Fantasy has regained its New York Times bestselling status!
The Gathering Storm, the first book in the concluding trilogy in the Wheel of Time series, has hit #1 on the New York Times hardcover bestselling list!
It pushed The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown to #2 for the first time since the new Robert Langdon story debuted.
The last fantasy novel to hit #1 was Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan on September 10, 2009.
Tor Books, Brandon Sanderson, and Harriet McDougal have done a great job in promoting this new Wheel of Time novel. It has been two years since Robert Jordan died but a group of very dedicated people have spent time and energy to compete his opus. It is a monumental event to hit #1 on the Times—not only for Wheel of Time fans, Robert Jordan’s widow, and completing writer Brandon Sanderson—but it is a wonderful acknowledgment for the fantasy genre as a publishing entity.
Congratulations to all involved!
Hurray! It was so devastating to hear that Robert Jordan had died, he was my first favorite author as a teen. I'm glad to hear that his last work is getting the attention it deserves, and that the other fans are enjoying it too.
This is great news. I couldn't be happier for Sanderson and Harriet McDougal. Too bad I won't be able to pick it up until December...grad school...sigh.