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Dragons & Mythical Creatures (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dragons & Mythical Creatures (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 6,108 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).

20Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
6,108Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $22.07
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)23%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Fantasy (50,648), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 6,108 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 93% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Dragons & Mythical Creatures best sellers

  1. Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1) book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#1
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews545,267

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  2. Threshing Day [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Threshing Day [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#2
    • Price$14.95
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews21

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  3. The Fellowship of the Ring: Lord of the Rings, Book 1 book cover by J. R. R. Tolkien

    The Fellowship of the Ring: Lord of the Rings, Book 1

    by J. R. R. Tolkien

    • List rank#3
    • Price$27.59
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews29,687

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  4. On Wings of Blood: A Dark Paranormal Romance Set in a Deadly Supernatural Academy (Bloodwi book cover by Briar Boleyn

    On Wings of Blood: A Dark Paranormal Romance Set in a Deadly Supernatural Academy (Bloodwing Academy Book 1)

    by Briar Boleyn

    • List rank#4
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews43,344

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  5. Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation): The Empyrean, Book 1 book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation): The Empyrean, Book 1

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#5
    • Price$14.95
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews445

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  6. Starside: A Novel book cover by Alex Aster

    Starside: A Novel

    by Alex Aster

    • List rank#6
    • Price$36.19
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews19,568

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  7. The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1) book cover by Jasmine Mas

    The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)

    by Jasmine Mas

    • List rank#7
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews2,370

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  8. Fourth Wing (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation): The Empyrean, Book 1 book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation): The Empyrean, Book 1

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#8
    • Price$20.63
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews345

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  9. Iron Flame (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation): The Empyrean, Book 2 book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Iron Flame (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation): The Empyrean, Book 2

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#9
    • Price$19.95
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews256

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  10. Thief of Hearts (The Heart of the Goddess Book 1) book cover by Sariah Wilson

    Thief of Hearts (The Heart of the Goddess Book 1)

    by Sariah Wilson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews745

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FAQ

Is Dragons & Mythical Creatures a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,108 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Dragons & Mythical Creatures?

The median best seller has 6,108 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Dragons & Mythical Creatures best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $22.07.

Can new books break into Dragons & Mythical Creatures?

23% 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.