A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin fought its way back to number one on the hardcover list this month, with Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer debuting in second. The new runner-up was The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King (Scribner) with 52 titles nominated, up quite a bit from last month’s 39.

George R.R. Martin resumed rule over the paperback list this month, with A Game of Thrones and A Feast for Crows taking first and second, respectively. The new runner-up was Lady Protector by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor) with 46 titles nominated, down a bit from last month’s 48.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins stayed at number one on the trade paperback list this month. There was no new runner-up, out of 38 titles nominated, down from last month’s 40.

Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations: Forgotten History by Christopher Bennett was first on the media-related titles this month and the new runner-up was Battleship by Peter David (Del Rey). There were 14 titles nominated, up from last month’s 13.

Warhammer 40,000: Void Stalker by Aaron Dembski-Bowden took first place in the gaming-related titles, and Warhammer 40,000: Phalanx by Ben Counter (Black Library US) was the new runner-up. There were 25 titles nominated, up from the 24 we saw last month.

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Compiled with data from

Bakka-Phoenix Books (Canada),

Barnes & Noble (USA),

Borderlands (CA),

McNally Robinson (2 in Canada),

Mysterious Galaxy

Toadstool (2 in NH),

Uncle Hugo’s (MN),

University Bookstore (WA),

White Dwarf (Canada).

Data period: April 2012.

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