Fantasy Book News

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

In a week where Charlaine Harris owns three of the top five slots, Towers of Midnight makes a grand entrance in the number three spot. Other notables in the top 25 this week are Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks coming in at number 20, and Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson barely making the cut at number 25.

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

The top 5 fantasy books on Amazon.com stay the same this week, the only change being Faefever and Dead and Gone swapping places. Karen Marie Moning is showing strong signs after only three weeks in the top 5, with two weeks of two books in the top 5 in the bag.

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
3. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Naomi Novik drops off the top 5 this week, replaced by a second entry from Karen Marie Moning in the top 5. This marks Moning’s first time ever with two books in the top 5 fantasy bestseller list.

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
3. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
5. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

Breaking Dawn and Dead in the Family hold strong in the number one and two spots, respectively, this week, while Bloodfever and Tongues of Serpents each make their first appearance. Dead and Gone sneaks back into the top 5, giving Charlaine Harris an additional novel in the top 5.

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
3. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Changes by Jim Butcher drops off this week, with the other top 4 holding strong. Butcher’s departure makes room for a third Charlaine Harris novel in the top 5.

1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
3. Containment by Christian Cantrell
4. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Changes by Jim Butcher drops off the fantasy top 5 for the first time in 7 seven weeks, to make way for newcomer Light of Eidon, by Karen Hancock, which debuts in second place. Charlaine Harris continues to have a extremely strong showing, with two books placing in the top 5 yet again this week.

1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2. Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock
3. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
4. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
5. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Charlaine Harris with a strong showing this week, with Dead and Gone jumping back in to give her a 40% share in the top five. Dead in the Family is not only the best selling fantasy book on Amazon.com this week, but the best selling book overall on Amazon.com. Changes by Jim Butcher holds on in fifth place.

1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
4. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
5. Changes by Jim Butcher

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