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Katabasis

R.F. Kuang

Entered Sep 14, 2025 · 6 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 18, 2026

Cover image: The New York Times · the artwork is the publisher’s.

Book Power
55.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
2 weeks there · first Sep 14, 2025
Top-ten weeks
4
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
6
September 2025 – January 2026

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

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
R.F. Kuangprimary100%55.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 14, 2025 on the timeline →
  1. #1KatabasisR.F. Kuang
  2. #2The Color of DeathTrey Gowdy & Christopher Greyson
  3. #3QuicksilverCallie Hart
  4. #4AtmosphereTaylor Jenkins Reid
  5. #5My FriendsFredrik Backman
  6. #6Broken CountryClare Leslie Hall
  7. #7Onyx StormRebecca Yarros
  8. #8The Pumpkin Spice CafÉLaurie Gilmore
  9. #9On Wings of BloodBriar Boleyn
  10. #10Never FlinchStephen King

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