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Dystopian (Children's Books › Science Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dystopian (Children's Books › Science Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.38, median 458 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $8.38 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Science Fiction (1,181), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Dystopian best sellers
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The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews108,996
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The City of Ember (The City of Ember Book 1)
by Jeanne DuPrau
- List rank#3
- Price$6.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,548
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Alone
by Megan E. Freeman
- List rank#4
- Price$7.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,292
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The City of Ember Complete Boxed Set (People of Sparks; Diamond of Darkhold; Prophet of Yonwood)
by Jeanne DuPrau
- List rank#5
- Price$20.12
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,730
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The Last Kids on Earth
by Max Brallier
- List rank#6
- Price$7.31
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,391
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The Last Cuentista: Newbery Medal Winner
by Donna Barba Higuera
- List rank#8
- Price$10.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,017
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The People of Sparks (The City of Ember Book 2)
by Jeanne DuPrau
- List rank#9
- Price$6.28
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,238
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Away (Alone)
by Megan E. Freeman
- List rank#10
- Price$8.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews419
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FAQ
Is Dystopian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 458 reviews and sells for $8.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dystopian?
The median best seller has 458 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dystopian best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Dystopian?
3% 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.