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Medieval (Children's eBooks › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Medieval (Children's eBooks › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 244 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Historical Fiction (2,260), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 244 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived #24)
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,040
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The Door in the Wall: (Newbery Medal Winner)
by Marguerite de Angeli
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,517
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Ranger's Apprentice, Book 9: Halt's Peril: Book Nine
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,542
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The Midwife's Apprentice: A Newbery Award Winner — A Medieval Novel About a Girl's Future, for Kids (Ages 8-12)
by Karen Cushman
- List rank#4
- Price$5.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews771
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The Fairest Beauty (Fairy Tale Romance Series Book 3)
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,412
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The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House Book 2)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,681
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews839
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Warbow (The Saga of Roland Inness Book 2)
by Wayne Grant
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,255
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Longbow (The Saga of Roland Inness Book 1)
by Wayne Grant
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,080
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Carnival at Candlelight (Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions Book 5)
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews707
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FAQ
Is Medieval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 244 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 244 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medieval best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into Medieval?
3% 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.