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Starter Villain

John Scalzi

Entered Oct 8, 2023 · 1 week on the list

Cover image: The New York Times · the artwork is the publisher’s.

Book Power
2.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#14
1 week there · Oct 8, 2023
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
1
October 2023

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
John Scalziprimary100%2.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 8, 2023 on the timeline →
  1. #1Fourth WingRebecca Yarros
  2. #2HollyStephen King
  3. #3The Last Devil to DieRichard Osman
  4. #4Tom LakeAnn Patchett
  5. #5Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus
  6. #6Vince Flynn: Code RedKyle Mills
  7. #7Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver
  8. #8The Covenant of WaterAbraham Verghese
  9. #9WellnessNathan Hill
  10. #10The Heaven & Earth Grocery StoreJames McBride

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