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Medieval (Military, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Medieval (Military, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 139 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.45 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Military (1,094), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.45, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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The Sea-King and the Sorceress: Life and Death in the Viking Age
by Neil Price
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews14
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The Two Swords of Christ: Five Centuries of War between Islam and the Warrior Monks of Christendom
- List rank#2
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews578
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Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire
by John Man
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews335
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The Coming of the Wolf: The Wild Hunt series prequel
by Elizabeth Chadwick
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,022
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Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
by Dan Jones
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,698
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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
by Neil S. Price
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,331
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1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England (A Very, Very Short History of England Book 1)
by Ed West
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews663
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Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
by Frank McLynn
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews350
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Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
by Dan Jones
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,174
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The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
by Dan Jones
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,796
FAQ
Is Medieval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 139 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 139 reviews, and 46% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medieval best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.45.
Can new books break into Medieval?
4% 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.