Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Robert A. Heinlein
Charting Jun 27, 1982 → Aug 16, 1987 · 36 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 3.09%
- week of Oct 28, 1984
- Career Power
- 136
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 50
- November 1983 – November 1984
- Peak Five Years
- 126
- February 1981 – January 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 36
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 7.26%
- week of Sep 16, 1984
- Comebacks
- 1
- September 1984
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Nov 28, 1982 | Sep 16, 1984 | 94 | 92 | 2.46% | 1.47% |
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 · 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOB: A Comedy of Justice | #6 | 11 | 49.7 | ||
| The Cat Who Walks Through Walls | #8 | 11 | 39.3 | ||
| Friday | #8 | 10 | 37.2 | ||
| To Sail Beyond the Sunset | #13 | 4 | 10.0 |