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David_Lebling · 16 Jul 1999, 16:52 · from urth-v0028.mbox · original

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From: David_Lebling at avid.com
Subject: (urth) Amazon.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:52:42
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Apropos of nothing, I find this interesting (from Amazon.com):

"Customers who bought titles by Gene Wolfe also bought titles by these auth=
ors:

Frederick Forsyth
John Le Carre
Daniel Silva
Joseph Kanon
William Safire"

What an unexpected list!  Except for Safire, it's all spies and thrillers. =
Only
one prose and plot stylist (IMHO), Le Carre.

Also, _On Blue's Waters_ ranks 65,062 in sales several months pre-release. =
 Not
exactly _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban_ (which ranks 8th), but
respectable.

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