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From the January 2001 Locus
Data period: October 2000
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HARDCOVERS |
Months
on list |
Last
month |
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1) |
Dune: House Harkonnen, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
- |
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2) |
Faith of the Fallen, Terry Goodkind (Tor) |
3 |
1 |
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3) |
A Kiss of Shadows, Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam Spectra) |
1 |
- |
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5) |
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) |
2 |
2 |
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6) |
A Hymn Before Battle, John Ringo (Baen) |
1 |
- |
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7) |
The Telling, Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt) |
3 |
3 |
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8) |
Child of Flame, Kate Elliott (DAW) |
1 |
- |
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9) |
His Dark Materials 3: The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman (Knopf) |
1 |
- |
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10) |
The Legend that was Earth, James P. Hogan (Baen) |
1 |
- |
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PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
A Clash of Kings, George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra) |
2 |
1 |
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2) |
Dune: House Atreides, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam Spectra) |
3 |
2 |
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3) |
The Chick is in the Mail, Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, eds. (Baen) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Obsidian Butterfly, Laurell K. Hamilton (Ace) |
1 |
- |
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5) |
There and Back Again: By Max Merriwell, Pat Murphy (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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6) |
Darwin's Radio, Greg Bear (Ballantine) |
4 |
5 |
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7) |
Precursor, C.J. Cherryh (DAW) |
1 |
- |
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8) |
Storm Force, Chris Bunch (Roc, Oct) |
1 |
- |
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9) |
The Invisible Ring, Anne Bishop (Roc, Oct) |
1 |
- |
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10) |
The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus, Harry Harrison (Tor) |
1 |
- |
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TRADE PAPERBACKS |
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1) |
Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson (HarperPerennial) |
6 |
2 |
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2) |
All Tomorrow's Parties, William Gibson (Ace) |
3 |
1 |
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3) |
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Courage of Falcons, Holly Lisle (Warner Aspect, Oct) |
1 |
- |
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Hello Out There, Jack McDevitt (Meisha Merlin, Jul) |
1 |
- |
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MEDIA-RELATED |
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1) |
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse, James Luceno (Del Rey) |
1 |
- |
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2) |
Star Trek: Rihannsu, Book 4: Honor Blade, Diane Duane (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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3) |
Star Trek: Rihannsu, Book 3: Swordhunt, Diane Duane (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Hero's Trial, James Luceno (Del Rey) |
3 |
1 |
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5) |
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble, John Passarella (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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GAMING-RELATED |
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1) |
Magic: The Gathering: Invasion, Robert J. King (Wizards of the Coast) |
1 |
- |
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2) |
DragonLance: Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals: Everyday Life in Krynn of the Fifth Age, Nancy Varian Berberick, Stan Brown & Paul B. Thompson, eds. (Wizards of the Coast) |
1 |
- |
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3) |
Resident Evil 5: Nemesis, S.D. Perry (Pocket) |
1 |
- |
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4) |
Forgotten Realms: The Spine of the World, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) |
5 |
4 |
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5) |
Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade, R.A. Salvatore (TSR) |
2 |
5 |
Dune: House Harkonnen completely dominated the hardcover category. Robert Bloch's The Lost Bloch, Volume 2: Hell on Earth (Subterranean) was the new runner-up. We had 87 nominees, up from 76 last month.
A Clash of Kings had no close competition in the paperback category for the second month running. New runner-up: The Martians by Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam Spectra). Nominees: 102, up from 87.
Cryptonomicon came roaring back to No. 1 on the trade paperback list with a huge margin. New runner-up: Look to Windward (UK Import), by Iain M. Banks. Nominees: 62, up from 47.
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse topped the media-related list with twice as many votes as the next contender. Nominees: 32, up one from last month.
Magic: The Gathering: Invasion took first place in gaming-related books, with the latest DragonLance offering not far behind. Nominees: 25, down one from last month.
Compiled with data from: Basilisk Dreams (Canada), Bookshop Santa Cruz (CA), The Booksmith (CA), Borders Bookstores (USA), Dangerous Visions (CA), DreamHaven (MN), Heroes & Dragons (CO), Lone Star (TX), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), Regulator (NC), Saint Mark's (NY), Science Fiction & Mystery Bookshop (GA), The 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). Data period: October 2000.
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