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* Kyme, Nick Warhammer: Time of Legends: The War of Vengeance: The Great Betrayal (Black Library 978-1-84970-191-4, £7.99, 509pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Gaming tie-in novel, the first book in a new sub-trilogy.
* Landy, Derek Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the Wicked (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-748022-7, £14.99, 607pp, hc, cover by Tony Percival) Young-adult fantasy novel, the seventh book in the series.
Lawrence, Mark Prince of Thorns (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-742363-7, £7.99, 399pp, tp) Reprint (Harper Voyager 2011) fantasy novel, the first book in the Broken Empire series.
Luceno, James Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Random House UK/Arrow/LucasBooks 978-0-099-54264-3, £7.99, 462pp, pb) Reprint (Century 2012) tie-in novel.
* Macallan, Ben Pandaemonium (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-051-1, £7.99, 231pp, tp) Fantasy novel, second in the Desdaemona series. This is a pseudonym for Chaz Brenchley, who also writes as Daniel Fox and Carol Trent.
Malley, Gemma The Killables (Hodder 978-1-444-72280-2, £6.99, 372pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2012) young-adult dystopian SF novel of a future of regulated thought, the first book in a trilogy.
* Maus, Tegon Littlefield Chronicles: The Gift (Belvedere Publishing/Netherworld Books 978-1-909224-07-0, £8.99, 162pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Chronicles of Tucker Littlefield series. Netherworld Books, Mirador, Wearne Lane, Langport Somerset TA10 9HB, UK.
* McKenna, Juliet E. Defiant Peaks (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-057-3, £7.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Fantasy novel, the third book in the Hadrumal Crisis trilogy.
McNeill, Graham Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: False Gods (Black Library 978-1-84970-383-3, £20.00, 424pp, hc) Reprint (Black Library 2006) SF gaming tie-in novel. This special edition adds an afterword by the author and three illustrations.
* McNeill, Graham Warhammer 40,000: The Imperial Infantryman’s Manual (Black Library 978-1-84970-278-2, £17.99, 192pp, hc) Tie-in omnibus of two works supposedly issued to soldiers in the world of the game: Imperial Munitorum Manual (2007) and Imperial Infantryman’s Uplifting Primer (2003). Edited by Nick Kyme.
* McVittie, Andy The Art of Assassin’s Creed III (Titan 978-1-78116425-9, £24.99, 145pp, hc) Associational art book with art and design work for the game.
* Miéville, China London’s Overthrow (The Westbourne Press 978-1-9089-0614-4, £7.99, 93pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, an essay about the state of present-day London, photo-illustrated by the author.
* Moers, Walter The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books (Harvill Secker 978-1-846-55688-3, £20.00, 430pp, hc, cover by Walter Moers & Oliver Schmitt) Fantasy novel in the Zamonia series. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German Das Labyrinth der Traeumenden Buecher (Albrecht Knaus 2011). Simultaneous with the US (Overlook Press) edition.
Morgan, Richard The Cold Commands (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08489-6, £7.99, 481pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Gollancz 2011) fantasy novel, sequel to The Steel Remains.
* Noel, Alyson The Soul Seekers: Echo (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 978-1-447-20682-8, £7.99, 396pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s Griffin) edition.
* O’Hearn, Kate Pegasus and the Origins of Olympus (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91094-0, £5.99, 376pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series.
* Oppel, Kenneth Such Wicked Intent (Random House/Fickling UK 978-0-857-56016-2, £12.99, 372pp, hc) Young-adult gothic/dark fantasy novel. Second in a series, telling the early life of Victor Frankenstein.
Paolini, Christopher Inheritance (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-56024-5, £7.99, 860pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2011) fantasy novel, fourth in the Inheritance series.
Patrick, Cat Revived (Egmont/Electric Monkey 978-1-4052-5362-8, £6.99, 326pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2012) young-adult SF novel.
