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LISTINGS
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From the June 1999 Locus
Data period: March 1999
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HARDCOVERS |
Months on list |
Last month |
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A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
1 |
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2) |
Rainbow Mars, Larry Niven (Tor) |
2 |
8 |
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3) |
A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge (Tor) |
2 |
6 |
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4) |
Water Sleeps, Glen Cook (Tor) |
1 |
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5) |
The Burning Stone, Kate Elliott (DAW) |
1 |
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6) |
Stardust, Neil Gaiman (Spike) |
3 |
3 |
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7) |
The Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan (Tor) |
6 |
7 |
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Colonization: Second Contact, Harry Turtledove (Del Rey) |
2 |
2 |
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9) |
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Christopher Moore (Spike) |
1 |
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10) |
Dragonshadow, Barbara Hambly (Del Rey) |
1 |
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PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
Shards of a Broken Crown, Raymond E. Feist (Avon Eos) |
1 |
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2) |
The Last Legion, Chris Bunch (Roc) |
1 |
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3) |
Fearful Symmetries, S. Andrew Swann (DAW) |
1 |
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4) |
Dragon's Winter, Elizabeth A. Lynn (Ace) |
1 |
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The Barbed Coil, J.V. Jones (Warner Aspect) |
1 |
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6) |
Neverwhere, Neal Gaiman (Avon) |
3 |
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7) |
Ship of Magic, Robin Hobb (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
2 |
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8) |
Rogue Star, Michael Flynn (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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9) |
Sword-Born, Jennifer Roberson (DAW) |
1 |
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Waterdance, Ann Logston (Ace) |
1 |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
The Jackal of Nar, John Marco (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
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Patterns, Pat Cadigan (Tor) |
1 |
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The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
12 |
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Children of God, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
2 |
2 |
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A Calculus of Angels, J. Gregory Keyes (Del Rey) |
1 |
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The Changeling War, Peter Garrison (Ace) |
1 |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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Babylon 5: Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant, J. Gregory Keyes (Del Rey) |
1 |
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Star Wars X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
1 |
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3) |
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Ghost Roads, Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder (Pocket) |
1 |
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Star Trek Voyager: Death of a Neutron Star, Eric Kotani (Pocket) |
1 |
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Rebels: The Liberated, David ab Hugh (Pocket) |
1 |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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1) |
Forgotten Realms: Evermeet, Island of Elves, Elaine Cunningham (TSR) |
1 |
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2) |
Ravenloft: Spectre of the Black Rose, James Lowder & Voronica Whitney-Robinson (TSR) |
1 |
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3) |
Shadowrun: Crossroads, Stephen Kenson (Roc) |
1 |
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DragonLance: The Rose and the Skull, Jeff Crook (TSR) |
1 |
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Star*Drive: Storm at Eldala, Diane Duane (TSR) |
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George R.R. Martin held onto his lead in hardcovers. New runner-up: Nimisha’s Ship by Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey). There were 76 nominees, to last month's 83.
For paperbacks, Raymond E. Feist has a strong lead. Figures were close for most of the others, with two ties. There was no new runner-up. Nominees: 114, up from 108.
Mary Doria Russell now has two titles on the trade paperback list. Once again, figures were close, so we had a four-way tie. The new runner-up is Riddlemaster: The Complete Trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip. We had 69 nominees, to 67 last month.
The latest ‘‘Babylon 5’’ dominates the media list. New runner-up: Babylon 5: Season 5: The Wheel of Fire by Jane Killick (Del Rey). We had 44 nominees, down from 53.
All the gaming-related titles are new this time. Nominees: 20, down from 23.
Compiled with data from:Adventures in Crime & Space (TX), Basilisk Dreams (Canada), Bookshop Santa Cruz (CA), The Booksmith (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), Media Play/On Cue (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), Regulator (NC), St. Mark’s (NY), 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). Data period: March 1999.
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