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Ego Friday: The Cole Protocol on the NYT bestseller list
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.
Filed under the topic Journal on December 5th 2008 at 1:08 pm. You can subscribe to the RSS feed for this entry to keep track of comments. You can also use to trackback.
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1. Alex Bledsoe on Dec 5th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Congratulations! And you did it in spite of that fat blood you were toting around before you got your thinning drugs…
2. Deb on Dec 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Awesome, Toby!!! Congratulations!
3. Steve Thorn on Dec 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Conratulations, New York Times Bestselling Author Tobias S. Buckell!
Sounds good, don’t it?
4. Mark Terry on Dec 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
As Master Chief might say, if he were inclined to say anything: “oo-ha!”
5. Jim on Dec 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Congrats, sir! I just finished the book last night, and it’s a fabulous read. Mad props to you.
6. Steve Buchheit on Dec 5th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Friggin’ A! Congrats, Tobias. Well deserved.
7. PJ on Dec 5th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
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. Tobias Buckell on Dec 5th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
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. D. Robert Pease on Dec 5th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
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. Mark on Dec 5th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Too cool! Haven’t read it, yet. Will mostly buy it this weekend.
11. Eric Nylund on Dec 5th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Congrats, man! Well deserved, too!
–Eric
12. Tobias Buckell on Dec 5th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Thanks Eric!
13. David Barr Kirtley on Dec 5th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
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. Ulyseto on Dec 5th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
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. vashkey on Dec 5th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
You totally deserve it! I loved the book. Probably the best one in the Halo series.
16. Mindy Klasky on Dec 5th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Congrats! COLE was displayed at our local Borders this evening – neatly placed in the #4 slot! Color me impressed….
17. Rene on Dec 6th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Congratulations! That’s great news.
18. Larry on Dec 6th, 2008 at 3:47 am
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
19. Doug H on Dec 6th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Nice job!!! We’re all rootin’ for ya.
20. Chris Gerrib on Dec 6th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Congratulations! Drinks at Toby’s place! (Or maybe not.) Have fun anyway!
21. Rob Vagle on Dec 6th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Congrats!
22. Sarah Beth Durst on Dec 6th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Congratulations, Toby! Fabulous news!
23. SarahP on Dec 7th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Awesome, Toby! Congratulations!!
24. Wyman Cooke on Dec 7th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Mark, when will you buy the rest of it?
Congratulations on making the list, Toby. May you make more appearances on it.
25. ccfinlay on Dec 8th, 2008 at 1:14 am
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. Rae Finlay on Dec 8th, 2008 at 8:16 am
EXCELLENT!
“New York Times bestelling author Tobias Buckell…”
(just practicing)
27. Dauchande on Dec 8th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Congratulations
They also included comments from you in an article on Tor books in Reason magazine .
http://www.reason.com/news/show/129996.html