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Fantasy (Literature & Fiction › Action & Adventure, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fantasy (Literature & Fiction › Action & Adventure, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $22.04, median 21,644 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$22.04Median price
21,644Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$14.46 – $29.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)16%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 21,644 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Fantasy best sellers

  1. 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#1
    • Price$27.48
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews183,951

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  2. This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7 book cover by Matt Dinniman

    This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7

    by Matt Dinniman

    • List rank#2
    • Price$31.98
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews55,365

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  3. A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8 book cover by Matt Dinniman

    A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8

    by Matt Dinniman

    • List rank#3
    • Price$27.63
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews41,099

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  4. House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2 book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#4
    • Price$25.93
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews148,385

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  5. A Court of Silver Flames book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Silver Flames

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#5
    • Price$27.59
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews281,547

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  6. Dungeon Crawler Carl book cover by Matt Dinniman

    Dungeon Crawler Carl

    by Matt Dinniman

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.48
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews125,754

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  7. Fourth Wing: Empyrean, Book 1 book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing: Empyrean, Book 1

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#7
    • Price$19.95
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews545,263

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  8. Red Rising book cover by Pierce Brown

    Red Rising

    by Pierce Brown

    • List rank#8
    • Price$20.59
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews114,612

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  9. He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 13 book cover by Shirtaloon

    He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 13

    by Shirtaloon

    • List rank#9
    • Price$28.79
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews3,855

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  10. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl) book cover by Matt Dinniman

    Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl)

    by Matt Dinniman

    • List rank#10
    • Price$12.98
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews102,643

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FAQ

Is Fantasy a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 21,644 reviews and sells for $22.04.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Fantasy?

The median best seller has 21,644 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Fantasy best sellers cost?

The median price is $22.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.46 and $29.99.

Can new books break into Fantasy?

16% 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.