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From the December 1999 Locus
Data period: September 1999
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HARDCOVERS |
Months
on list |
Last
month |
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1) |
A Civil Campaign, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) |
2 |
3 |
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2) |
Ender's Shadow, Orson Scott Card (Tor) |
2 |
5 |
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3) |
Owlknight, Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (DAW) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass, Tad Williams (DAW) |
2 |
1 |
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5) |
Darwin's Radio, Greg Bear (Del Rey) |
1 |
- |
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6) |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling (Scholastic/Levine) |
1 |
- |
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7) |
The Martians, Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
- |
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8) |
Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson (Avon) |
5 |
2 |
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9) |
Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism) |
1 |
- |
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10) |
999, Al Sarrantonio, ed. (Avon) |
1 |
- |
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PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
Owlsight, Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (DAW) |
1 |
- |
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2) |
Tea From an Empty Cup, Pat Cadigan (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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3) |
Noir, K.W. Jeter (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
- |
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Hogfather, Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism) |
1 |
- |
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5) |
Otherland: River of Blue Fire, Tad Williams (DAW) |
2 |
4 |
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The Last Dragonlord, Joanne Bertin (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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7) |
Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) |
3 |
2 |
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8) |
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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9) |
Mind Changer, James White (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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10) |
Rift, Kay Kenyon (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
- |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
Vengeance of Dragons, Holly Lisle (Warner Aspect) |
1 |
- |
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2) |
The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (Fawcett Columbine) |
18 |
2 |
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3) |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Heartlight, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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5) |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 16th Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's Griffin) |
4 |
1 |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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1) |
Star Wars: Vision of the Future, Timothy Zahn (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
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2) |
Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Forgotten War, William R. Forstchen (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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3) |
Star Wars X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar, Aaron Allston (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Star Trek Voyager: Pathways, Jeri Taylor (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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5) |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Obsidian Fate, Diana G. Gallagher (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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1) |
DragonLance: Brothers in Arms, Weis & Perrin (TSR) |
2 |
1 |
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2) |
Forgotten Realms: Spine of the World, R.A. Salvatore (TSR) |
1 |
- |
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3) |
DragonLance: The Siege of Mt. Nevermind, Fergus Ryan (TSR) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
MechWarrior: Ghost of Winter, Stephen Kenson (Roc) |
1 |
- |
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5) |
Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade, R.A. Salvatore (TSR) |
4 |
3 |
Bujold and Card dominated the hardcovers in their second month on the list, while Lackey and Dixon had the best selling newcomer (to go with their top place in the paperbacks). ''Harry Potter'' books finally made their way onto our list, for both hardcovers and trade paperbacks There was no new runner-up. We had 72 nominees, down from 88 last month.
The first seven paperbacks were very close in points, with a near-tie for #1 as well as two genuine ties! Number 8, Ender's Game, is back on the list after lo these many years. New runner-up: The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan (Avon Eos) . There were 95 nominees, to last month's 98.
In trade paperbacks, Holly Lisle was well ahead, but Russell's The Sparrow held onto its second place. We had 68 nominees, for the third month running.
Back as a paperback, SW: Vision of the Future took a strong lead for the media-related books. We had 26 nominees, down from 37.
For gaming-related, the new ''DragonLance'' stayed on top, with almost twice the points of the #2 book. New runner-up World of Darkness: Lasombra by Richard Dansky (White Wolf). Nominees: 20, up from 17.
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), Future Fantasy (CA), Gene's (PA), Heroes & Dragons (CO), Lone Star (TX), Merchant of Venus (NE), Media Play/On Cue (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Regulator (NC), St. Mark's (NY), Space-Crime Continuum (MA), The Stars Our Destination (IL), Toadstool (2 in NH), Totem Bookshop (WA), Uncle Hugo's (MN), University Bookstore (WA), White Dwarf (Canada), Mark V. Ziesing (CA). Data period: September 1999.
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