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Adventure (Science Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Adventure (Science Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.95, median 26,388 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $26.53 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| 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 26,388 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Adventure best sellers
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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
- List rank#1
- Price$27.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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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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Golden Son: Book II of the Red Rising Trilogy
by Pierce Brown
- List rank#5
- Price$23.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews81,774
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
- List rank#6
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,754
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Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
by Pierce Brown
- List rank#7
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews62,290
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30,923
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
- List rank#10
- Price$12.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews102,643
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Adventure
FAQ
Is Adventure a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26,388 reviews and sells for $19.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Adventure?
The median best seller has 26,388 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Adventure best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $26.53.
Can new books break into Adventure?
17% 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.