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Epic (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Epic (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.71, median 17,377 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 13/100 (highly competitive).

13Opportunity / 100
$8.71Median price
17,377Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$5.74 – $12.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)20%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 17,377 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • The same niche in Books scores 23, 11 points higher than here; worth checking both.

Top 10 Epic best sellers

  1. A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#1
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews18,008

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

    Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#2
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews545,267

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  3. Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2) book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#3
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews445,793

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  4. Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3) book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#4
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews339,094

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  5. A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 7)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#5
    • Price$19.88
    • Reviews-

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  6. House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Book 1) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Book 1)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews183,951

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  7. A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#7
    • Price$10.64
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews354,978

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  8. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#8
    • Price$10.91
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews324,736

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  9. House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#9
    • Price$11.12
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews148,385

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  10. The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1) book cover by Rachel Gillig

    The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1)

    by Rachel Gillig

    • List rank#10
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews40,397

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Same niche in Books: Epic

FAQ

Is Epic a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 13/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 17,377 reviews and sells for $8.71.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Epic?

The median best seller has 17,377 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Epic best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.71; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.74 and $12.99.

Can new books break into Epic?

20% 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.