Monthly Archives: April 2011

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, April 24, 2011

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Note to self: After completing best-selling epic fantasy series, make sure to let HBO know they can do a mini-series. Its great for back issue book sales. George R.R. Martin owns 3 of the top 5 fantasy slots on Amazon.com this week, the fifth entry being the boxed set of the first four novels in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Rockin’.

  1. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  2. Dead Reckoning (Hardcover) by Charlaine Harris
  3. American Vampire (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  4. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
  5. George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 4-Book Boxed Set by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy Blogosphere: April 18, 2011

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Too many George R.R. Martin interviews to list here this week, but a great interview with Time magazine. New trailers for Game of Thrones, and a making of The Hobbit video emerged this week as well.

Game of Thrones: Poison Trailer

Game of Thrones: Epic Trailer

The Making of The Hobbit

Interview with Patrick Rothfuss Part 2

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, April 17, 2011

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A Game of Thrones moves back into first place as the HBO series is set to premier in the US tonight. I say US, as being in Brazil personally, we have to wait until May 8 (tear).

  1. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  2. American Vampire (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  3. Cottage by the Sea (Kindle) by Ciji Ware
  4. Dead Reckoning (Hardcover) by Charlaine Harris
  5. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rainfantasy books
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Fantasy Blogosphere: April 11, 2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

The spotlight is shared by Pat Rothfuss and George Martin this week, the former garnering publicity following his recent release of The Wise Man’s Fear, and the latter on the forthcoming release of his HBO tv series. In addition to the barrage of coverage on these great authors, there are reviews of books by great authors that crossed this week: Glen Cook, Peter S. Beagle and Daniel Abraham.

15-minute HBO Game of Thrones Preview

The Making of HBO’s Game of Thrones

Interview with Patrick Rothfuss

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, April 10, 2011

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Blue by Lou Aronica moves into first, an example of cheap digital sales skyrocketing to the top. J.R. Rain retains 2 slots in the top 5, while Pat Rothfuss drops off this week. While A Game of Thrones remains in the top 5, A Dance with Dragons and other George R. R. Martin novels make up 7 of the top 20 books in the fantasy bestsellers on Amazon, with one of those being a box set of the first four books.

  1. Blue (Kindle) by Lou Aronica
  2. American Vampire (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  3. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  4. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rainfantasy books
  5. Dead Reckoning (Hardcover) by Charlaine Harris
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Fantasy Blogosphere: April 4, 2011

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A triage of great interviews, with a triage of great authors this week: George R.R. Martin, Ian C. Esslemont and Daniel Abraham. We’re in April now, and with the impending premier episode of the Game of Thrones HBO series looming only a few weeks over the horizon, the fantasy blogosphere is abuzz with George R.R. Martin, the biggest of which is the interview at the NY Times. Winter is Coming!

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, April 3, 2011

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A Game of Thrones holds strong in first place, while The Name of the Wind drops off the top 5 in favor of J.R. Rain’s American Vampire.

  1. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  2. Dead Reckoning (Hardcover) by Charlaine Harris
  3. The Wise Man’s Fear (Kindle) by Patrick Rothfuss
  4. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rainfantasy books
  5. American Vampire (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
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