On December 14th, the first volume for each of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s series hit store shelves and preorder fulfillment centers. One week later, the years of hype, coordinated release dates, and a fandom with the passion of a thousand suns, all paid off as all three hit the New York Times Bestseller List.
A spot on the New York Times Bestseller List is considered by many to be a gold star in North American book publishing. The list collects data from dozens of sales sources to post weekly lists of the best-selling books in a variety of categories across the US. Books have the highest chance of hitting this list on the week of their release because it typically counts all preorders—which can be months’ or years’ worth—as all occurring on release day at once.
In the Paperback Trade Fiction category, the books ranked as follows:
- Heaven Official’s Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) Vol. 1 at #8
- Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi) Vol. 1 at #9
- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong) Vol. 1 at #14
