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Dark Fantasy (Teen & Young Adult › Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Dark Fantasy (Teen & Young Adult › Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.59, median 7,442 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 7,442 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 27% of the parent category Fantasy (28,066), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Dark Fantasy best sellers
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)
by Holly Black
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews75,859
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Once Upon a Broken Heart
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews38,434
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy)
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews73,231
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The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,375
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Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy)
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews53,349
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Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews73,051
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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air Book 3)
by Holly Black
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews64,658
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A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart)
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35,656
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The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart Book 2)
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34,024
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Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy)
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews49,209
FAQ
Is Dark Fantasy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7,442 reviews and sells for $9.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dark Fantasy?
The median best seller has 7,442 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dark Fantasy best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Dark Fantasy?
8% 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.