Fantasy Book News

Another week of musical chairs, as all five books in the top 5 remain, but Dead Witch Walking trades places with Dead in the Family, and Black Magic Sanction trades off with The Time Traveler’s Wife. Breaking Dawn reaches fifteen weeks in the Amazon Top 5 Fantasy Bestseller list.

1. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
4. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
5. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Breaking Dawn reaches fourteen weeks in the top 5, with Dead in the Family and The Time Traveler’s Wife both holding strong. Two new entries in the top 5 this week, both from the same author: Kim Harrison. She may be one to watch.

Is it just me, or are the books I’m reading or excited about reading not anywhere near the top 5? Jim Butcher, Robin Hobb, and Brandon Sanderson are all in the top 25, but the trends recently are overwhelmingly toward vampire and undead books. Show you who’s buying books right now. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section.

1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
4. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

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

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

Everything holds strong from last week, giving Breaking Dawn six weeks straight in the top five, two of those spent in the number one slot. This marks the book’s return to the top 5, due to the popularity of New Moon, the new Twilight movie being released about six weeks ago.

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens
3. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Breaking Dawn stays strong and moves into the number one slot this week, knocking Wit’ch Fire into the second spot. The Gathering Storm powers its way into 10 weeks straight in the top five. The Time Traveler’s Wife remains strong, and An Echo in the Bone makes a return to the top 5; its first appearance since early October.

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens
3. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens debuts at the number one spot, while Breaking Dawn reaches five weeks in the top five surrounding the release of the new Twilight movie, New Moon. The Gathering Storm enjoys its ninth week straight in the top five, while The Time Traveler’s Wife and Dead and Gone round out the top five.

1. Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
3. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Stephanie Meyer returns to the top spot; fallout from the release of New Moon last weekend. Breaking Dawn pushes A Kiss of Shadows and The Gathering Storm down a slot each. The Best of Robert E. Howard holds strong in the top five, and The Time Traveler’s Wife makes a return to the top five.

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
3. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: The Shadow Kingdom by Robert E. Howard
5. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

According to Jane makes its debut at number one, while Full Moon Rising slides to number four after two weeks at the top.  The Time Traveler’s Wife finds itself in the top five for the tenth straight week.

1. According To Jane by Marilyn Brant
2. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
3. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
5. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Full Moon Rising holds strong in the number one slot, while An Echo in the Bone, the seventh entry in the Outlander series, makes an entrance at the number two slot. The Time Traveler’s Wife gets bumped out of the number two slot all the way down to number five.

1. Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
2. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
3. Sookie Stackhouse, Books 1-7 by Charlaine Harris
4. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
5. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger