Welcome to this week’s Irish bestselling books charts. We have some fabulous non-fiction in for Ireland-lovers, with Best of Ireland: An Insider Guide to the Real Ireland by Cassie Stokes at no. 4, Seeing What’s Hidden: Uncovering Ireland’s Ancient Ways of Knowing by Manchán Magan at no. 9, and the beautiful Unseen Ireland: The Hidden Places, History and Lore of the Wild Irish Landscape by Joshua Nueva at no. 10 in Hardback Non-Fiction – all gorgeous Christmas gifts, too!
Our featured book this week is of course the much-anticipated Threshing Day (Limited Deluxe Edition) by Rebecca Yarros, for all those Empyrean fans desperate for a hit! Brand new and straight to no. 1 with almost 6,000 sales in just a few days. Here’s the blurb:
Discover the beloved world of the record-breaking, multi-million-copy bestselling series where power always demands a price, secrets darken every hallway, and death is only ever a heartbeat away.
‘Yarros is the true inheritor of Harry Potter and inspires Hunger Games levels of devotion’ Guardian
THIRTEEN UNFORGETTABLE STORIES.
ONE LEGENDARY DAY.
Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage and dragons decide one’s ultimate fate-and where a single choice can forge a rider…or destroy them.
Xaden Riorson, the powerful leader. Rhiannon Matthias, the clever friend. Dain Aetos, the dutiful rule-follower. Liam Mairi, the kindhearted protector. Ridoc Gamlyn, the jokester. Sawyer Henrick, the underdog. Garrick Tavis, the dependable aide. Imogen Cardulo, the impulsive fighter. Bodhi Durran, the second-in-command. Mira Sorrengail, the fearless rider. Brennan Sorrengail, the brilliant tactician. Aaric Graycastle, the restless royal. Sloane Mairi, the determined sister.
On Threshing Day, there’s only one rule: don’t die.
Don’t miss out on the stunning DELUXE FIRST EDITION– featuring sixteen beautiful original full-colour illustrations by artist Joe Requeza and silver-gilded edges. Once supplies have run out, a standard edition with black-and-white artwork will be available under a different ISBN.
And now this week’s charts with the Top 20 followed by the Top 10 in each category.
| Title | Author | Publisher Group | Sales | |
| 1 | Threshing Day (Limited Deluxe Edition) | Yarros, Rebecca | Little, Brown Book Grp | 5,844 |
| 2 | Gruffalo Granny | Donaldson, Julia | Pan Macmillan Grp | 2,321 |
| 3 | All In | O’Mahony, Peter | Penguin Grp | 1,833 |
| 4 | Best of Ireland:An Insider Guide to the Real Ireland | Stokes, Cassie | Dorling Kindersley Grp | 1,733 |
| 5 | Stations | Kennedy, Louise | Bloomsbury Grp | 1,091 |
| 6 | Swan Song:Diana, my sister | Spencer, Charles | Penguin Grp | 1,020 |
| 7 | Bigger Life,A | O’Neill, Louise | HarperCollins Grp | 1,017 |
| 8 | Not the Perfect Victim:My Fight for Survival, Truth and Justice | Hand, Nikita | Hachette Books Ireland Grp | 1,006 |
| 9 | Seeing What’s Hidden:Uncovering Ireland’s Ancient Ways of Knowing | Magan, Manchán | Gill Group | 880 |
| 10 | The Correspondent | Evans, Virginia | Penguin Grp | 774 |
| 11 | We Chase Shadows:We Solve Murders | Osman, Richard | Penguin Grp | 700 |
| 12 | French Illusion,The | Grisham, John | Hodder & Stoughton Grp | 664 |
| 13 | Weight of Angels,The | Boyne, John | Transworld Grp | 632 |
| 14 | Verity | Hoover, Colleen | Little, Brown Book Grp | 609 |
| 15 | Nation Once Again,A | Howard, Paul | Penguin Grp | 580 |
| 16 | Agrippa | Harris, Robert | Random House Grp | 533 |
| 17 | Sophie’s Swaps Homemade Wins | Morris, Sophie | Dorling Kindersley Grp | 530 |
| 18 | Heat, Shelter, Water, Food:How to be Ready for the Unexpected | Gardner, Harrison | Gill Group | 475 |
| 19 | Land | O’Farrell, Maggie | Headline Grp | 457 |
| 20 | Disaster Dad: Animal Antics | O’Callaghan, Donncha & Owen, Karen | Bonnier Books UK Publishing Gr | 449 |
| Mass Market Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | The Correspondent | Evans, Virginia | Penguin Books Ltd | 774 |
| 2 | Verity | Hoover, Colleen | Sphere | 609 |
| 3 | Binding 13 | Walsh, Chloe | Piatkus Books | 353 |
