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Fantasy (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fantasy (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.99, median 712 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.42 – $18.48 |
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| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (4,191), one of the easier corners under it.
- 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.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 712 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Fantasy best sellers
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Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption
- List rank#2
- Price$20.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews427
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The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity
by William P. Young
- List rank#3
- Price$8.04
- Rating4.6
- Reviews42,597
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The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (Revised and easy-to-read) (The Pilgrim's Progress Series)
by John Bunyan
- List rank#4
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,191
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Lightborn: Dawn of Darkness: Biblical Fantasy Adventure in a Pre-Flood World of Survival and Wilderness (Book 1) (The Forgotten World Saga)
by Daniel Maritz
- List rank#8
- Price$18.98
- Rating4.9
- Reviews55
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A Soul As Cold As Frost (The Winter Souls Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,188
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LOS ÚLTIMOS: Una Historia Del Fin de Los Tiempos (Spanish Edition)
by LO DE DAVI
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews17
FAQ
Is Fantasy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 712 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fantasy?
The median best seller has 712 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fantasy best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.42 and $18.48.
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.