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[nightmer.livejournal.com]

Hello! My name is Meredith (sad but true). I’ve been an AB fan for about a year, I just reread the series, and my opinion is pretty much the same as everyone else’s regarding new vs old AB. So, a question for you long-term fans:

Even though Danse Macabre is a horrible book and only has two and a half stars on Amazon, and the latest books are ranked similarly, DM seems to be selling well. For a fantasy series, the AB books seem fairly well known. I’ve noticed people saying LKH is only popular now because of the quality of the earlier books, but most people I know identify this series for the porn.

Were LKH’s books selling well before the shift to plotless, repetitive sex? Or did her fanbase only grow in the NiC etc. years? I just worry that she has no incentive to try to recapture the story of the original books if there really are more people who enjoy the current crap. So, thoughts?

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[darksongtrilogy.livejournal.com]

From the sales info, the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, et al., Danse Macabre isn't doing as well as ID. ID was the high water mark for LKH's sales (definitely not for quality) and DM hasn't come anywhere near it. DM entered the NYT list at #2, where ID was #1, and DM is falling more rapidly. LKH has gained some fans since NiC, and lost many since ID. ID was the book that pretty much convinced the old fans that the pre-NiC Anita was not coming back. DM got some of the train-wreck readers and most if not all of the "Hurrah for p0rn!" readers, but as others have said--this isn't particularly well-written erotica, and LKH is a fool to try to base her career on it. It's all downhill from here.

[sinonada.livejournal.com]

ID never made number 1. It was 2 then 6 and then off the top 10.

Locus Mag Info (http://www.locusmag.com/2004/Monitor/Bestsellers1011.html)

DM actually seems to be doing better when looking at the numbers, although this stuff can't be completely trusted because of relativity to other books released at the same time. Entering at 2 and staying at 4. Same with USA today. ID debuted at 6 then 22. DM debuted at 3 then 18.

I have a feeling that LKH has found a new audience that loves the "sex" and all hope is lost, unless DM is the book that breaks the camel's back. It is on its second print though, so that isn't helpful either.