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Fantasy Blogosphere: December 13, 2010

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Reviews of a few novels this week, including one of my favorite reads this year, Lamentation by Ken Scholes. Interviews with Guy Gavriel Kay, Brent Weeks, and Scott Bakker. HBO released a 10-minute trailer for the Game of Thrones series this week, and Orbit Books offers a little elven holiday cheer.

Game of Thrones HBO Series 10-minute Trailer

Holiday Treat

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 12, 2010

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight reaches week 18 in the top 5, with 13 of those weeks in first place. Breaking Dawn and A Game of Thrones swap places, but all 5 books from last week maintain presence this week.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Breaking Dawn (Hardcover) by Stephanie Meyer
  3. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover) by Max Brooks
  4. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
  5. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy Blogosphere: December 6, 2010

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The biggest news of the week for me is definitely the first real action promos for the HBO Game of Thrones series. Its great to see Sean Bean and crew in action, I’m so pumped for this series! Also really excited to see that Sanderson has sold another Mistborn novel, definitely looking forward to seeing that series extended. Reviews this week of newer novels from some of my favorite authors: Joe Abercrombie, Tad Willians, Jim Butcher and more. And please don’t miss the hilarious xtranormal video on publishing. If you have anything you’d like to share here on FBN, feel free to create a group and post your thoughts.

Game of Thrones HBO Series Trailers

Absolutely Hilarious XtraNormal Video on Publishing

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 5, 2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The hardcovers of Towers of Midnight, Breaking Dawn, and World War Z continue to sell well for the holidays, but back in the mix are the Kindle versions of A Game of Thrones and Breaking Dawn. Looks like a few people may be getting iPads from Santa this year.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Breaking Dawn (Hardcover) by Stephanie Meyer
  3. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover) by Max Brooks
  4. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  5. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
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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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