Star Trek novelization makes bestsellers lists

[toughlittleship]

http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/21/star-trek-adaptation-makes-new-york-times-bestseller-list/

Nice to see that. Just one question though, we used to see "The New York Times bestseller!" on a lot of book covers in the 90s, but I've always been uncertain if that refers to the series or the book itself?

 

[David cgc]

If it says "New York Times Bestseller," it's referring to that book. They'll specify if it's for another, i.e. "From the New York Times Bestselling Author" or "Part of the USA Today Bestselling Series."

 

[toughlittleship]

Nice to see that the first Dominion War novelization was a bestseller then! Anyone have a list of the past novels that made the lists?

http://www.amazon.com/Call-Arms-Dominion-Book-Space/dp/0671024973/ref=pd_sim_b_1#reader

 

[Stevil2001]

I love Bob Orci's statement.

 

[Greg Cox]

Nice to see that the first Dominion War novelization was a bestseller then! Anyone have a list of the past novels that made the lists?

http://www.amazon.com/Call-Arms-Dominion-Book-Space/dp/0671024973/ref=pd_sim_b_1#reader

I know THE Q CONTINUUM trilogy made the list, for which I give all credit to Q!

 

[Paris]

I think PAD's New Frontier series has had a few entries onto the NYT best sellers list...

 

[Saul]

Shatner's Kirk Books too of course.

 

[JD]

I think the one or some of the last of the A Time To... books were on the USA Today list, I think Taking Wing was to.

 

[Snaploud]

Alan Dean Foster is having a good year. Trek, Terminator, Transformers... It's really quite impressive.

 

[SicOne]

Would anyone like to officially present which Trek titles have made the New York Times best-seller list?

 

[Overgeeked]

It shows you how far we have all fallen as a culture when the dopes that brought you Transformers could have their names on a best seller list. Talk about a parallel reality…

How true.

 

[jefferiestubes8]

Author Alan Dean Foster interview

Author Alan Dean Foster Reveals the Secret to Penning SciFi Novelizations
May 25, 2009
http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/05/alan-dean-foster-interview.php

 

[Jbarney]

Would anyone like to officially present which Trek titles have made the New York Times best-seller list?

This would be an interesting list to see.

 

[Christopher]

Heck, there was a time when Trek novels making the bestseller list was a pretty routine occurrence.

 

[SicOne]

Christopher, do you have a list? Or can link to one?

 

[Christopher]

^Nope, just personal recollection. I've tried looking for lists of past bestsellers once or twice, but my Google-fu has failed me.

 

[Jeri]

I bought and listened to the Quinto audio book, and he does an excellent job on it. He has a rich tone, good phrasing and is a good mimic.

I love Bob Orci's statement.

Down-to-earth kinda guy.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

It shows you how far we have all fallen as a culture when the dopes that brought you Transformers could have their names on a best seller list. Talk about a parallel reality…

Sorry, but how is "Transformers" a step down from "Never Love A Stranger?"

 

[Brutal Strudel]

It shows you how far we have all fallen as a culture when the dopes that brought you Transformers could have their names on a best seller list. Talk about a parallel reality…

Sorry, but how is "Transformers" a step down from "Never Love A Stranger?"

Sigh.

QFT.

But it hurt me to say so.

 

[Cuhl]

I've just been reading Voyages Of The Imagination, and I saw many references to Trek novels making the NYT bestseller list and often staying there for weeks. I thought, Hey, that's right, I remember there was a time when they'd make the NYT list more often than not.

I know that for a while there the Times wouldn't allow media tie-in fiction on their list, but they changed that policy a while back. Since then, have any Trek novels made the bestseller list, or come close? I know the novelization of the latest movie did, but I was wondering about original fiction. If not, I wonder what that says. Does there need to be a new Trek series on TV for a book to crack the list?