Borderlands Books (866 Valencia St., San Francisco CA 94110), a specialty bookstore with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, and horror books, puts together its monthly best seller list and distributes it through their newsletter. We thought you’d like to see what’s hot and what’s not …

Hardcovers

1. The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin by Walter Mosley
2. Railsea by China Mieville
3. The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
4. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6. Any Day Now by Terry Bisson
7. Invincible: The Lost Fleet – Beyond the Frontier by Jack Campbell
8. Flora’s Fury by Ysabeau Wilce
9. The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
10. Stonemouth by Iain Banks

Mass Market Paperbacks

1. Blackout by Mira Grant
2. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
3. Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
4. Feed by Mira Grant
5. Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge
6. Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
7. Naamah’s Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
8. Kingdom of the Gods by N.K. Jemisin
9. Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
10. Crippled God by Steven Erikson tie with
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis

Trade Paperbacks

1. Departure by Neal Asher
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
4. Reamde by Neal Stephenson
5. The Silent Land by Graham Joyce