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Action & Adventure (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Action & Adventure (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $21.01, median 19,155 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $29.56 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 21% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 19,155 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Fantasy (50,648), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Action & Adventure best sellers
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This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7
- List rank#1
- Price$31.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews55,365
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A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8
- List rank#2
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews41,099
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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
- List rank#3
- Price$27.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2
- List rank#4
- Price$25.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews148,385
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A Court of Silver Flames
- List rank#5
- Price$27.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews281,547
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
- List rank#6
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,754
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Fourth Wing: Empyrean, Book 1
- List rank#7
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews545,263
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He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 13
by Shirtaloon
- List rank#8
- Price$28.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,855
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The Fires of December: A Cosmere Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,129
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
- List rank#10
- Price$12.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews102,643
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FAQ
Is Action & Adventure a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19,155 reviews and sells for $21.01.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Action & Adventure?
The median best seller has 19,155 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Action & Adventure best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.01; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $29.56.
Can new books break into Action & Adventure?
21% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.