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First King of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Entered Apr 7, 1996 · 7 weeks on the list, last seen May 19, 1996

Book Power
36.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
1 week there · Apr 21, 1996
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
7
April 1996 – May 1996

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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
Terry Brooksprimary100%37.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 21, 1996 on the timeline →
  1. #1Moonlight Becomes YouMary Higgins Clark
  2. #2Primary ColorsAnonymous
  3. #3First King of ShannaraTerry Brooks
  4. #4The ReturnWilliam Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
  5. #5The Celestine ProphecyJames Redfield
  6. #6In the Presence of the EnemyElizabeth George
  7. #7The Horse WhispererNicholas Evans
  8. #8Absolute PowerDavid Baldacci
  9. #9Shadows of the EmpireSteve Perry
  10. #10Montana SkyNora Roberts

The #1 bestsellers of 1996

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1996.