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Magical Realism (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Magical Realism (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,976 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$5.99Median price
1,976Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $11.10
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)5%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (22,008), one of the easier corners under it.
  • At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,976 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Magical Realism best sellers

  1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel book cover by Suzanne Collins

    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel

    by Suzanne Collins

    • List rank#1
    • Price$22.07
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews111,003

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  2. Divine Rivals: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment Book 1) book cover by Rebecca Ross

    Divine Rivals: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment Book 1)

    by Rebecca Ross

    • List rank#2
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews84,708

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  3. Six of Crows book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    Six of Crows

    by Leigh Bardugo

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews53,825

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  4. The Vampire and the Case of the Ghastly Golem: An Urban Fantasy Novel (The Portlock Parano book cover by Heather G. Harris

    The Vampire and the Case of the Ghastly Golem: An Urban Fantasy Novel (The Portlock Paranormal Detective Series Book 8)

    by Heather G. Harris

    • List rank#4
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,398

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  5. Ruthless Vows: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment Book 2) book cover by Rebecca Ross

    Ruthless Vows: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment Book 2)

    by Rebecca Ross

    • List rank#5
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews51,688

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  6. Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows

    by Leigh Bardugo

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews45,296

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  7. Coven Cove: The Complete Series (Coven Cove Academy) book cover by David Clark

    Coven Cove: The Complete Series (Coven Cove Academy)

    by David Clark

    • List rank#7
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,184

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  8. A Soldier's Life, Book 2 book cover by Always RollsAOne

    A Soldier's Life, Book 2

    by Always RollsAOne

    • List rank#8
    • Price$20.59
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,896

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  9. Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom

    by Leigh Bardugo

    • List rank#9
    • Price$17.48
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews11,285

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  10. King of Scars (King of Scars Duology Book 1) book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    King of Scars (King of Scars Duology Book 1)

    by Leigh Bardugo

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews18,921

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FAQ

Is Magical Realism a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,976 reviews and sells for $5.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Magical Realism?

The median best seller has 1,976 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Magical Realism best sellers cost?

The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.10.

Can new books break into Magical Realism?

5% 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.