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Fantasy Blogosphere: February 14, 2010

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

We kick off this week with a review of A Feast for Crows over at The Wertzone, and follow it up with reviews of books by Daniel Abraham, Mark Chadbourn, R.A. MacAvoy, and Robin Hobb.

We’ve also got some great interviews this week, featuring Robin Hobb, David Drake, and the first sci-fi author interview we’ve ever highlighted with Daniel Suarez. I heard the interview with Daniel Suarez on The Dragon Page podcast this week, and even though we cover mainly fantasy topics, this interview is just too good to miss. I love the idea of an author knowing more about internet security than the federal government, and will likely check out Daemon.

And finally, the e-book market is getting a bit rowdy, with Amazon and Macmillan doing a bit of bickering over prices this week.

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, February 13, 2010

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The Time Traveler’s Wife and Flirt swap places, but everything else in the Amazon top 5 remains the same this week. Breaking Dawn reaches thirteen weeks straight in the top 5.

  1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
  2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
  3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  4. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
  5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
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Fantasy Blogosphere: February 7, 2010

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

We’ve got a boatload of reviews this week, covering everything from more recent titles like The Gathering Storm and Dragon Keeper to young classics such as A Storm of Swords, The Hero of Ages and The Lies of Locke Lamora. The Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd also looks promising, having potentially been looked over in a year when other authors like Scott Lynch were making their big debuts. The Dragon Page recently intervieweed Gail Z. Martin, and Ursula K. Le Guin continues to fight for her rights against Google. We cap off a stellar week with news of an inmate in Wisconsin being prohibited from playing D&D in prison. What will inmates want next, a renaissance festival on prison grounds?

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, February 6, 2010

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Charlaine Harris continues a strong showing in the fantasy genre, with two books in the Amazon top 5 bestseller list. Breaking Dawn and Flirt also continue to sell well, and The Time Traveler’s Wife surfaces in the top 5 list after eight weeks of hovering somewhere below the top 5 mark.

  1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
  2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
  3. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
  4. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
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Fantasy Blogosphere: January 24, 2010

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

If our last Fantasy Blogosphere post was the most eclectic yet, then this is the most abundant. Chock full of review goodness, this post features reviews of books by Robin Hobb, David Anthony Durham, Ken Scholes, George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, Daniel Abraham, James Barclay and Terry Pratchett, and a triage of Jim Butcher reviews from NextRead. Pat’s got a fresh interview with Joe Abercrombie, and there’s exciting news all around; its looking like we’re really going to see A Game of Thrones as an HBO series, R.A. Salvatore signs for 6 additional Forgotten Realms books, and the movie rights for Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy have been optioned. What a great time to be a fantasy fan!

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, January 23, 2010

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Vampires continue to rule the Amazon top 5 fantasy bestseller list, with Flirt making its first appearance this week. Stephanie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn holds strong in the number two spot, and Charlaine Harris continues a strong showing in 2010 with two novels in the top 5 this week: Dead in the Family and Dead and Gone.

  1. Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens
  2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
  3. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
  4. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
  5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
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Fantasy Blogosphere: January 10, 2010

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

I don’t think we’ve ever had a more eclectic brew on the Fantasy Blogosphere. We start this week off with a pair of reviews at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist and Grasping for the Wind, and balance those out nicely with three interviews, including the second we’ve spotlighted in the “Patrick Rothfuss interviews other fantasy authors” series. He’s following up his interview with Joe Abercrombie with a conversation with Brent Weeks. We touch on a new novella by Steven Erikson, give Brandon Sanderson the nod for his work on The Gathering Storm, and round out the week with a lesson on writing from George R.R. Martin, and the icing on the cake: a cage match between Steven Erikson and R. Scott Bakker. Mmm, Tasty.

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, January 9, 2010

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

After conquering the the night, vampires have set their sites on ruling another domain: the Amazon top 5 fantasy bestseller list. Stephanie Meyer accomplishes a landmark: three of the top five are books in her Twilight Saga. New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn are books two, three and four of the Twilight series, respectively. Round out the top 5 with two additional vampire books, and its looking like we’re starting off 2010 with a vampire invasion.

  1. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
  2. Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
  3. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
  4. Already Dead by Charlie Huston
  5. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
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Fantasy Blogosphere: January 3, 2010

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Happy New Year! With everyone either on vacation or still in hangover mode, the fantasy book blogosphere is expectantly slower than usual. Still, we’ve got a few reviews including books by Scott Lynch and Steven Erikson, along with a review of the classic first novel in George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series, A Game of Thrones. Cheers!

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, January 2, 2010

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Once Bitten enjoys two weeks straight in the number one spot, while James Clemens’ Wit’ch Fire hits the five week mark. Breaking Dawn has been selling strong on Amazon since the release of the New Moon movie, and Charlaine Harris starts the year off as the first author with two books in the top five, with both Dead and Gone and Dead in the Family making the list this week.

  1. Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
  2. Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens
  3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
  4. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
  5. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
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