I'll probably never be a New York Times Bestseller. Nor do I expect to make the USA Today's Bestselling list. For those that don't know, such lists are compiled on a weekly basis to show what books sold the most over the past seven days. There are plenty of books on these lists that had one good week, and then faltered from there. I'll always take a consistent seller over a one-week break out.
Still, I can't help but be thrilled that I finally have a book on one of the major Top 10 Weekly Lists. In this case it was hitting Audible Bestseller for Fiction list. Last week saw the release of a bunch of Harry Potter books on audible, so the competition was tough, but The Death of Dulgath still carved out a spot. Here's the complete list.
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale (Pottermore from J.K. Rowling)2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster, narrated by Marc Thompson (Random House Audio)3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale (Pottermore from J.K. Rowling)4. The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein, narrated by Tom Weiner (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale (Pottermore from J.K. Rowling)6. The Martian by Andy Weir, narrated by R.C. Bray (Podium Publishing)7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale (Pottermore from J.K. Rowling)8. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey and India Fisher (Penguin Audio)
9. The Death of Dulgath: The Riyria Chronicles, Book 3 by Michael J. Sullivan, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds and the author (Audible Studios)10. The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore, narrated by Euan Morton (HarperAudio)
The really cool thing about hitting this list is all the various papers that publish it. Here's some of the places I've seen it posted so far:
The New York TimesABC NewsSan Francisco ChronicleLas Vegas SunI want to thank Tim Gerard Reynolds for his amazing narration, Audible.com for producing a fabulous recording, and all you listeners out there who helped make it's debut such a big success.
Published on December 22, 2015 11:28