Patterson, James Maximum Ride: Angel (Random House UK/Young Arrow 978-0-09-954378-7, £6.99, 291pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2011) young-adult SF novel, seventh in the series.
* Perry, S.D. Resident Evil: Caliban Cove (Titan 978-1-78116178-4, £7.99, 254pp, pb) Tie-in novel based on the world of the video game, the second in a series. Copyrighted by CAPCOM.
* Perry, S.D. Resident Evil: City of the Dead (Titan 978-1-78116179-1, £7.99, 326pp, pb) Tie-in novel based on the world of the video game, the third in a series. Copyrighted by CAPCOM.
* Perry, S.D. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy (Titan 978-1-78116177-7, £7.99, 280pp, pb) Tie-in novel based on the world of the video game, the first in a series. Copyrighted by CAPCOM.
Pratchett, Terry Guards! Guards! (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16666-9, £7.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel in the Discworld series.
Pratchett, Terry Reaper Man (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16668-3, £7.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel in the Discworld series.
* Pratchett, Terry & Stephen Briggs Turtle Recall: The Complete Discworld Companion… So Far (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-09118-4, £20.00, 352pp, hc, cover by Marc Simonetti) Humorous reference book, a guide to the Discworld series, the latest update of The Discworld Companion originally published in 1994. Copyrighted 1994, 1997, 2003, 2012.
* Redwine, C.J. Defiance (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-9074-1133-5, £6.99, 403pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Courier’s Daughter trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Balzer & Bray) edition.
Reynolds, Alastair Blue Remembered Earth (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08830-6, £8.99, 548pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2012) SF novel, the first in the Poseidon’s Children series.
* Riordan, Rick Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-33574-2, £12.99, 584pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Hyperion) edition.
Riordan, Rick Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-33573-5, £7.99, 519pp, tp) Reprint (Puffin UK 2011) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series.
* Robb, Brian J. Steampunk: Victorian Visionaries, Scientific Romances and Fantastic Fictions (Aurum Press 978-1-78116169-2, £25.00, 192pp, hc) Nonfiction, an extensively illustrated look at the history of the steampunk movement, from the influence of Mary Shelley and H.G. Wells to SF, movies, TV, comics, and more. Foreword by James P. Blaylock.
Sage, Angie Septimus Heap: Magyk (Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-1493-2, £6.99, 434pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
Sage, Angie Septimus Heap: Queste (Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-1490-1, £6.99, 440pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2008) young-adult fantasy novel.
Sanderson, Brandon The Alloy of Law (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-10583-6, £8.99, 333pp, tp, cover by Sam Green) Reprint (Gollancz 2011) SF/fantasy novel in the Mistborn series, set 300 years after the first trilogy.
Shan, Darren Brothers to the Death: The Saga of Larten Crepsley: Book Four (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-731596-3, £7.99, 240pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 2012) young-adult horror novel. Fourth in the series. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
* Shirley, John Resident Evil: Retribution (Titan 978-1-78116315-3, £7.99, 340pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the video game. Copyrighted by Constantin Film International and Davis Films/Impact Pictures.
* Smith, Noble Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life (Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-444-75964-8, £12.99, 205pp, hc) Nonfiction, a self-help guide to applying Hobbit ways to everyday life, with plentiful facts about Tolkien, his works, and the films. Foreword by Peter S. Beagle. Simultaneous with the US (Dunne) edition.
* Taylor, Laini Days of Blood and Starlight (Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-444-72267-3, £14.99, 563pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition.
Tchaikovsky, Adrian Heirs of the Blade (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-5
4129-9, £7.99, 622pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Tor UK 2011) fantasy novel, seventh in the Shadows of the Apt series.
* Werner, C.L. Warhammer: Siege of Castellax (Black Library 978-1-84970-259-1, £9.99, 407pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) Gaming tie-in novel, part of the Space Marine Battles sub-series. Includes four pages of colour art.
