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Historical Fiction (Genre Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Genre Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.42, median 1,563 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.62 – $14.14 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Genre Fiction (5,352), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,563 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.42 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Historical Fiction best sellers
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$9.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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Death by Misadventure: A Novel
by Jane Bitomsky
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews2,226
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Burn Down Master's House
by Clay Cane
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,251
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Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel
by Yang Shuang-zi
- List rank#4
- Price$10
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,362
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The Starving Saints: A Dark Medieval Tale of Survival, Divine Intervention, and Unraveling Mysteries Amidst a Castle's Descent into Madness
by Caitlin Starling
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3,549
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On Sundays She Picked Flowers
by Yah Yah Scholfield
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews313
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Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
- List rank#8
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews7,277
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The Sweetness of Water (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
by Nathan Harris
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews20,879
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FAQ
Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,563 reviews and sells for $11.42.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?
The median best seller has 1,563 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.42; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.62 and $14.14.
Can new books break into Historical Fiction?
12% 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.