Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
F. Van Wyck Mason
Charting Dec 5, 1938 → Oct 15, 1961 · 142 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 10.44%
- week of Sep 2, 1940
- Career Power
- 1,004
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 15
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 212
- August 1947 – August 1948
- Peak Five Years
- 529
- October 1946 – October 1951
- Top-five weeks
- 65
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 142
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jun 10, 1940
- Comebacks
- 3
- June 1940, March 1948, May 1951
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jun 12, 1939 | Jun 17, 1940 | 53 | 52 | 7.37% | 3.00% |
| After absence | Dec 16, 1940 | Mar 14, 1948 | 378 | 264 | 10.44% | 4.77% |
| After decline | Oct 9, 1949 | May 27, 1951 | 85 | 82 | 10.44% | 3.66% |
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 · 1,004 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle in the Sky | #1 | 23 | 211.9 | ||
| Stars on the Sea | #1 | 16 | 206.2 | ||
| Proud New Flags | #3 | 22 | 164.2 | ||
| Cutlass Empire | #4 | 22 | 153.4 | ||
| Three Harbours | #3 | 15 | 137.7 | ||
| Blue Hurricane | #10 | 13 | 41.5 | ||
| Manila Galleon | #10 | 12 | 35.8 | ||
| The Young Titan | #11 | 12 | 32.5 | ||
| Our Valiant Few | #13 | 4 | 8.8 | ||
| Rivers of Glory | #5 | 1 | 8.3 | ||
| Silver Leopard | #16 | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| The Sea 'Venture | #16 | 1 | 1.8 |