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Ancient (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.47, median 1,504 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.49 – $16.41 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Historical Fiction (20,538), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,504 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.47 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Ancient best sellers
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Circe
- List rank#1
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews100,780
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$9.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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Agrippa: A Novel of Ancient Rome's Descent into Dictatorship
by Robert Harris
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,749
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I, Medusa: A Novel
by Ayana Gray
- List rank#4
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,348
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No Friend to This House: A Novel
by Natalie Haynes
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews688
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The Book of God
by Walter Wangerin
- List rank#7
- Price$11.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,502
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#8
- Price$14.01
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,443
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The Battle for Heaven and Earth: A Biblical Novel of Lucifer’s Fall and the Garden of Eden
by Mark M. Yarbrough
- List rank#9
- Price$16.98
- Reviews-
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A Land Aflame: The action-packed historical epic novel from the Sunday Times bestseller
by Ben Kane
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews175
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FAQ
Is Ancient a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,504 reviews and sells for $11.47.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient?
The median best seller has 1,504 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.47; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.49 and $16.41.
Can new books break into Ancient?
11% 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.