Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
M.M. Kaye
Charting Nov 12, 1978 → Sep 20, 1981 · 43 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 5.89%
- week of Jan 21, 1979
- Career Power
- 249
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 162
- November 1978 – November 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 249
- July 1976 – September 1981
- Top-five weeks
- 9
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 43
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 11.01%
- week of Dec 17, 1978
- Comebacks
- 1
- August 1981
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Mar 9, 1980 | Aug 23, 1981 | 76 | 72 | 5.89% | 2.23% |
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
3 books · 249 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 Far Pavilions | #3 | 19 | 126.6 | ||
| Shadow of the Moon | #3 | 15 | 81.1 | ||
| Trade Wind | #7 | 9 | 41.7 |