The Indie Sci-Fi & Fantasy Bestseller List

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 24, 2011.

1. The Wise Man’s Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734

2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716

3. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

4. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

5. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901

6. Ender’s Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

7. The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, Night Shade, $14.95, 9781597801584

8. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966

9. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780375507250

10. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428

11. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024

12. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307346612

13. Kraken
China Mieville, Del Rey, $16, 9780345497505

14. River Marked
Patricia Briggs, Ace, $26.95, 9780441019731

15. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345339683

16. Pale Demon
Kim Harrison, Harper Voyager, $26.99, 9780061138065

17. Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9780765325945

18. Cat’s Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut, Dial, $15, 9780385333481

19. The Magicians
Lev Grossman, Plume, $16, 9780452296299

20. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

21. The Lost Gate
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $24.99, 9780765326577

22. The Gathering Storm
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765341532

23. The Girl With Glass Feet
Ali Shaw, Picador, $15, 9780312680459

24. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983

25. Boneshaker
Cherie Priest, Tor, $15.99, 9780765318411