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Science Fiction

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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 2.70 [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 07/16/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 2 09/03/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 18,482 YTD:	Jun 2012
2	Artemis Andy Weir, Author Broadway Books, $16.00 (352) 978-0-553-44814-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 07/16/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 15.62 [details] Sales history for Artemis date, rank 07/16/2018, 23 07/23/2018, 15 07/30/2018, 18 08/06/2018, 20 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 21 08/20/2018, 25 09/03/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 16,242 YTD:	Jul 2018
3	Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) Timothy Zahn, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (368) 978-0-525-48048-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 5.75 [details] Sales history for Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) date, rank 08/06/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 15 09/03/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,225 YTD:	Jul 2018
4	Station Eleven Emily St John Mandel, Author Vintage, $15.95 (352) 978-0-8041-7244-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 06/15/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/13/2015 Average Rank 7.88 [details] Sales history for Station Eleven date, rank 06/15/2015, 14 06/22/2015, 10 06/29/2015, 10 07/06/2015, 8 07/13/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 11 07/20/2015, 16 07/27/2015, 15 08/03/2015, 13 08/10/2015, 12 08/10/2015, 3 08/17/2015, 11 08/24/2015, 19 09/14/2015, 4 10/12/2015, 6 11/09/2015, 8 12/14/2015, 7 01/11/2016, 7 02/08/2016, 7 03/07/2016, 7 04/11/2016, 5 05/09/2016, 6 06/13/2016, 7 07/11/2016, 8 08/08/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 9 01/09/2017, 7 02/13/2017, 8 03/06/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 4 06/05/2017, 6 07/10/2017, 3 08/07/2017, 3 09/04/2017, 4 10/09/2017, 5 01/08/2018, 9 02/05/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,417 YTD:	Jun 2015
5	Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Author Ballantine Books, $9.99 (448) 978-0-345-53898-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 5.44 [details] Sales history for Jurassic Park date, rank 03/09/2015, 10 06/08/2015, 5 07/13/2015, 3 08/10/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 6 10/12/2015, 10 07/16/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 4 09/03/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,287 YTD:	Sep 2012
6	The Power Naomi Alderman, Author Little Brown and Company, $26.00 (400) 978-0-316-54761-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 12.22 [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 07/16/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,187 YTD:	Oct 2017
7	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 5.50 [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 07/16/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 1996 UNITS SOLD: 6,041 YTD:	Apr 1996
8	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 7.56 [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 07/16/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 7 09/03/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 1990 UNITS SOLD: 5,504 YTD:	Sep 1990
9	The Martian Andy Weir, Author Broadway Books, $15.00 (400) 978-0-553-41802-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/10/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2015 Average Rank 7.55 [details] Sales history for The Martian date, rank 11/10/2014, 18 11/10/2014, 7 11/17/2014, 14 11/24/2014, 14 12/01/2014, 12 12/08/2014, 13 12/08/2014, 2 12/15/2014, 12 12/22/2014, 11 12/29/2014, 10 01/05/2015, 9 01/12/2015, 11 01/12/2015, 1 01/19/2015, 11 01/26/2015, 15 02/02/2015, 17 02/09/2015, 14 02/09/2015, 1 02/16/2015, 14 02/23/2015, 16 03/02/2015, 16 03/09/2015, 19 03/09/2015, 1 03/16/2015, 16 03/23/2015, 19 03/30/2015, 20 04/06/2015, 20 04/13/2015, 22 04/20/2015, 1 04/27/2015, 17 05/04/2015, 20 05/11/2015, 18 05/11/2015, 1 05/18/2015, 19 05/25/2015, 20 06/01/2015, 18 06/08/2015, 16 06/08/2015, 2 06/15/2015, 17 06/22/2015, 1 06/29/2015, 2 07/06/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 1 07/13/2015, 3 07/20/2015, 2 07/27/2015, 2 08/03/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 1 08/17/2015, 2 08/24/2015, 2 08/31/2015, 3 09/07/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 2 09/14/2015, 1 09/21/2015, 10 09/21/2015, 3 09/28/2015, 8 09/28/2015, 1 10/05/2015, 7 10/05/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 3 10/12/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 1 10/19/2015, 9 10/19/2015, 1 10/26/2015, 9 10/26/2015, 1 11/02/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 2 12/14/2015, 1 01/11/2016, 1 02/08/2016, 2 03/07/2016, 1 04/11/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 2 06/13/2016, 4 07/11/2016, 4 08/08/2016, 5 09/05/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 5 12/12/2016, 7 01/09/2017, 5 02/13/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 7 07/10/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 7 09/04/2017, 8 12/11/2017, 7 01/08/2018, 6 02/05/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 8 09/03/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,658 YTD:	Oct 2014
10	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 8.03 [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 07/16/2018, 9 08/06/2018, 9 09/03/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 1995 UNITS SOLD: 4,555 YTD:	Sep 1995

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

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

This week marks the first time that NPD has generated unit sales through its DecisionKey platform. Since BookScan was acquired by NPD from Nielsen in January 2017, NDP has been migrating the data from Nielsen. With the migration completed, slight differences in the processes and methodologies of the two companies have led to minor variances for the overall market (less than 1%), although the differences may be slightly larger for specific ISBNs.

NPD BookScan, data for the four-week period ended 8/26/2018.