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LISTINGS
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From the August 1999 Locus
Data period: May 1999
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HARDCOVERS |
Months
on list |
Last month |
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1) |
Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson (Avon) |
1 |
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2) |
Soul of the Fire, Terry Goodkind (Tor) |
2 |
1 |
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3) |
The Tower and the Hive, Anne McCaffrey (Ace) |
1 |
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4) |
Far Horizons, Robert Silverberg, ed. (Avon Eos) |
1 |
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5) |
Foundation's Triumph, David Brin (HarperPrism) |
2 |
4 |
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6) |
Enchantment, Orson Scott Card (Del Rey) |
2 |
2 |
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7) |
A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge (Tor) |
4 |
5 |
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8) |
The Brotherhood of the Wolf, David Farland (Tor) |
1 |
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9) |
The Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan (Tor) |
7 |
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10) |
A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam Spectra) |
4 |
6 |
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PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
Heaven's Reach, David Brin (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
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2) |
The Great War: American Front, Harry Turtledove (Del Rey) |
1 |
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3) |
Faded Steel Heat, Glen Cook (Roc) |
1 |
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4) |
Freedom's Challenge, Anne McCaffrey (Ace) |
1 |
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5) |
Heartfire, Orson Scott Card (Tor) |
1 |
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6) |
Chicks 'n Chained Males, Friesner & Greenberg, eds. (Baen) |
1 |
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7) |
Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra) |
12 |
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8) |
Priam's Lens, Jack L. Chalker (Del Rey) |
1 |
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9) |
Six Moon Dance, Sheri S. Tepper (Avon Eos) |
2 |
1 |
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10) |
Foundation and Chaos, Greg Bear (HarperPrism) |
2 |
6 |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
Children of God, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
4 |
4 |
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2) |
A Calculus of Angels, J. Gregory Keyes (Del Rey) |
3 |
1 |
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3) |
The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
14 |
2 |
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4) |
Wit'ch Storm, James Clemens (Del Rey) |
1 |
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5) |
The Wild Swans, Peg Kerr (Warner Aspect) |
2 |
3 |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) |
1 |
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Star Wars X-Wing: Isard's Revenge, Michael A. Stackpole (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
1 |
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3) |
Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay, George Lucas (Del Rey) |
1 |
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4) |
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Sons of Entropy, Golden & Holder (Pocket) |
1 |
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5) |
Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace:Incredible Cross-Sections, David Reynolds (DK) |
1 |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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1) |
Shadowrun: The Forever Drug, Lisa Smedman (Roc) |
1 |
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DragonLance: Reavers of the Blood Sea, Richard Knaak (TSR) |
1 |
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3) |
Forgotten Realms: Evermeet, Island of Elves, Elaine Cunningham (TSR) |
2 |
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4) |
BattleTech: Threads of Ambition, Loren L. Coleman (Roc) |
2 |
1 |
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DragonLance: The Soulforge, Margaret Weis (TSR) |
4 |
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In its first month on the hardcover list, Cryptonomicon came in at the top for most booksellers, but the Goodkind also did quite well. New runner-up: Patriarch's Hope by David Feintuch (Warner Aspect). We had 79 nominees, to 75 last month.
For paperbacks, David Brin and Harry Turtledove both are clear leaders, while Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash made it back on the list after four years(!), presumably thanks to his current tour for Cryptonomicon.The new runner-up is Emperor of Dawn by Steve White (Baen). Nominees: 88, down from 95.
Will Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow eventually match Bradley's Mists of Avalon on the trade paperback list? It has now racked up an impressive 14-month showing (probably with help from the sequel as it rose to #1). New runner-up: Wrapt in Crystal by Sharon Shinn (Ace). Nominees: 64, down from a whopping 85 last time.
To no one's surprise, spin-offs from the new Star Wars prequel dominate the media list, with the Brooks novelization well on top. The new runner-up is STNG: Ship of the Line by Diane Carey (Pocket). We had 39 nominees, up from 33.
For gaming, there was no new runner-up. Nominees: 23, to last month's 25.
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), 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), 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: May 1999.
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