Journal Entry

Ego Friday: The Cole Protocol on the NYT bestseller list

December 5th 2008 at 1:08 pm

I get a big ego boost for “ego Fridays” this week. As is being reported around the web in places like this website and a plugged in Mr. Scalzi and Mur Lafferty, Halo: The Cole Protocol hit the NYT bestseller list in Trade Paperback at #4. This should appear in the Dec. 14 NYT issue. I wasn’t expecting to be able to tell that news for a week, but I now see it online in various places and feel I can share. Woot!

And according to Early Word, TCP also placed on the USA Today list, and was #6 on Trade Paperback fiction at Publishers Weekly.

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27 Responses so far

  1. 1. Alex Bledsoe

    Congratulations! And you did it in spite of that fat blood you were toting around before you got your thinning drugs…

  2. 2. Deb

    Awesome, Toby!!! Congratulations!

  3. 3. Steve Thorn

    Conratulations, New York Times Bestselling Author Tobias S. Buckell!
    Sounds good, don’t it?

  4. 4. Mark Terry

    As Master Chief might say, if he were inclined to say anything: “oo-ha!”

  5. 5. Jim

    Congrats, sir! I just finished the book last night, and it’s a fabulous read. Mad props to you. :)

  6. 6. Steve Buchheit

    Friggin’ A! Congrats, Tobias. Well deserved.

  7. 7. PJ

    Awesome!

    My son finished his copy already - and says Lt. Keyes is his favorite character. He also wanted to know if you had any other books. I think you’ve picked up a new fan. :-)

  8. 8. Tobias Buckell

    Thanks guys! I have a new first name, as my author friends say :-)

    Jim, glad you liked it! PJ, glad to hear your son liked it *and* wants to read my other books. We’re really hoping for that!

  9. 9. D. Robert Pease

    Awesome News!! I hope this really boosts the sales of your other books as well. Nice boost after the past couple weeks you’ve had for sure.

  10. 10. Mark

    Too cool! Haven’t read it, yet. Will mostly buy it this weekend.

  11. 11. Eric Nylund

    Congrats, man! Well deserved, too!
    –Eric

  12. 12. Tobias Buckell

    Thanks Eric!

  13. 13. David Barr Kirtley

    Congrats, man! I was in Borders today, and in the Fantasy/Science Fiction section they were stocking _17 copies_ of The Cole Protocol. I was like, Holy crap.

  14. 14. Ulyseto

    Awesome Story!! I would like to see it in a movie, its really action packed! Gray Team ROCKS HARD! Thel ‘Vadamee is very Inspiring, I feel Bad for Faison, I’m Still at chapter 64 i’m finishing the book today, i got it two weeks ago (Along with Contact Harvest) so i read Contact Harvest first, took me 3 days, man i don’t wanna finish reading your book, its so awesome!
    I specially like the part where…Well i don’t wanna spoil anyone hehe.
    Congratulations! I Would really like to see another Halo story made by you, i like how you send the characters right into the action.
    Again, Congratulations!!

  15. 15. vashkey

    You totally deserve it! I loved the book. Probably the best one in the Halo series.

  16. 16. Mindy Klasky

    Congrats! COLE was displayed at our local Borders this evening - neatly placed in the #4 slot! Color me impressed….

  17. 17. Rene

    Congratulations! That’s great news.

  18. 18. Larry

    Very cool news! A copy of it arrived Friday afternoon and shall be a Christmas gift for my middle brother, who’s a Halo fan :D

  19. 19. Doug H

    Nice job!!! We’re all rootin’ for ya.

  20. 20. Chris Gerrib

    Congratulations! Drinks at Toby’s place! (Or maybe not.) Have fun anyway!

  21. 21. Rob Vagle

    Congrats!

  22. 22. Sarah Beth Durst

    Congratulations, Toby! Fabulous news!

  23. 23. SarahP

    Awesome, Toby! Congratulations!!

  24. 24. Wyman Cooke

    Mark, when will you buy the rest of it? :-)

    Congratulations on making the list, Toby. May you make more appearances on it.

  25. 25. ccfinlay

    Great news. Congratulations and may you have many more!

    I was going to say “many happy returns” but that is an oxymoron when it comes to writers. Unless one means “returns to the list” but even then it’s a bit too ambiguous for my preference.

  26. 26. Rae Finlay

    EXCELLENT!

    “New York Times bestelling author Tobias Buckell…”

    (just practicing)

  27. 27. Dauchande

    Congratulations

    They also included comments from you in an article on Tor books in Reason magazine .

    http://www.reason.com/news/show/129996.html

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