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Historical (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.99, median 12,917 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.64 – $27.28 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 12,917 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Fantasy (50,648), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $9.64 to $27.28, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews30,041
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The Will of the Many: Hierarchy, Book 1
- List rank#3
- Price$31.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews29,414
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The Queen's Witch (The Tudor Witches Book 1)
by Nancy Kress
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,086
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Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews106,624
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#7
- Price$8.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
- List rank#9
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,563
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Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance
by Christine Feehan
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,736
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12,917 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 12,917 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.64 and $27.28.
Can new books break into Historical?
11% 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.