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By Kent Larsen
New Card Book Hits Bestseller Lists Before Publication
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- As the paperback of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's
Shadow" rises on bestseller lists after its release, fans have been
attracted to Card's forthcoming book, "Shadow of the Hegemon,"
scheduled to be published in January. Both books follow a secondary
character in Card's award-winning "Ender's Game." "Shadow of the
Hegemon" joined the Mormon titles on the bestseller lists, appearing
on Amazon's not-yet-published list, while two titles, Martha Nibley
Beck's "Expecting Adam" and a book about MTV's Real World and its
Mormon character, dropped off the lists.
Meanwhile, Stephen Ambrose's history of the construction of the
transcontinental railroad, "Nothing Like It in the World," continues
to rise on nearly every bestseller list, holding at #1 on the
independent Booksense list. Of the 11 bestseller lists Mormon News
tracks, "Nothing Like It in the World" is in the top 10 on every
list, except for those that don't distinguish between hardcover and
paperback and fiction and non-fiction.
The current titles on bestseller lists are:
Nothing Like it in the World, by Stephen Ambrose
A history of the building of the transcontinental railroad in the US.
Ambrose, a highly regarded historian, details the involvement of
Mormons in building crucial portions of the road, including the
driving of the "golden spike" in the heart of Mormon territory.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 6 | 9 | Amazon.com (Dec 13) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 10 | 14 | Amazon.com (Dec 14) 100 |
| 19 | 25 | Barnes &Noble (Dec 14) Top 100 |
| 5 | 6 | BooksAMillion (Dec 9) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 1 | 1 | Booksense (Dec 11) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 4 | 4 | Knight Ridder (Dec 14) Non-Fiction |
| 4 | 4 | New York Times (Dec 17) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 5 | 9 | Publishers Weekly (Dec 18) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 25 | 35 | USA Today (Dec 10) |
| 7 | 10 | Wall Street Journal (Dec 8) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 4 | 2 | WordsWorth Independent Bookseller (Dec 12) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
See:
More about Stephen E. Ambrose's "Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad" at Amazon.com
The Carousel, by Richard Paul Evans
LDS author Evans writes about the love between a man and a woman,
which is tested by the demands of family and work.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 19 | 16 | BooksAMillion (Dec 9) Fiction Hardcover |
| 15 | 15 | Knight Ridder (Dec 14) Fiction |
| 15 | 15 | New York Times (Dec 17) Fiction Hardcover |
| 88 | 83 | USA Today (Dec 10) |
See:
More about Richard Paul Evans' "The Carousel" at Amazon.com
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
This ten-year-old personal management classic is still selling strongly.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 21 | 15 | Amazon.com (Dec 13) Non-Fiction Paperback |
| 83 | 81 | Barnes &Noble Top (Dec 14) 100 |
| 138 | 141 | USA Today (Dec 10) |
| 4 | 4 | Wall Street Journal (Dec 8) Business |
See:
More about Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" at Amazon.com
Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card
A "parallell" novel to Card's Hugo and Nebula award-winning Ender's
Game. Told from the point of view of the 'also ran' to Ender, Bean.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 13 | 21 | Amazon.com (Dec 13) Fiction Paperback |
| 5 | 5 | Booksense (Dec 11) Mass Market Paperback |
| 29 | - | New York Times (Dec 17) Fiction Paperback |
| 111 | - | USA Today (Dec 10) |
See:
More about Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Shadow" at Amazon.com
Shadow of the Hegemon, by Orson Scott Card
The second novel in Card's new series about Bean, Ender's shadow. In
this novel, Bean is the tactical genius who wins the Earth for
Ender's brother, Peter, the Hegemon.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 7 | - | Amazon.com (Dec 13) Not-Yet-Published |
See:
More about Orson Scott Card's "Shadow of the Hegemon" at Amazon.com
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