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LISTINGS
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Locus Bestsellers
From the October 1998 Locus. Data period: July 1998.
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HARDCOVERS |
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Months on List |
Last Month |
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1) |
Heaven's Reach, David Brin (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
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Antarctica, Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam) |
1 |
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3) |
Heartfire, Orson Scott Card (Tor) |
2 |
4 |
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4) |
Otherland: River of Blue Fire, Tad Williams (DAW) |
2 |
2 |
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5) |
Six Moon Dance, Sheri S. Tepper (Avon Eos) |
1 |
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The Runelords, David Farland (Tor) |
1 |
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7) |
Komarr, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) |
3 |
3 |
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8) |
A Knight of the Word, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) |
1 |
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9) |
Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) |
3 |
8 |
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10) |
Freedom's Challenge, Anne McCaffrey (Ace/Putnam) |
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5 |
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PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
The Rise of Endymion, Dan Simmons (Bantam Spectra) |
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Finity's End, C.J. Cherryh (Warner Aspect) |
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Lord of the Isles, David Drake (Tor) |
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4) |
Donnerjack, Zelazny & Lindskold (Avon Eos) |
1 |
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Alternate Generals, Turtledove et al, eds. (Baen) |
1 |
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In the Heart of Darkness, Flint & Drake (Baen) |
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Running With the Demon, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) |
2 |
3 |
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8) |
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl, McCaffrey & Ball (HarperPrism) |
2 |
1 |
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9) |
Steelheart, William C. Dietz (Ace) |
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10) |
Hung Out, Weis & Perrin (Roc) |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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Psychoshop, Bester & Zelazny (Vintage) |
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: 15th Annual Collection,Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's) |
3 |
2 |
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: 11th Annual Collection, Datlow & Windling, eds. (St. Martin's) |
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Lady of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Roc) |
3 |
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Brown Girl in the Ring, Nalo Hopkinson (Warner Aspect) |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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Star Wars, X-Wing #6: Iron Fist, Aaron Allston (Bantam Spectra) |
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Q Continuum: Q Space, Greg Cox (Pocket) |
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Q Continuum: Q Zone, Greg Cox (Pocket) |
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Star Wars, The Bounty Hunter Wars: The Mandalorian Armor, K.W. Jeter (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
1 |
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Babylon Five: Thirdspace, Peter David (Del Rey) |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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Battletech: Sword and Fire, Thomas S. Gressman (Roc) |
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DragonLance War: The Last Thane, Douglas Niles (TSR) |
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DragonLance: Spirit of the Wind, Chris Pierson (TSR) |
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Shadowrun: Wolf and Raven, Michael A. Stackpole (Roc) |
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Forgotten Realms: Realms of Mystery, Philip Athans, ed. (TSR) |
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David Brin still leads the hardcovers, but Robinson's Antarctica also made a good showing in its first month on the list; Anne McCaffrey continues to have a book here and (with co-author Ball) another series book among the paperbacks. New runner-up is The Temple and the Stone by Kurtz & Harris (Warner Aspect). Nominees: 89, up from last month's 81.
Dan Simmons has a strong lead for paperbacks, and David Drake is here as both author and co-author of strong sellers; new runner-up: Reckoning Infinity by John Stith (Tor). We had 121 nominees, to last month's 119.
The trade paperback editions of the Year's Best anthologies both did well, but the posthumous Bester/Zelazny novel leads. New runner-up: Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover (Del Rey). Nominees: 60, just up from 59.
For media tie-ins, the latest Star Wars book, by Allston, has a substantial lead. New runner-up: Babylon Five: Point of No Return by Jane Killick (Del Rey). There were 39 nominees, to 42 last time.
In gaming-related books, the new Battletech is on top. We had 26 nominees, to 24 last month.
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), Lange's (IL), Lone Star (TX), Merchant of Venus (NE), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Other Change of Hobbit (CA), Regulator (NC), St. Mark's (NY), SF & Mystery (GA), Space-Crime Continuum (MA), 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: July 1998.
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