Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Morris L. West
Charting Oct 4, 1959 → Feb 24, 1974 · 125 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 12.52%
- week of Dec 22, 1963
- Career Power
- 957
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 14
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 495
- April 1963 – April 1964
- Peak Five Years
- 814
- April 1959 – April 1964
- Top-five weeks
- 48
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 125
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jun 30, 1963
- Comebacks
- 2
- January 1962, November 1973
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Aug 21, 1960 | Jan 14, 1962 | 73 | 68 | 6.68% | 2.66% |
| After absence | Jun 7, 1964 | Nov 18, 1973 | 491 | 482 | 12.52% | 4.79% |
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
4 books · 957 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 Shoes of the Fisherman | #1 | 43 | 494.7 | ||
| The Devil's Advocate | #4 | 38 | 202.4 | ||
| The Salamander | #5 | 23 | 143.2 | ||
| Daughter of Silence | #5 | 21 | 117.2 |