Which Best Selling Book Of 2017 Dominated The Fantasy Genre?

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RubyAsh
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Let's be real, it was 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'. I know, I know, it's a script book and it's controversial, but in terms of pure sales and dominating conversation in 2017, it was everywhere. People bought it just to see what happened next, even if they ended up hating the story. It dominated bestseller lists for fantasy and overall fiction for a huge chunk of the year. The brand power alone was unstoppable. Every bookstore had massive displays for it, and it was a constant topic of debate—was it canon, was the character assassination of certain characters justified, was the format even right for a 'book'? While epic fantasy fans were deep in Roshar, a much broader, more casual audience was picking up the 'Cursed Child' script. For sheer sales volume and mainstream cultural penetration in 2017, the Potter sequel script has to be in the conversation, regardless of its literary merits or fan reception.
2026-07-23 21:05:15
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Does fanfiction count as a metric? The explosion of Stormlight Archive fanfic, especially after 'Oathbringer' provided so much new backstory and character depth, was noticeable. Archive of Our Our, fanfiction.net, the dedicated forums—they were flooded with new works exploring 'what if' scenarios and missing moments. A book's dominance isn't just measured in sales but in the creative energy it inspires in its readers. The sheer volume of derivative creative work it generated is a testament to how deeply it engaged people, motivating them to spend their own time writing in that universe. That's a level of fandom penetration that few books ever achieve.
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