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Fantasy (Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fantasy (Romance, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.88, median 5,000 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.94 – $13.28 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,000 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.88 its median price is below 92% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- 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
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A Court of Mist and Fury
- List rank#1
- Price$24.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews324,736
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Throne of Glass
- List rank#2
- Price$10.64
- Rating4.4
- Reviews201,494
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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7)
- List rank#3
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews172,174
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Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass Book 6)
- List rank#4
- Price$9.44
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,516
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Empire of Storms (Throne Of Glass Series Book 5)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.90
- Rating4.8
- Reviews151,464
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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass Book 4)
- List rank#6
- Price$9.61
- Rating4.8
- Reviews174,590
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)
by Holly Black
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews75,859
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The Last King of Faerie: A Shadowhunters Novel (The Wicked Powers)
- List rank#8
- Price$23.19
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FAQ
Is Fantasy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,000 reviews and sells for $9.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fantasy?
The median best seller has 5,000 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fantasy best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.94 and $13.28.
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.