- "The Elder Gods (Aspect, 10/03), book one of the series, was a national bestseller, has over 100,000 hardcover copies in print, debuted at #16 on the "New York Times bestseller list and #15 on the "Publishers Weekly list, and hit the "Locus bestseller list.- David and Leigh Eddings are major stars in fantasy with 19 major hits since 1982, 15 of which have been consecutive "New York Times bestsellers. After 20 years, this team is still among the top five publishing in the genre.- The Eddings have average hardcover net sales of 115,000 copies, and their average mass market reorder rate on backlist is 15,000 copies a year.