Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Jean M. Auel
Charting Oct 12, 1980 → Jun 26, 2011 · 164 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 11.67%
- week of Jan 27, 1991
- Career Power
- 1,318
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 25
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 392
- October 1985 – October 1986
- Peak Five Years
- 722
- October 1981 – October 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 87
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 164
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.74%
- week of Jan 13, 1991
- Comebacks
- 5
- September 1982, December 1985, November 1990, June 2002, May 2011
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | May 17, 1981 | Sep 12, 1982 | 69 | 68 | 3.05% | 1.40% |
| After absence | Aug 28, 1983 | Dec 8, 1985 | 119 | 117 | 8.79% | 4.26% |
| After absence | Nov 2, 1986 | Nov 4, 1990 | 209 | 207 | 11.05% | 4.29% |
| After absence | Jun 30, 1991 | Jun 2, 2002 | 570 | 568 | 11.67% | 4.25% |
| After absence | Sep 29, 2002 | May 8, 2011 | 447 | 444 | 11.67% | 4.82% |
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
6 books · 1,318 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mammoth Hunters | #1 | 47 | 391.6 | ||
| The Valley of Horses | #2 | 47 | 330.2 | ||
| The Plains of Passage | #1 | 29 | 314.5 | ||
| The Shelters of Stone | #1 | 12 | 116.0 | ||
| The Land of Painted Caves | #1 | 11 | 103.1 | ||
| The Clan of the Cave Bear | #8 | 18 | 62.7 |