Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

John Fowles

Charting Aug 18, 1963Nov 10, 1985 · 116 weeks with chart power

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Peak Power
13.03%
week of May 3, 1970
Career Power
979
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
12
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
578
November 1969 – November 1970
Peak Five Years
587
December 1965 – November 1970
Top-five weeks
62
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
116
weeks with chart power
Dominance
14.53%
week of Feb 8, 1970
Comebacks
3
December 1969, February 1975, November 1977
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After absenceJan 26, 1964Dec 7, 19693041964.47%1.86%
After absenceJan 17, 1971Feb 9, 197521220313.03%4.93%
After absenceMay 11, 1975Nov 13, 197713112413.03%4.60%

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 · 979 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.

TitlePeakWeeksPower
The French Lieutenant's Woman#153582.6
Daniel Martin#427173.6
The Ebony Tower#416118.8
The Collector#61063.3
A Maggot#6936.5
The Magus#1014.2