Best Selling Fiction Books of 2008

The 37 best selling fiction books of 2008 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling fiction book of 2008 is “The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition”.

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These are the fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2008. We take the year’s top 100 best selling books, keep the novels and other fiction, and rank them in sales order. Each book also shows where it finished in the overall chart. Children’s books are not included here — see the best children’s books by age.

Top 37 Fiction Books of 2008

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#2 — A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

#5 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#3 — The Book Thief

The Book Thief

#8 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#5 — A Quiet Belief In Angels

A Quiet Belief In Angels

#11 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#6 — New Moon: 2 (Twilight Saga)

New Moon: 2 (Twilight Saga)

#13 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#7 — The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

#14 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#8 — Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle)

Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle)

#18 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#10 — The White Tiger

The White Tiger

#22 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#11 — The Forgotten Garden

The Forgotten Garden

#23 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#12 — Eclipse: 3 (Twilight Saga)

Eclipse: 3 (Twilight Saga)

#25 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#13 — The Shack

The Shack

#27 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#14 — The Road Home

The Road Home

#32 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#15 — The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

#33 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#17 — Random Acts Of Heroic Love

Random Acts Of Heroic Love

#35 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#18 — Devil May Care (James Bond)

Devil May Care (James Bond)

#39 in all books

Rating: 3.2
#19 — Nation

Nation

#40 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#20 — Azincourt

Azincourt

#43 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#21 — Notes From An Exhibition

Notes From An Exhibition

#44 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#22 — The Outcast

The Outcast

#47 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#23 — The Gift

The Gift

#48 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#24 — On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

#49 in all books

Rating: 3.7
#25 — No Time For Goodbye

No Time For Goodbye

#59 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#26 — A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

#60 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#28 — This Charming Man

This Charming Man

#73 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#29 — Watchmen

Watchmen

#75 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#30 — Revelation (The Shardlake Series)

Revelation (The Shardlake Series)

#77 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#31 — The Road

The Road

#80 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#32 — The House at Riverton

The House at Riverton

#83 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#34 — The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife

#90 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#35 — The Uncommon Reader

The Uncommon Reader

#96 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#36 — Mister Pip

Mister Pip

#98 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#37 — To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird

#100 in all books

Rating: 4.7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling fiction book of 2008 in the UK?

"The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition" is the best selling fiction book of 2008 on Amazon UK. It is number 1 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 fiction books of 2008?

The top 10 fiction books of 2008 on Amazon UK are: 1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition; 2. A Thousand Splendid Suns; 3. The Book Thief; 4. Twilight: Twilight, Book 1: 1/4 (Twilight Saga); 5. A Quiet Belief In Angels; 6. New Moon: 2 (Twilight Saga); 7. The Kite Runner; 8. Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle); 9. Breaking Dawn: Twilight, Book 4 (Twilight Saga); 10. The White Tiger.

How is this chart worked out?

It is Amazon UK's top 100 best selling books of the year, filtered to fiction books using the subjects Amazon files each book under, and re-ranked. Children's books are left out and have their own charts.