* Williams, Mazarkis Knife-Sworn (Quercus/Jo Fletcher Books 978-0-8573-8864-3, £16.99, 390pp, hc, cover by Ghost) Fantasy novel, second in the Tower and Knife trilogy. Williams is a pseudonym.
* Wraight, Chris Swords of the Emperor (Black Library 978-1-84970-239-3, £12.99, 765pp, tp, cover by Alexander Ovchinnikov) Gaming tie-in omnibus of two novels and two short stories (one original).
Zito, V.M. The Return Man (Hodder 978-1-444-74463-7, £7.99, 414pp, tp, cover by Rhett Podersoo) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2012) horror novel set in a USA split into two halves – the resurrected, zombified west and the survivors of the east. A debut novel, originally serialised on the internet.
November 2012
SF Novels 3
Fantasy Novels 9
Horror Novels 2
Paranormal Romance 0
Anthologies 3
Collections 0
Reference 3
History/Criticism 0
Media Related 10
Young Adult 14
SF 1
Fantasy 8
Horror 4
Paranormal Romance 1
Other 0
Omnibus 3
Art/Humor 3
Miscellaneous 2
Total New: 51
Reprints &
Reissues: 32
Total: 83
Year to Date
SF Novels 58
Fantasy Novels 132
Horror Novels 38
Paranormal Romance 33
Anthologies 17
Collections 13
Reference 3
History/Criticism 2
Media Related 45
Young Adult 90
SF 20
Fantasy 46
Horror 10
Paranormal Romance 14
Other 0
Omnibus 19
Art/Humor 5
Miscellaneous 20
Total New: 474
Reprints &
Reissues: 300
Total: 774
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BESTSELLERS
LOCUS BESTSELLERS
Numbers indicate position on list, and rank last month.
HARDCOVERS
1) Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) 1, -
2) Cold Days, Jim Butcher (Roc) 1, -
3) A Dance With Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 17, 7
4) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) 5, 9
*) The Twelve, Justin Cronin (Ballantine) 2, 5
6) A Blink of the Screen, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK) 1, -
*) Dodger, Terry Pratchett (Harper) 2, 6
*) Red Country, Joe Abercrombie (Orbit US) 1, -
9) Bowl of Heaven, Gregory Benford & Larry Niven (Tor) 2, 8
10) The Blinding Knife, Brent Weeks (Orbit US) 2 , -
*) The Hydrogen Sonata, Iain M. Banks (Orbit US) 2 , 1
PAPERBACKS
1) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 26, 5
2) Seeds of Earth, Michael Cobley (Orbit US) 2, 4
3) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 25, 1
4) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 29, 2
5) The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson (Tor) 1, -
6) A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 26, 7
7) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey) 36, 8
8) The Wild Ways, Tanya Huff (DAW) 1, -
9) Kris Longknife: Furious, Mike Shepherd (Ace) 1, -
10) The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss (DAW) 6, -
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Del Rey) 28, -
2) Food for the Gods, Karen Dudley (Ravenstone) 1, -
3) Thunder Road, Chadwick Ginther (Ravenstone) 2, 5
4) World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Max Brooks (Crown) 30, -
5) Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor) 3, -
MEDIA-RELATED
1) Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, James Luceno (Del Rey) 4, -
2) Star Trek, the Next Generation: Cold Equations, Book II: Silent Weapons, David Mack (Pocket) 1, -
3) Star Trek, the Next Generation: Cold Equations, Book I: The Persistence of Memory, David Mack (Pocket) 1, -
4) The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury, Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (Dunne) 2, 1
5) Star Wars: Old Republic: Revan, Drew Karpyshyn (Del Rey) 5, 2
GAMING-RELATED
1) Halo: Glasslands, Karen Traviss (Tor) 12, 2
2) Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken, Oliver Bowden (Ace) 1, -
*) Forgotten Realms: Charon’s Claw, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) 4, 3
4) Halo: The Thursday War, Karen Traviss (Tor) 2, 1
5) Halo: Primordium, Greg Bear (Tor) 2, -
Lois McMaster Bujold’s Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance debuted in first place on the hardcover list this month, with Cold Days by Jim Butcher coming in second. The new runner-up was This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong (Dunne), with 42 titles nominated, down from the 49 we saw last month.
