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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Author Broadway Books, $14.00 (374) 978-0-307-88744-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 2.77 [details] Sales history for Ready Player One date, rank 05/12/2014, 7 06/09/2014, 7 07/14/2014, 3 08/11/2014, 3 09/08/2014, 2 10/20/2014, 4 11/10/2014, 5 12/08/2014, 7 01/12/2015, 3 02/09/2015, 3 03/09/2015, 3 04/20/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 2 06/08/2015, 3 07/13/2015, 4 08/10/2015, 5 09/14/2015, 3 10/12/2015, 5 11/09/2015, 6 12/14/2015, 5 01/11/2016, 5 02/08/2016, 5 03/07/2016, 5 04/11/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 1 06/13/2016, 3 07/11/2016, 3 08/08/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 2 01/09/2017, 2 02/13/2017, 1 03/06/2017, 2 04/03/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 1 08/07/2017, 9 08/07/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 2 01/08/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 1 03/12/2018, 1 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 23,694 YTD:	Jun 2012
2	The Power Naomi Alderman, Author Little Brown and Company, $26.00 (400) 978-0-316-54761-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 13.35 [details] Sales history for The Power date, rank 11/06/2017, 5 12/11/2017, 5 01/08/2018, 21 01/08/2018, 5 01/15/2018, 14 01/22/2018, 19 01/29/2018, 21 02/05/2018, 20 02/05/2018, 3 02/12/2018, 15 02/26/2018, 23 03/05/2018, 22 03/12/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 22 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 7 05/07/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 23 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,727 YTD:	Oct 2017
3	Ready Player One (Movie Tie-In) Ernest Cline, Author Broadway Books, $16.00 (400) 978-0-8041-9013-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 9.31 [details] Sales history for Ready Player One (Movie Tie-In) date, rank 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 25 03/26/2018, 18 04/02/2018, 11 04/02/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 2 04/16/2018, 6 04/23/2018, 9 04/30/2018, 12 05/07/2018, 24 05/07/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,518 YTD:	Jan 2018
4	Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Author Broadway Books, $9.99 (608) 978-1-5247-6328-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2017 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Ready Player One date, rank 11/06/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 4 12/11/2017, 3 12/25/2017, 19 01/01/2018, 9 01/08/2018, 17 01/08/2018, 3 02/05/2018, 5 03/12/2018, 5 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 23 05/07/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,935 YTD:	Oct 2017
5	Dune Frank Herbert, Author Ace Books, $9.99 (535) 978-0-441-17271-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 7.59 [details] Sales history for Dune date, rank 05/12/2014, 8 06/09/2014, 9 07/14/2014, 9 08/11/2014, 8 09/08/2014, 7 10/20/2014, 8 11/10/2014, 9 12/08/2014, 9 02/09/2015, 7 03/09/2015, 5 04/20/2015, 7 05/11/2015, 8 06/08/2015, 9 01/09/2017, 9 06/05/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 6 09/04/2017, 7 10/09/2017, 9 12/11/2017, 8 05/07/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 1990 UNITS SOLD: 6,551 YTD:	Sep 1990
6	Last Shot (Star Wars): A Han and Lando Novel Daniel Jose Older, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (368) 978-0-525-62213-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 04/30/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Last Shot (Star Wars): A Han and Lando Novel date, rank 04/30/2018, 17 05/07/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,956 YTD:	Apr 2018
7	Ready Player One (Movie Tie-In) Ernest Cline, Author Broadway Books, $9.99 (608) 978-0-8041-9014-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 02/26/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/12/2018 Average Rank 14.25 [details] Sales history for Ready Player One (Movie Tie-In) date, rank 02/26/2018, 22 03/05/2018, 21 03/12/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 23 04/02/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 18 04/16/2018, 21 04/23/2018, 25 05/07/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,607 YTD:	Jan 2018
8	Ender's Game (Revised) Orson Scott Card, Author, Orson Scott Card, Introduction by Tor Books, $7.99 (384) 978-0-8125-5070-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2014 Average Rank 5.49 [details] Sales history for Ender's Game (Revised) date, rank 05/12/2014, 2 06/09/2014, 4 07/14/2014, 1 08/11/2014, 2 09/08/2014, 1 10/20/2014, 3 11/10/2014, 4 12/08/2014, 8 01/12/2015, 7 02/09/2015, 4 03/09/2015, 7 04/20/2015, 8 05/11/2015, 7 06/08/2015, 7 07/13/2015, 6 08/10/2015, 7 09/14/2015, 8 05/09/2016, 10 06/13/2016, 9 07/11/2016, 7 08/08/2016, 6 09/05/2016, 3 10/10/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 6 02/13/2017, 9 05/08/2017, 10 06/05/2017, 4 07/10/2017, 2 08/07/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 2 10/09/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 6 12/11/2017, 9 02/05/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 1996 UNITS SOLD: 5,245 YTD:	Apr 1996
9	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Author Ballantine Books, $7.99 (224) 978-0-345-39180-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 7.90 [details] Sales history for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy date, rank 05/12/2014, 9 07/14/2014, 7 08/11/2014, 6 09/08/2014, 5 10/20/2014, 6 11/10/2014, 6 01/12/2015, 10 02/09/2015, 9 03/09/2015, 8 04/20/2015, 10 05/11/2015, 9 07/13/2015, 10 08/10/2015, 8 09/14/2015, 10 07/11/2016, 9 08/08/2016, 10 09/05/2016, 9 10/10/2016, 10 11/07/2016, 8 12/12/2016, 10 04/03/2017, 5 05/08/2017, 8 06/05/2017, 7 07/10/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 5 10/09/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 10 12/11/2017, 10 06/11/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 1995 UNITS SOLD: 5,164 YTD:	Sep 1995
10	Writers of the Future Volume 34: The Best New Sci Fi and Fantasy Short Stories of the Year L Ron Hubbard, Author, David Farland, Editor, Brandon Sanderson, Author, Jody Lynn Nye, Author, Orson Scott Card, Author, Jerry Pournelle, Author, Ciruelo, Artist, Erik Bundy, Author, Adnar Darnov, Artist, Erin Cairns, Author, Kyna Tek, Artist, Jonathan Ficke, Author, Sidney Lugo, Artist, Jeremy Tegrotenhuis, Author, Brenda Rodriguez, Artist, Ven Locklear, Artist, Vida Cruz, Author, Reyna Rochin, Artist, Darci Stone, Author, Quintin Gleim, Artist, Brittany Jackson, Artist, Cole Hehr, Author, Maksym Polishchuk, Artist, Janey Bell, Author, Bruce Brenneise, Artist, Eneasz Brodski, Author, Alana Fletcher, Artist, N R M Roshak, Author, Jazmen Richardson, Artist, Diana Hart, Author, Anthony Moravian, Artist, Amy Henrie Gillett, Author, Duncan Halleck, Artist Galaxy Press (CA), $15.95 (400) 978-1-61986-575-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,768 YTD:	Apr 2018

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To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

NPD BookScan, data for the five-week period ended 6/3/18.

NOTE: NPD BookScan flagged Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor (#8 in History) for significant bulk sales during at least one week of the April 30-June 3 time period.