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Dystopian (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Dystopian (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 6,122 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 28% |
| 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 6,122 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 28% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Dystopian best sellers
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Daggermouth (The Heart Duology Book 1)
by H. M. Wolfe
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews52,905
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Morning Star (Red Rising Series Book 3)
by Pierce Brown
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews62,292
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The One (Expanded Edition): The Million-Copy International Bestseller – Now with Five Chapters of Exclusive Bonus Content (Dark Future Book 1)
by John Marrs
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews71,851
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Because I Killed Him (The Nine Gentlemen Book 1)
by Edith Birde
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,231
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The Felicity Complex
by August Clarke
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews47
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FAQ
Is Dystopian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,122 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dystopian?
The median best seller has 6,122 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dystopian best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Dystopian?
28% 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.