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LISTINGS
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Locus Bestsellers
From the August 1998 Locus. Data period: May 1998.
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HARDCOVERS |
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Komarr, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) |
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Freedom's Challenge, Anne McCaffrey (Ace/Putnam) |
1 |
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The Great War: American Front, Harry Turtledove (Del Rey) |
1 |
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The White Order, L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor) |
1 |
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5) |
Jingo, Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism) |
1 |
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Shards of a Broken Crown, Raymond E. Feist (Avon Eos) |
3 |
1 |
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7) |
Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) |
1 |
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8) |
Children of God, Mary Doria Russell (Villard) |
1 |
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Moonfall, Jack McDevitt (HarperPrism) |
3 |
6 |
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10) |
Starswarm, Jerry Pournelle (Tor) |
2 |
7 |
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PAPERBACKS |
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/ Slant, Greg Bear (Tor) |
1 |
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How Few Remain, Harry Turtledove (Del Rey) |
1 |
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Destiny's Road, Larry Niven (Tor) |
2 |
1 |
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Freedom's Choice, Anne McCaffrey (Ace) |
1 |
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The Chaos Balance, L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor) |
1 |
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The Family Tree, Sheri S. Tepper (Avon Eos) |
2 |
3 |
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Burnt Offerings, Laurell K. Hamilton (Ace) |
2 |
2 |
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8) |
A Quantum Murder, Peter F. Hamilton (Tor) |
1 |
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Star Child, James P. Hogan (Baen) |
1 |
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10) |
Einstein's Bridge, John Cramer (Avon Eos) |
2 |
10 |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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Newton's Cannon, J. Gregory Keyes (Del Rey) |
1 |
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Lady of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Roc) |
1 |
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: 15th Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's) |
1 |
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The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
8 |
1 |
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The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Del Rey) |
38 |
5 |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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Star Wars: Planet of Twilight, Barbara Hambly (Bantam Spectra) |
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Star Trek: The Captain's Table, Book One: War Dragons, L.A. Graf (Pocket) |
1 |
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Star Wars: I, Jedi, Peter Stackpole (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Captain's Table, Book Two: Dujonian's Hoard, Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket) |
1 |
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Star Wars, Han Solo: Rebel Dawn, A.C. Crispin (Bantam Spectra) |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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Forgotten Realms: Cormyr, Greenwood & Grubb (TSR) |
2 |
5 |
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Forgotten Realms: Tangled Webs, Elaine Cunningham (TSR) |
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DragonLance Fifth Age: The Eve of the Maelstrom, Jean Rabe (TSR) |
4 |
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Battletech Warrior: Riposte, Michael A. Stackpole (Roc) |
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DragonLance: Relics and Omens, Weis & Hickman, eds. (TSR) |
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Lois McMaster Bujold tops the hardcovers, with a big lead; there was no new runner-up. Nominees: 83, down a bit from last month's 89.
Harry Turtledove, Anne McCaffrey, and L.E. Modesitt, Jr. all have books on both the hardcovers and paperback lists. For paperbacks, the new runner-up is Nightseer by Laurell K. Hamilton (Roc). We had 108 nominees, to last month's 100.
In trade paperbacks, The Mists of Avalon held on at #5, while Russell's The Sparrow is the other holdover (joining her new title in hardcovers). The new runner-up is Samurai Cat Goes to Hell by Mark E. Rogers (Tor). We had 66 nominees, down from last month's 74.
For media tie-ins, a new edition of the Hambly returns to the list, closely followed by the first of two new Star Trek books. New runner-up: Highlander: Shadow of Obsession by Rebecca Neason (Warner Aspect). There were 45 nominees, just down from 46 last time.
For gaming-related books, Forgotten Realms and DragonLance dominate the list. We had 23 nominees, down from 25 last month.
Compiled with data from: Adventures in Crime & Space (TX), Basilisk Dreams (Canada), Bookshop Santa Cruz (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), Lone Star (TX), Merchant of Venus (NE), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Regulator (NC), St. Mark's (NY), SF & Mystery (GA), 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 Ziesing (CA). Data period: May 1998.
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