New York Times bestsellers for December 2

Hardcover:

Terry Goodkind’s Confessor finishes its second week droping three spots to number 5. US, Europe, Canada.

Laurell K. Hamilton’s A Lick of Frost falls four points to number 21 at the end of week five. US, Europe, Canada.

R.A. Salvatore’s The Orc King climbs up two notches in its ninth week to reach number 22. US, Europe, Canada.

Clive Barker’s Mister B. Gone drops to number 27 in its fourth week and down five. US, Europe, Canada.

Paperback:

Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend benefits from the release of the movie with the mass-market paperback jumping seven spots to number 4 in its fourth week and the paperback version rounds out week two at number 8. US, Europe, Canada.

Juggernaut Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is still going strong in its 34th week on the list dropping one point to number 9. US, Europe, Canada.

Stephen King’s The Mist also benefits from its movie release climbing eight rungs to number 9 in its eighth week on the mass-market paperback list. US, Europe, Canada.

Max Brooks’ World War Z jumps to number 12, up seven in week six on the NYTimes bestseller list. US, Europe, Canada.

Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is also up, three points to number 21 in its eighth week. US, Europe, Canada.