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Magic (Paranormal, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Magic (Paranormal, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.27, median 9,186 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$8.27Median price
9,186Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.24 – $11.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)14%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 9,186 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • At $8.27 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
  • 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Magic best sellers

  1. A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#1
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews18,008

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  2. Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3) book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#2
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews339,094

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  3. A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 7)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#3
    • Price$19.88
    • Reviews-

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  4. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#4
    • Price$10.91
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews324,736

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  5. Thief of Hearts (The Heart of the Goddess Book 1) book cover by Sariah Wilson

    Thief of Hearts (The Heart of the Goddess Book 1)

    by Sariah Wilson

    • List rank#5
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews745

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  6. Throne of Glass book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    Throne of Glass

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#6
    • Price$10.64
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews201,494

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  7. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#7
    • Price$12.06
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews172,174

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  8. Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance book cover by Christine Feehan

    Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance

    by Christine Feehan

    • List rank#8
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,736

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  9. Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass Book 6) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass Book 6)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.44
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews125,516

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  10. Empire of Storms (Throne Of Glass Series Book 5) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    Empire of Storms (Throne Of Glass Series Book 5)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.90
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews151,464

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FAQ

Is Magic a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,186 reviews and sells for $8.27.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Magic?

The median best seller has 9,186 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Magic best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.24 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Magic?

14% 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.