Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

W. E. B. Griffin

Charting Sep 27, 1987 → Oct 23, 2016 · 175 weeks with chart power

Peak Power: 4.88%; week of Feb 26, 2006
Career Power: 909; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top author

Peak Year: 86; January 2006 – January 2007
Peak Five Years: 263; January 2005 – January 2010
Top-five weeks: 40; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 175; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 14.53%; week of Jan 22, 2006
Comebacks: 3; February 1990, February 1998, January 2005

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 17, 1988	Feb 18, 1990	109	68	1.42%	1.23%
After decline	May 12, 1996	Feb 15, 1998	92	36	4.26%	1.74%
After decline	May 11, 2003	Jan 30, 2005	90	88	4.26%	1.92%

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

41 books · 909 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 Hostage	#1January 2006	7	January 2006 – March 2006	65.4	65.3
Battleground	#3February 1991	10	January 1991 – March 1991	63.0	63.0
Black Ops	#1January 2009	7	January 2009 – March 2009	56.3	56.3
Close Combat	#4February 1993	7	January 1993 – March 1993	52.5	51.8
In Danger's Path	#2February 1999	7	January 1999 – March 1999	51.3	51.3
Counterattack	#5February 1990	11	February 1990 – April 1990	49.6	49.6
Under Fire	#2February 2002	6	February 2002 – March 2002	48.2	48.0
Line of Fire	#3February 1992	7	January 1992 – March 1992	45.7	45.7
By Order of the President	#5January 2005	7	January 2005 – March 2005	43.8	43.8
The Hunters	#2January 2007	6	January 2007 – February 2007	42.3	42.3
Behind the Lines	#4February 1996	7	January 1996 – March 1996	41.5	41.5
Special Ops	#3February 2001	6	February 2001 – March 2001	36.2	36.2
Honor Bound	#6January 1994	7	January 1994 – March 1994	35.3	34.0
The Shooters	#3January 2008	5	January 2008 – February 2008	30.7	30.7
Final Justice	#3February 2003	5	February 2003 – March 2003	30.3	30.3
The Investigators	#6February 1998	6	February 1998 – March 1998	26.6	26.6
The Murderers	#8February 1995	5	January 1995 – February 1995	19.7	19.6
Secret Honor	#9February 2000	4	January 2000 – February 2000	17.2	15.5
Blood and Honor	#10January 1997	5	January 1997 – February 1997	16.4	16.4
The New Breed	#10October 1987	5	September 1987 – October 1987	16.2	16.2
The Fighting Agents	#7July 2000	3	July 2000 – July 2000	12.5	12.2
The Outlawswith William E. Butterworth IV	#4January 2011	4	January 2011 – February 2011	11.2	22.4
The Aviators	#13September 1988	4	September 1988 – October 1988	10.0	10.0
Hazardous Dutywith William E. Butterworth IV	#3January 2014	2	January 2014 – January 2014	9.1	18.3
The Soldier Spies	#7July 1999	2	July 1999 – August 1999	9.0	8.7
Victory and Honorwith William E. Butterworth IV	#4August 2011	3	August 2011 – September 2011	8.1	16.2
The Saboteurswith William E. Butterworth IV	#6June 2006	3	June 2006 – July 2006	7.8	15.6
Empire and Honorwith William E. Butterworth IV	#2January 2013	2	January 2013 – January 2013	7.4	14.7
The Honor of Spieswith William E. Butterworth IV	#6January 2010	3	January 2010 – January 2010	7.1	14.1
The Vigilanteswith William E. Butterworth IV	#6August 2010	3	August 2010 – September 2010	6.1	12.1
The Double Agentswith William E. Butterworth IV	#8July 2007	3	July 2007 – July 2007	5.6	11.2
The Spymasterswith William E. Butterworth IV	#6August 2012	2	August 2012 – September 2012	4.8	9.7
Death and Honorwith William E. Butterworth IV	#9June 2008	2	June 2008 – June 2008	4.2	8.4
The Last Witnesswith William E. Butterworth IV	#8August 2013	2	August 2013 – September 2013	4.1	8.3
The Last Heroes	#12July 1997	1	July 1997	3.2	3.2
The Traffickerswith William E. Butterworth IV	#7August 2009	1	August 2009	3.2	6.3
The Assassination Optionwith William E. Butterworth IV	#7January 2015	1	January 2015	3.2	6.3
Deadly Assetswith William E. Butterworth IV	#13August 2015	1	August 2015	1.4	2.8
Top Secretwith William E. Butterworth IV	#14August 2014	1	August 2014	1.2	2.4
Covert Warriorswith William E. Butterworth IV	#14January 2012	1	January 2012	1.2	2.4
Broken Trustwith William E. Butterworth	#16October 2016	1	October 2016	0.9	1.8