The “MUST HAVE” reference book for Booksellers and avid readers who enjoy reading best sellers, romance, mystery, suspense, westerns, science fiction, thriller, biographies.

“No serious bookstore should be without a copy of The Big Book. The most useful investment I’ve made in 14 years of business” Damita Lewis, The Book Shelf, Paris, IL www.thebookshelf.com

“A useful tool no bookseller or collector should be without. We have used The Big Book countless times to assist our customers in their searches for books, and found that we now turn to The Big Book first, before any other resources.” Twice Told Tales, McEwen, TN www.gateway.to/twicetoldtales

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The Big Book-1999 Edition contains 1,180 pages in two volumes, with over 15,556 authors and more than 100,000 titles. The 1999 Edition contains all the information from previous editions, plus releases during the year 1999.

The Big Book-1998 Update consists of 438 pages, 5,655+ authors and over 16,980 titles. The 1998 Update contains authors, titles and information collected since the publication of the 1998 Edition.

The Big Book is a comprehensive listing of authors, their pseudonyms and titles in an “EASY TO READ” format.

All authors and pseudonyms are listed under each name. Author’s real name is designated with **.

Titles are listed in alphabetical order. Titles that are part of a series are listed in sequence order under the series name.

Numbered series titles are listed in number order. If part of a series, a symbol is shown by the number and that same symbol at the end of the titles gives the name of the series. Sequels, spin-offs, and other connections are shown in this same way.

Included in The Big Book are the following separate sections:

The Appendix lists series with two or more authors, series that have a limited number of books to be published, numbered series that have ceased publishing, etc. Also listed are books for imprints/series such as An Angel’s Touch, Arabesque, Haunting Hearts, Heartsong Presents, Scarlet.
NEW this year: Star Trek, Star Wars, other Science Fiction series, Male Adventure series (see Don Pendleton for Executioner, Stony Man amd Bolan series), Bouquet, Encanto, Harlequin Duets and other genre series.

The Numbered Series are currently being published. They begin with Book One and are ongoing. (Sub-series and miniseries within the numbered series can be found under the author’s name and/or in the Appendix.)

The Anthology Section is listed in alphabetical order by book title with publisher and year published. Individual authors and titles are listed under each book title.
NEW this year: Anthologies doubled this year with the addition of 8 Star Trek, 4 Star Wars, 121+ Romance, 105+ Mystery, 88+ Science Fiction/Fantasy, 20+ Horror/Thriller.