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Medieval (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Medieval (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,807 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Historical Fiction (20,538), 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 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,807 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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Between Two Fires
- List rank#1
- Price$20
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18,696
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The Last Hours: A Novel
by Minette Walters
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews556
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May We Feed the King: Booker Prize Finalist
by Rebecca Perry
- List rank#3
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews920
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Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror
by Mitchell Lüthi
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,464
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The Snow Witch: A BRAND NEW utterly spellbinding and unputdownable historical timeslip for 2026
by Kirsty Ferry
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews450
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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#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3,549
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The Last Kingdom
- List rank#7
- Price$20.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews22,519
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The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,477
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The Mapmaker's Daughter: The most spellbinding and heartbreaking historical fiction novel for 2026
- List rank#10
- Price$2.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,332
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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 1,807 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 1,807 reviews, and 11% 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 $2.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Medieval?
15% 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.