Posts Tagged With: A Game of Thrones

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, January 9, 2011

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Its an epic/urban slugfest to kick off 2011, with two novels each by H.P. Mallory and George R.R. Martin making the top 5. In a hilarious contrast, we have novels from one of the best epic fantasy series in recent history sharing the top 5 with what has to be one of the cheesiest urban fantasy series ever, stealing its titles from Shakespeare. I’m really not sure which takes the cake: a novel titled “Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, A Paranormal Romance”, or “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, which we saw in the top 5 in 2010. Ricidulous. Anyway, definitely worth noting is the fact that all 5 novels in the top 5 this week are Kindle editions. Will we say goodbye brick and mortar stores in 2011?

  1. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  2. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  3. Toil and Trouble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  4. Out of the Black (Kindle) by Lee Doty
  5. A Clash of Kings (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 26, 2010

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight gets knocked completely out of the top 5, in perhaps the most significant shift in recent months: all books in Amazon’s top 5 are Kindle editions, for the first time I’ve ever seen it happen. Replacing hardcover editions of popular current novels like Towers of Midnight and World War Z are Kindle versions in some instances of the same books (World War Z), and in others Kindle editions of classics (The Lord of the Rings). Also, The Hobbit was just outside the top 5, coming in at number 6, also a Kindle edition.

  1. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  2. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Kindle) by Max Brooks
  3. The Lord of the Ring (Kindle) by J.R.R. Tolkien
  4. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  5. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 19, 2010

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight with another strong week, holding the number one spot with hardcover sales. A Game of Thrones continues to see strong Kindle sales for the holiday season.

  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. Fire Lord’s Lover (Kindle) by Kathryne Kennedy
  5. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
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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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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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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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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, August 21, 2010

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight vaults into first place this week. Woot! Other notables in the top 25 include Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks at number 21, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson at number 22, and amazingly A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin comes in at 24, after being published in 1996!

  1. Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
  3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
  4. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
  5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
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Fantasy Blogosphere: June 20, 2010

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The first trailer for George R.R. Martin’s HBO Game of Thrones series hit this week, so if you’re itching to check it out, click play below. After you’ve got your fix, I encourage you to check out a few of the reviewed we’ve compiled this week, and a great interview with N.K. Jemisin we located as well. Winter is Coming!

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Fantasy Blogosphere: April 18, 2010

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

We’ve got reviews of Mistborn, The Name of the Wind, and Leviathan this week, along with a great post over at SF Signal that features a great summary of quality sword & sorcery novels. GRRM fans should get ready to have scenes with Dani in the new A Game of Thrones HBO series shine as its rumored that they’re breathing life into the dothraki by creating a language to be used on the show. We’ve also found a few great author blog posts this week, from both Pat Rothfuss and Guy Gavriel Kay. And finally, check out the cool box set of art inspired by Stephen King novels.

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Fantasy Blogosphere: March 7, 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Four reviews kick off our fantasy blogosphere roundup this week, with reviews of books by Tad Williams, Joe Abercrombie, Ian C. Esslemont and Seressia Glass.  Following this is the fantastic news that HBO has approved A Game of Thrones, so we’ll be seeing something more than a static image soon. A few covers were released this week, for Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings, and Brent Weeks’ The Black Prism. Check out the interview with Brandon for his comments on his new series. I’m not sure I’m into the new photo realistic cover as exhibited on Weeks’ novel; we’ll have to keep an eye on this and see if it becomes a trend. And last but not least, some sort of explanation as to why Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter made the Amazon top 5 yesterday.

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