Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Anne McCaffrey
Charting Nov 20, 1983 → Jul 30, 2006 · 55 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 3.83%
- week of Feb 5, 1984
- Career Power
- 198
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 69
- March 1983 – March 1984
- Peak Five Years
- 95
- December 1983 – November 1988
- Top-five weeks
- 2
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 55
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 7.26%
- week of Dec 18, 1983
- Comebacks
- 4
- May 1986, December 1988, November 1991, May 2001
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | May 27, 1984 | May 4, 1986 | 101 | 97 | 3.84% | 1.44% |
| After absence | Jun 22, 1986 | Dec 4, 1988 | 128 | 124 | 3.84% | 1.50% |
| After decline | Jan 29, 1989 | Nov 3, 1991 | 144 | 57 | 3.84% | 1.50% |
| After absence | Feb 16, 1992 | May 13, 2001 | 482 | 208 | 3.84% | 1.42% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
12 books · 198 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern | #6 | 16 | 69.4 | ||
| All the Weyrs of Pern | #6 | 8 | 37.5 | ||
| Dragonsdawn | #10 | 7 | 22.9 | ||
| Nerilka's Story | #9 | 7 | 21.3 | ||
| The Skies of Pern | #7 | 4 | 16.1 | ||
| The Renegades of Pern | #10 | 4 | 11.8 | ||
| The Masterharper of Pern | #13 | 3 | 6.9 | ||
| Dragonseye | #15 | 2 | 4.2 | ||
| Damia's Children | #14 | 1 | 2.4 | ||
| The Rowan | #15 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
| Damia | #15 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
| Dragon's Firewith Todd McCaffrey | #16 | 1 | 0.9 |