George R.R. Martin continues to own the majority of books in the top 5 with Erin Morgenstern holding first place. Stephen King’s latest rounds out the top 5 this week.
by Erin Morgenstern
by George R.R. Martin
by Stephen King
by George R.R. Martin
by George R.R. MartinStephen King takes first and second this week, with two different formats of the same novel. A Dance with Dragons remains strong, with The Allow of Law by Brandon Sanderson making its debut in fifth.
by Stephen King by Stephen King by George R.R. Martin by Erin Morgenstern
by Brandon SandersonStephen King continues to dominate the holiday season, but George R.R. Martin is still scooping up large swaths of bestseller weeks. Its likely Martin will rank first for the annual review.
by Stephen King by Stephen King by George R.R. Martin by George R.R. Martin
by Gregory MaguireThe Alloy of Law reviews are pouring in, but sadly the biggest news is the passing of Anne McCaffrey. We have lost one of the greats. Her craft will be continued by the current crop of talented fantasy authors, and you can check out interviews with a few current greats like R.A. Salvatore, Patrick Rothfuss, Lev Grossman, Terry Brooks and Daniel Abraham below. Also, Brandon Sanderson talks about writing the Infinity Blade novella. Cool stuff.
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Stephen King sits on top this holiday season, with George R.R. Martin continuing to sell novels like hot cakes.
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by Darryl NyznykThe hardcover versions of the latest by King and Martin take precedence this Christmas week, as it seems like giving a physical object still feels more appropriate as a gift for the moment.
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by George R.R. Martin by George R.R. Martin by George R.R. MartinThis Christmas weekend Stephen King’s Kindle edition swaps place with his hardcover edition for first place, A Game of Thrones jumps in front of A Dance with Dragons, and a .99 Kindle book makes the top 5.
Here’s hoping you receive all your literary wishes this holiday season!
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by Carolyn McCray
Ray Harryhausen’s death earlier this week has me thinking a lot about Greco-Roman mythology, and it occurred to me that there’s not a whole lot of fantasy fiction based in mythic Greece. It seems odd, to me: You’ve got this amazing body of literature featuring heroes, sorceresses, gods and goddesses and monsters galore, but hardly anyone uses it as the basis for epic or heroic fantasy fiction.
The Greek gods and monsters get some play among urban fantasy authors like Rick Riordan, but they’re practically non-existent if you’re looking for something in a quasi-period setting. To be fair, authors like Robert E. Howard borrowed from the Greeks and Romans just as readily as he did from the Egyptians, Celts and pseudo-historical mystic authors like Ignatius L. Donnelly and Madame Blavatsky, but I’m hard pressed to recall a story written by him in a truly Mediterranean milieu.
What’s even weirder to me is that for many of us, the Greek myths are our first exposure to fantasy. I read tons of the stuff when I was a kid. For a monster-mad little boy, these fables were a goldmine: Minotaur, medusa, hydras! How can such an elemental part of our shared cultural heritage not be more prominently represented in fantasy fiction?
What about the great epics? Homer’s The Odyssey is a monster-filled epic just waiting to be plundered by an enterprising fantasy author, to say nothing of the military adventure story that is The Iliad. Why disregard these in favor of – say – legends of Charlemagne’s Paladins or King Arthur’s Knights, both of which have inspired their fair share of (admittedly excellent) fantasy fiction?
I can imagine it: Tales of wandering hoplites, scheming philosophers and sorcerers, and the pitiless machinations of the gods… monsters lurking inside ancient Etruscan tombs… the clang of spears against shields… journeys into dark labyrinths and to the very shores of the River Styx. There’s just so much there, and hardly anyone is doing anything with it. I call that an opportunity. Were my own fiction-writing skills up to par, I’d write it. Instead, I have to hope that one of you writers – our own modern-day Homers – will take it upon yourself.
Ink-stained Spartans! What is your profession! (WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!)
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Looks like a few people got Kindles for Christmas. With e-book sales skyrocketing from million in 2008 to 3 million in 2010, its no surprise. While people purchased hardcovers prior to Christmas to give as gifts, Kindle Fire sales will likely push hardcovers out of the top five for a while. Also notable that smaller, bite-size books are rising in popularity along with e-books. A Modern Witch, below, is available for .99 for the Kindle. Its going to be a wild ride in 2012.
by Stephen King
by Debora Geary by George R.R. Martin by George R.R. Martin
by George R.R. MartinAll Kindle, all day, baby. Kindle, and digital sales in general, are on a skyrocketing path to the moon in 2012. George R.R. Martin continues to own the top 5, and with season 2 of the Game of Thrones HBO series opener a little more than a month away, expect to see healthy sales in the series continue.
by Kim Harrison by Stephen King by George R.R. Martin by George R.R. Martin
by Jay Province
