The Star Wars Episode III film novelization, Star Wars:  Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover, has debuted at #2 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list after only one day on sale.  Star Wars:  Revenge of the Sith also debuted at #1 on the Wall Street Journal hardcover fiction bestseller list, #4 on the USA Today bestseller list, which combines all formats, and #3 on Bookscan's overall hardcover fiction bestseller list.

 

According to publisher Del Rey Books, sales of this new Star Wars movie novelization are up 20% over the prior hardcover, Star Wars:  Attack of the Clones. The first printing of Revenge of the Sith was 650,000 hardcover copies.