Orbit Books | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy » publishing http://www.orbitbooks.net Orbit Books Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:13:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Urban Fantasy Come True http://www.orbitbooks.net/2008/03/05/urban-fantasy-come-true/ http://www.orbitbooks.net/2008/03/05/urban-fantasy-come-true/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:55:34 +0000 Tim Holman http://www.orbitbooks.net/2008/03/05/urban-fantasy-come-true/ This week, 11 of the Top 20 Fantasy bestsellers in the US are urban fantasy titles, including the Top 3. Most people are aware of the growth of urban fantasy over recent years, but I wonder how many are aware …

]]> This week, 11 of the Top 20 Fantasy bestsellers in the US are urban fantasy titles, including the Top 3. Most people are aware of the growth of urban fantasy over recent years, but I wonder how many are aware of the degree to which it now dominates the fantasy bestseller lists? This week’s chart shouldn’t be a surprise, either. Looking back over the fantasy bestseller charts of recent years, there’s a clear trend:

2004: 1 urban fantasy title in the Top 20.
2005: 4 urban fantasy titles.
2006: 5 urban fantasy titles.
2007: 7 urban fantasy titles.

Without any doubt, urban fantasy has changed the face of SF and Fantasy publishing in the US over recent years and there’s no sign that it won’t continue to do so.

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