We had a request to follow up on what's happening with the Amazon Kindle's spec fiction bestseller lists. It is three months to the day I posted about the front runners at the Kindle's launch, so it seems like a good time take another look.
In science fiction, classics continue to dominate the top sellers, with Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five occupying the number one slot, and Orwell's 1984 right behind at second. In November these two classics rated in the top 300 of overall Kindle sales, and both have now moved up to around the top 200 in Kindle sales. Video game tie-ins have given way to the newest military SF by Nebula winner Elizabeth Moon, and yet another science fiction classic, Brave New World.
In fantasy, Gregory Maguire's Wicked continues to hold its own near the top of the bestseller list. Wicked has fallen from #1 to #2 in fantasy, and has fallen from the top 150 to the top 250 in Kindle's overall sales. Number three in fantasy is World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, and number four is Gaiman's Stardust.
Here's an interesting piece of zeitgeist: the stunning success of the Dresden Files series on the spec fiction Kindle bestseller lists. Author Jim Butcher's Storm Front occupies the number 4 slot in science fiction and the number 5 slot in fantasy. Not only that, his White Night: A Novel of the Dresden Files is number one in fantasy. Not too shabby.
In horror, King continues to dominate, with three of the top five bestsellers. King's novels alternate with books by Kim Harrison.
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I just found your blog and added it to my RSS reader's subscription list. I like that you're covering Kindle sci-fi/fantasy books.
Here's one that may be a future bestseller - its new (2/24 pub. date)
Four Classic Sci Fi Stories by John W. Campbell
http://www.amazon.com/Four-Classic-Stories-John-Campbell/dp/B0014O2RM0/
Its a collection of 4 Campbell novels: The Black Star Passes, Islands of Space, Invaders from the Infinite, The Ultimate Weapon
I'll be interested in future thoughts about Kindle's Sc-Fi/Fantasy offerings.
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