Jane Killick (Del Rey) |
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Star Trek New Frontier: Martyr, Peter David (Pocket) |
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DragonLance Fifth Age: The Eve of the Maelstrom, Jean Rabe (TSR) |
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DragonLance: The Doom Brigade, Weis & Perrin (TSR) |
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Battletech: Warrior: En Garde, Michael A. Stackpole (Roc) |
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DragonLance: The Soulforge, Margaret Weis (TSR) |
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Shadowrun: Beyond the Pale, Jak Koke (Roc) |
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Raymond E. Feist tops the hardcovers, with Robin Hobb not far behind. Anne McCaffrey still has books on both the hardcover and paperback lists. New runner-up: The Long Patrol by Brian Jacques (Philomel). There were 77 nominees, down from 89 last month.
Mercedes Lackey has two paperback bestsellers. The new runner-up is GodHeads by Emily Devenport (Roc). There were 106 nominees, to last month's 111.
For trade paperbacks, Sharon Shinn took over top place from Stephen King; both King and Mary Doria Russell have spent an impressive time on the list now. New runner-up: Wolves of the Gods by Alan Cole (Del Rey). We had 78 nominees, just up from last month's 75.
In media tie-ins, another Star Wars took first place with a big lead. New runner-up: Star Trek, Deep Space Nine: Far Beyond the Stars by Steve Barnes (Pocket). We had 52 nominees, well up from 35.
For gaming-related books, there were more holdovers than usual. New runner-up was Forgotten Realms: The Lost Library of Cormanthyr by Mel Odom (TSR). We had 25 nominees, down from 26.
Compiled with data from: Adventures in Crime & Space (TX), Basilisk Dreams (Canada), Bookshop Santa Cruz (CA), Borders Bookstores (USA), A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books (CA), Dangerous Visions (CA), DreamHaven (MN), Flights of Fantasy (CA), Future Fantasy (CA), Gene's (PA), Heroes & Dragons (CO), J.J. Perry's (CA), Lange's (IL), Little Bookshop of Horrors (CO), Lone Star (TX), Merchant of Venus (NE), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Other Change of Hobbit (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), R.Books (NM), Regulator (NC), St. Mark's (NY), SF & Mystery (GA), Slow Glass (Australia), Space-Crime Continuum (MA), Toadstool (NH), Totem Bookshop (WA), 20th Century (WI), Uncle Hugo's (MN), University Bookstore (WA), White Dwarf (Canada), Mark Ziesing (CA). Data period: March 1998.
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