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LISTINGS
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From the March 1999 Locus
Data period: December 1998
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Months on list |
Last month |
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The Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan (Tor) |
3 |
1 |
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The Apocalypse Troll, David Weber (Baen) |
1 |
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Traitor's Sun, Bradley & Martine-Barnes (DAW) |
1 |
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Legends, Robert Silverberg, ed. (Tor) |
4 |
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Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett [UK ed.] |
2 |
10 |
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Moonlight and Vines, Charles de Lint (Tor) |
1 |
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Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler (Seven Stories) |
1 |
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Distraction, Bruce Sterling (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
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Krondor The Betrayal, Raymond E. Feist (Avon Eos) |
3 |
2 |
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Smoke and Mirrors, Neil Gaiman (Avon) |
3 |
5 |
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PAPERBACKS |
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The MasterHarper of Pern, Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey) |
1 |
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2) |
To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
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The Shadow Matrix, Bradley & Martine-Barnes (DAW) |
1 |
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4) |
The Lost Regiment #7: A Band of Brothers, William R. Forstchen (Roc) |
1 |
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5) |
Moonfall, Jack McDevitt (HarperPrism) |
1 |
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Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman (Avon) |
3 |
1 |
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Icefalcon's Quest, Barbara Hambly (Del Rey) |
1 |
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8) |
The Three-Cornered War, John Dalmas (Baen) |
1 |
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9) |
Illegal Alien, Robert J. Sawyer (Ace) |
1 |
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10) |
A Second Chance at Eden, Peter F. Hamilton (Warner Aspect) |
1 |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Del Rey) |
42 |
5 |
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Lady of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Roc) |
7 |
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Vacuum Diagrams, Stephen Baxter (HarperPrism) |
1 |
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Douglas Adams’ Starship Titanic, Terry Jones (Ballantine) |
2 |
1 |
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The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, Barry Hughart (The Stars Our Destination) |
1 |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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Star Wars: Slave Ship, K.W. Jeter (Bantam Spectra) |
3 |
1 |
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Star Trek: Brother's Keeper: Republic, Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket) |
1 |
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Star Trek: Brother's Keeper: Constitution, Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket) |
1 |
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Star Wars: Spectre of the Past, Timothy Zahn (Bantam Spectra) |
3 |
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Babylon Five: A Call to Arms, Robert Sheckley (Del Rey) |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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Shadowrun: Terminus Experiment, Koke & Bond (Roc) |
1 |
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Forgotten Realms: Elminster in Myth Drannor, Ed Greenwood (TSR) |
2 |
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Battletech: Prince of Havoc, Michael A. Stackpole (Roc) |
2 |
1 |
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DragonLance: Tears of the Night Sky, Baker & Berberick (TSR) |
2 |
5 |
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Wing Commander: False Colors, Forstchen & Keith (Baen) |
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Robert Jordan kept the lead in hardcovers, and Terry Pratchett stayed on with a UK import. New runner-up: Fortress of Owls by C.J. Cherryh (HarperPrism). There were 80 nominees, to last month's103.
McCaffrey and Willis dominated the paperbacks, well ahead of the rest. New runner-up: The First Casualty by Mike Moscoe (Ace). Nominees: 97, down from 117.
For the peak of the holiday season, The Mists of Avalon tops the trade paperbacks! There was no new runner-up. Nominees: 61, to last month's 63.
Jeter's "Star Wars" title held on at #1, on the media-related list, still with a strong lead. New runner up: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Watcher's Guide by Golden & Holder (Pocket). We had 41 nominees, up from 39.
There were no new runners-up for gaming. Nominees: 20, down from 27.
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), Lone Star (TX), Merchant of Venus (NE), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), 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). Data period: December 1998.
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