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Dystopian (Teens › Science Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dystopian (Teens › Science Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.39, median 8,249 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.35 – $20.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 8,249 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.39 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $8.35 to $20.39, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Dystopian best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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The Hunger Games: Hunger Games, Book One
- List rank#2
- Price$17.88
- Rating4.7
- Reviews108,996
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$22.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews111,003
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The Sixth Faction
- List rank#4
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews948
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Catching Fire: The Hunger Games, Book 2
- List rank#5
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews87,733
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Mockingjay: The Hunger Games, Book 3
- List rank#6
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101,287
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The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#7
- Price$6.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,388
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Skyward (The Skyward Series Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,389
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Scythe (Arc of a Scythe Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews23,028
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Release Me (Shatter Me: Series Two Book 2)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,229
FAQ
Is Dystopian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8,249 reviews and sells for $9.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dystopian?
The median best seller has 8,249 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dystopian best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.35 and $20.39.
Can new books break into Dystopian?
9% 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.