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. Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson
2. Nested Scrolls by Rudy Rucker
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
5. A Path to Coldness of Heart by Glen Cook
6. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
7. Reamde by Neal Stephenson
8. Seed by Rob Ziegler
9. Snuff by Terry Pratchett
10. Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge

Mass Markets

1. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
2. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
3. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
4. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
5. House Name by Michelle West
6. The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
7. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
8. A Hard Day’s Knight by Simon R. Green
9. Up Against It by M. L. Locke
10. Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card

Trade Paperbacks

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Among Others by Jo Walton
3. The Liminal People by Ayize Jama-Everett
4. Empire State by Adam Christopher
5. Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot