Fantasy Book News

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

Vampires continue to rule the Amazon top 5 fantasy bestseller list, with Flirt making its first appearance this week. Stephanie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn holds strong in the number two spot, and Charlaine Harris continues a strong showing in 2010 with two novels in the top 5 this week: Dead in the Family and Dead and Gone.

1. Wit’ch Fire by James Clemens
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
3. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
4. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
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

A little musical chairs from last week, with A Kiss of Shadows holding strong in the number one slot, The Gathering Storm moving up to number two, and Breaking Dawn moving up to three, to coincide with the release of the new Twilight movie “New Moon” this weekend. The Best of Robert E. Howard and The Demon Awakens stay in the top five, but move down a few spots.

1. A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
4. The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: The Shadow Kingdom by Robert E. Howard
5. The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore

Everything holds steady from last week’s positions, giving A Kiss of Shadows two weeks in the number one slot.

1. A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: The Shadow Kingdom by Robert E. Howard
3. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore
5. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

Breaking Dawn makes a return to the top five, while A Kiss of Shadows and The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1 make the cut for the first time. The Gathering Storm and The Demon Awakens stay in the to five, but drop two slots each.

1. A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: The Shadow Kingdom by Robert E. Howard
3. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore
5. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer