Fantasy Book News » Breaking Dawn http://www.fantasybooknews.com Fantasy Book News, Reviews and Discussion Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:35:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 19, 2010 http://www.fantasybooknews.com/2010/12/amazon%e2%80%99s-top-5-fantasy-bestsellers-december-19-2010/ http://www.fantasybooknews.com/2010/12/amazon%e2%80%99s-top-5-fantasy-bestsellers-december-19-2010/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:00:03 +0000 Jeff http://www.fantasybooknews.com/?p=1598 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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files (Hardcover) by Jim Butcher
  3. Dead in the Family (Kindle) by Charlaine Harris
  4. Dead and Gone (Kindle) by Charlaine Harris
  5. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
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  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. Conversation in the Cathedral (Hardcover) by Mario Vargas
  3. Dead in the Family (Kindle) by Charlaine Harris
  4. The Way of Kings (Kindle) by Brandon Sanderson
  5. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
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  1. No Mercy (Kindle) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  2. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  3. No Mercy (Hardcover) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  4. Dead in the Family (Kindle) by Charlaine Harris
  5. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
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I should mention that I’ll be making the distinction between Kindle, hardcover, and any other versions going forward, since they are separate items and should be accounted for as such. And there’s no better way to kick it off than with a double dose of Sanderson goodness.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. The Way of Kings (Kindle) by Brandon Sanderson
  3. Dead in the Family (Kindle) by Charlaine Harris
  4. Breaking Dawn (Kindle) by Stephanie Meyer
  5. The Way of Kings (Hardcover) by Brandon Sanderson
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  1. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by J.R.R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien
  2. Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  3. Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara by Terry Brooks
  4. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
  5. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
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