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Fantasy Fiction: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fantasy Fiction, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.59, median 1,356 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 22% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 22% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,356 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.59 its median price is below 88% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Fantasy Fiction best sellers
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 1)
by TJ Klune
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,903
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$9.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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The Once and Future Witches
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,844
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon
- List rank#7
- Price$30.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25,570
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 2)
by TJ Klune
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews22,910
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The Measure: A Novel – The Instant New York Times Bestseller About Hope, Destiny, and Living Life to the Fullest
by Nikki Erlick
- List rank#9
- Price$10.73
- Rating4.2
- Reviews47,976
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Captive Prince (The Captive Prince Trilogy Book 1)
by C. S. Pacat
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,727
FAQ
Is Fantasy Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,356 reviews and sells for $10.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fantasy Fiction?
The median best seller has 1,356 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fantasy Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Fantasy Fiction?
22% 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.