George R.R. Martin kept first place on the paperback list with A Storm of Swords, but ceded the second place spot to Seeds of Earth by Michael Cobley. The runner-up was Trapped by Kevin Hearne (Del Rey) with 52 titles nominated, up from last month’s 46.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien took first place on the trade paperback list this month. There was no new runner-up, with 41 titles nominated, down from the 44 we saw last month.
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno took first place on the media-related titles this month, and there was no new runner-up. There were 16 titles nominated, down a tick from last month’s 17.
Halo: Glasslands by Karen Traviss took number one in the gaming-related titles, and there was no new runner-up. There were 13 titles nominated, down from the 15 we saw last month.
Compiled with data from: Bakka-Phoenix (Canada), Barnes and Noble (USA), Borderlands (CA), McNally Robinson (two in Canada), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Saint Mark’s (NY), Toadstool (NH), Uncle Hugo’s (MN), White Dwarf (Canada). Data period: November 2012.
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HARDCOVERS
1) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
2) Cold Days, Jim Butcher (Roc)
3) A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
4) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
5) Rising Sun, Robert Conroy (Baen)
6) Krampus: The Yule Lord, Brom (HarperVoyager)
7) Wards of Faerie, Terry Brooks (Del Rey)
8) The Art of the Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)
9) Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
10) A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
PAPERBACKS
1) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
2) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
3) A Song of Ice and Fire box set, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
4) A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
5) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
6) The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings box set, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
7) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
8) The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
9) Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card (Tor)
10) The Host, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
2) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
3) The Hobbit and Th
e Lord of the Rings box set, J.R.R. Tolkien (Mariner)
4) The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (Mariner)
5) Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster)
MEDIA-RELATED
1) The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury, Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (Dunne)
2) Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, James Luceno (Del Rey)
3) Darth Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
4) Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation, Drew Karpyshyn (Del Rey)
5) Star Wars: The Jedi Path, Daniel Wallace (Del Rey)
GAMING-RELATED
1) Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken, Oliver Bowden (Ace)
2) Halo: The Thursday War, Karen Traviss (Tor)
3) Halo: Primordium, Greg Bear (Tor)
4) Forgotten Realms: Stone of Tymora, R.A. & Geno Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
5) Halo: Glasslands, Karen Traviss (Tor)
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SCIENCE FICTION
1) 14, Peter Clines (Audible Frontiers)
2) World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Max Brooks (Random House Audio)
3) Deep Storm, Lincoln Child (Books on Tape)
4) The Stand, Stephen King (Random House Audio)
5) Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Blackstone)
6) 11-22-63, Stephen King (Simon & Schuster Audio)
7) Ready Player One, Ernest Cline (Random House Audio)
8) Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass, J.L. Bourne (Audible Frontiers)
9) Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card (Macmillan Audio)
10) The Host, Stephenie Meyer (Hachette Audio)
11) The Gripping Hand, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Audible Frontiers)
12) Wool: Omnibus Edition, Hugh Howey (Broad Reach)
13) Rip-Off!, Gardner Dozois, ed. (Audible Frontiers)
14) Dune, Frank Herbert (Macmillan Audio)
15) Century Rain, Alastair Reynolds (Tantor Audio)
16) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (Random House Audio)
17) The Beginning of the End: Apocalypse Z, Manel Loureiro (Brilliance)
18) Redshirts, John Scalzi (Audible Frontiers)
19) Halo: The Thursday War, Karen Traviss (Macmillan Audio)
20) Earth Strike, Ian Douglas (Harper Audio)
FANTASY
1) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Recorded Books)
2) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Random House Audio)