| 4 | Love Hypothesis (Prime Tie-In),The | Hazelwood, Ali | Sphere | 316 |
| 5 | Small Things Like These | Keegan, Claire | Faber & Faber | 302 |
| 6 | Brain Damage | McFadden, Freida | Poisoned Pen Press | 300 |
| 7 | Keeping 13 | Walsh, Chloe | Piatkus Books | 257 |
| 8 | Divorce,The | McFadden, Freida | Poisoned Pen Press | 233 |
| 9 | Fourth Wing | Yarros, Rebecca | Piatkus Books | 229 |
| 10 | Project Hail Mary | Weir, Andy | Penguin (Cornerstone) | 199 |
| Original Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Threshing Day (Limited Deluxe Edition) | Yarros, Rebecca | Piatkus Books | 5,844 |
| 2 | Stations | Kennedy, Louise | Bloomsbury Circus | 1,091 |
| 3 | We Chase Shadows | Osman, Richard | Viking | 700 |
| 4 | French Illusion,The | Grisham, John | Hodder & Stoughton | 664 |
| 5 | Weight of Angels,The | Boyne, John | Doubleday | 632 |
| 6 | Nation Once Again,A | Howard, Paul | Sandycove | 580 |
| 7 | Agrippa | Harris, Robert | Hutchinson Heinemann | 533 |
| 8 | Land | O’Farrell, Maggie | Tinder Press | 457 |
| 9 | Yesteryear | Burke, Caro Claire | Fourth Estate | 439 |
| 10 | Things We Never Say,The | Strout, Elizabeth | Viking | 416 |
| Paperback Non Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Bigger Life,A | O’Neill, Louise | HQ | 1,017 |
| 2 | Not the Perfect Victim:My Fight for Survival, Truth and Justice | Hand, Nikita | Hachette Books Ireland | 1,006 |
| 3 | Happy, thank you. More, please.:How I got grateful, stayed mortified, and learned to trust the universe | Cobbler, Kyla | Hachette Books Ireland | 397 |
| 4 | London Falling | Keefe, Patrick Radden | Picador | 323 |
| 5 | Poor | O’Sullivan, Katriona | Penguin Books Ltd | 259 |
| 6 | Say Nothing:A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Radden Keefe, Patrick | William Collins | 249 |
| 7 | Last Good Day on the Internet,The | Little, Mark | Hachette Books Ireland | 241 |
| 8 | Steps,The | Stallone, Sylvester | Seven Dials | 223 |
| 9 | Cruinnscriobh na Gaeilge | Mac Murchaidh, Ciaran | Cois Life Teoranta | 220 |
| 10 | Brittle:How the Housing Crisis is Breaking Ireland – and How to Fix It | Lyons, Ronan | Atlantic Books | 215 |
| Hardback Non Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | All In | O’Mahony, Peter | Sandycove | 1,833 |
| 2 | Best of Ireland:An Insider Guide to the Real Ireland | Stokes, Cassie | DK TRAVEL | 1,733 |
| 3 | Swan Song:Diana, my sister | Spencer, Charles | Michael Joseph | 1,020 |
| 4 | Seeing What’s Hidden:Uncovering Ireland’s Ancient Ways of Knowing | Magan, Manchán | Gill Books | 880 |
| 5 | Sophie’s Swaps Homemade Wins | Morris, Sophie | DK | 530 |
| 6 | Heat, Shelter, Water, Food:How to be Ready for the Unexpected | Gardner, Harrison | Gill Life | 475 |
| 7 | Shortest History of Ireland,The | Hawes, James | Old Street Publishing | 395 |
| 8 | Brian Cowen:Anatomy of a Taoiseach | Murphy, Gary | Eriu | 375 |
| 9 | Edged in Blue:A Rock ‘n’ Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher | Gallagher, Donal | Red Stripe Press | 352 |
| 10 | Unseen Ireland:The Hidden Places, History and Lore of the Wild Irish Landscape | Nueva, Joshua | GREENFINCH | 321 |
| Childrens | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Gruffalo Granny | Donaldson, Julia | Macmillan Children’s Books | 2,321 |
| 2 | Disaster Dad: Animal Antics | O’Callaghan, Donncha & Owen, Karen | Eriu | 449 |
| 3 | Spooky Cutie | Penguin Books Ltd | 280 | |
| 4 | Wexford Fairytale,A | Devereux, Amy | O’Brien Press Ltd | 271 |
| 5 | Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2 | Kinney, Jeff | Puffin | 259 |
| 6 | Sunrise on the Reaping (exclusive Irish edition) | Collins, Suzanne | Scholastic | 241 |
| 7 | Milly McCarthy and the Doggy Daycare Drama | Forde, Leona | Gill Childrens | 239 |
| 8 | Donut Squad: Destiny of the Donuts (a Phoenix Comic Book) | Cameron, Neill | DFB Phoenix | 238 |
| 9 | Escape Me:Shatter Me: The New Republic | Mafi, Tahereh | Electric Monkey | 234 |
| 10 | Squad Girls | Ní Chuilinn, Evanne | Gill Childrens | 198 |
