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 HARDCOVERS Months
on list
Last
month
1)Night Watch, Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins)1-
2)Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Tor) 32
3)War of Honor, David Weber (Baen)31
4)Tapping the Dream Tree, Charles de Lint (Tor)1-
5)A Gift of Dragons, Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey)1-
6)Explorer, C.J. Cherryh (DAW)1-
7)The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Morgawr, Terry Brooks (Del Rey)45
8)Coraline, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)57
9)Coyote, Allen Steele (Ace)1-
*)Ruled Britannia, Harry Turtledove (NAL) 1-
 
PAPERBACKS
1)The Pillars of Creation, Terry Goodkind (Tor)1-
2)American Gods, Neil Gaiman (HarperTorch)6-
3)The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)138
4)Defender, C.J. Cherryh (DAW)1-
5)Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson (Avon) 1-
6)Stealing the Elf King's Roses, Diane Duane (Warner Aspect)1-
7)March to the Sea, David Weber & John Ringo (Baen)1-
8)The Devil and Deep Space, Susan R. Matthews (Roc)1-
9)Take a Thief, Mercedes Lackey (DAW)21
10)The Dark Wing, Walter H. Hunt (Tor)1-
 
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1)The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)91
2)The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) 23
3)The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)252
4)Angel of Darkness, Charles de Lint (Orb)1-
5)Solaris, Stanislaw Lem (Harvest)1-
 
MEDIA-RELATED
1)Star Trek Voyager: The Nanotech War, Steven Piziks (Pocket)1-
2)Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way, Walter Jon Williams (Del Rey)22
3)The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Visual Companion, Jude Fisher (Houghton Mifflin)1-
4)Taken, Thomas H. Cook (Dell)1-
5)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Mission: Gamma Book Four: Lesser Evil, Robert Simpson (Pocket)1-
*)Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star, Troy Denning (Del Rey)41
 
GAMING-RELATED
1)Forgotten Realms: The Thousand Orcs, R.A. Salvatore (WotC)21
2)Forgotten Realms: The Sorcerer, Troy Denning (WotC)1-
3)Forgotten Realms: Sea of Swords, R.A. Salvatore (WotC)82
4)Forgotten Realms: Sands of the Soul, Voronica Whitney-Robinson (WotC)1-
5)Warhammer 40,000: Harlequin, Ian Watson (Black Library) 1-

Night Watch dominated the hardcover list by a substantial margin, with Dune: The Butlerian Jihad making a strong showing as well. Clive Barker's Abarat (HarperCollins) was the new runner-up. We had 66 nominees, well down from 74 last month.

The Pillars of Creation had no close competition in the paperback category. New runner-up: Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks (Pocket). Nominees: 84, well up from 75.

Tolkien titles took the top three trade paperback slots again, led by The Two Towers for the third consecutive month. There was no new runner-up. Nominees: 58, down from 64.

Star Trek Voyager: The Nanotech War led media-related titles, with Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way just a few points behind. Nominees: 29, up slightly from 27.

Forgotten Realms: The Thousand Orcs led gaming-related titles by a wide margin for the second month straight; Forgotten Realms: The Sorcerer had solid numbers as well. Nominees: 33, up from 29.

Compiled with data from Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton (USA), Basilisk Dreams (Canada), The Booksmith (CA), Borderlands (CA), DreamHaven (MN), Heroes & Dragons (CO), Lone Star (TX), Midtown Comics (NY), Musicland Group (MN), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Pages for All Ages (IL), Pandemonium Books & Games (MA), John W. Rollins, Bookseller (MI), Saint Mark’s (NY), The Stars Our Destination (IL), Toadstool (2 in NH), Totem Bookshop (WA), Waldenbooks/BGI (USA). Data period: November 2002.

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