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Historical Fiction (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.99, median 20,538 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $18.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 23% |
| 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 20,538 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 93% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (73,006), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Historical Fiction best sellers
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The Witch
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews73,134
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
- List rank#3
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,727
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The Nightingale: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$25.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews427,342
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Lonesome Dove: A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
- List rank#5
- Price$26.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews33,235
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
by Beth Brower
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews19,739
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women: A Novel
by Marie Bostwick
- List rank#9
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,597
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Winter Garden
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews126,942
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical Fiction
FAQ
Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20,538 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?
The median best seller has 20,538 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $18.91.
Can new books break into Historical Fiction?
23% 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.