Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

God Emperor of Dune

Frank Herbert

Entered Apr 26, 1981 · peaked at #3 on Jun 14, 1981 · 25 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 17, 1982

Book Power
151.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
16
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
25
April 1981 – January 1982

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Frank Herbertprimary100%151.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 14, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1Noble HouseJames Clavell
  2. #2Gorky ParkMartin Cruz Smith
  3. #3God Emperor of DuneFrank Herbert
  4. #4Free Fall in CrimsonJohn D. MacDonald
  5. #5The CovenantJames A. Michener
  6. #6XPDLen Deighton
  7. #7MasqueradeKit Williams
  8. #8The White HotelD.M. Thomas
  9. #9CreationGore Vidal
  10. #10ReflexDick Francis