Monthly Archives: November 2010

Fantasy Blogosphere: November 29, 2010

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

A fairly calm week, as you would assume with the Thanksgiving holiday. Even with our bellies stuffed with turkey, a batch of interviews crossed the fantasy blogosphere, including chats with Brandon Sanderson, Michael Moorcock, Terry Brooks and others. Check out the Game of Thrones photos – I’m starting to get really excited. Although, I always pictured Tyrion with a roundish head; but hey, you can’t have everything, right?

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, November 28, 2010

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight continues to place first, while World War Z makes a return for the holidays. Breaking Dawn, Side Jobs and Vampire Moon round out the top 5, but the real story here is that during the busiest online shopping weekend of the year, hardcover books have replace what has been overwhelmingly a majority of digital books that have been ranking in Amazon’s top 5 for the past year. This speaks to the notion that when purchasing something for ourselves, we tend to not purchase the upper tier, but when giving a gift, we want to give the best quality gift possible.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover) by Max Brooks
  3. Breaking Dawn (Hardcover) by Stephanie Meyer
  4. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files (Hardcover) by Jim Butcher
  5. Vampire Moon (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
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Fantasy Blogosphere: November 22, 2010

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

A fantastic group of reviews this week, including Shadowmarch, Leviathan, and Nightchild, as well as interviews with Brandon Sanderson, Mercedes Lackey, and more. News on Peter V. Brett’s future novels, as well as a first look at the Game of Thrones HBO series. Cap it all off with a ridiculously awesome map of Westeros, and a trailer for a movie that could potentially rank as my favorite movie of all time.

Your Highness, Restricted Trailer

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, November 21, 2010

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight holds strong in first place, with A Game of Thrones making a triumphant return via the Kindle store, likely in anticipation of the HBO series. Vampire books continue to round out the top 5.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Vampire Moon (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  3. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R. R. Martin
  4. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  5. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
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Fantasy Blogosphere: November 15, 2010

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Reviews this week of The Way of Kings, Gauntlgrym, City of Ruin and more. Interviews with Robin McKinley, Brandon Sanderson and Mercedes Lackey, and another HBO Artisans video was released spotlighting the Game of Thrones series.

Game of Thrones HBO Series: The Artisans

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, November 14, 2010

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight holds strong yet again in first place, with urban fantasy by J.R Rain and Jim Butcher filling out the 2 through 4 slots. A sci-fi novel about the apocalypse, Mercury Falls edges in at number 5 this week.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Vampire Moon (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  3. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files (Hardcover) by Jim Butcher
  4. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  5. Mercury Falls (Kindle) by Robert Kroese
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Fantasy Blogosphere: November 8, 2010

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The embargo on Towers of Midnight reviews has expired, and the reviews are pouring in. In addition to the onslaught of ToM reviews, interviews with Brandon Sanderson are popping up like hotcakes. I never really got on the Wheel of Time bandwagon after reading the first book in the series, but I am about 10% through The Way of Kings, so expect a review of Sanderson’s solo work sometime soon. Also check out the interview with Felicia Day, good stuff.

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, November 7, 2010

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight holds strong not only on the fantasy bestseller list, but at number 5 overall on the entire Amazon bestseller list. Breaking Dawn makes a reappearance at number 5 on the fantasy list.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Vampire Moon (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  3. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  4. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files (Hardcover) by Jim Butcher
  5. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
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