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Military (Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Military (Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 535 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).

35Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
535Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $5.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)57%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Science Fiction (11,570), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 57% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Military best sellers

  1. Unexpected Visitor book cover by John Walker

    Unexpected Visitor

    by John Walker

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews12

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  2. The Queen of Darkness (Backyard Starship Book 35) book cover by J.N. Chaney

    The Queen of Darkness (Backyard Starship Book 35)

    by J.N. Chaney

    • List rank#2
    • Price$7.99
    • Reviews-

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  3. I’m a Destroyer: A Sentient AI Warship Military Sci-Fi Adventure (I, Warship Book 1) book cover by Sean Robins

    I’m a Destroyer: A Sentient AI Warship Military Sci-Fi Adventure (I, Warship Book 1)

    by Sean Robins

    • List rank#3
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews257

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  4. Last Colony (New Earth Book 5) book cover by M.R. Forbes

    Last Colony (New Earth Book 5)

    by M.R. Forbes

    • List rank#4
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews4

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  5. Lieutenant Year 8 (An Officer of the Union Space Fleet) book cover by Joe Durham

    Lieutenant Year 8 (An Officer of the Union Space Fleet)

    by Joe Durham

    • List rank#5
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews102

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  6. American Warlord book cover by Kurt Schlichter

    American Warlord

    by Kurt Schlichter

    • List rank#6
    • Price$14.95
    • Reviews-

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  7. Dark Age (Red Rising Series Book 5) book cover by Pierce Brown

    Dark Age (Red Rising Series Book 5)

    by Pierce Brown

    • List rank#7
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews31,196

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  8. Starship Express book cover by John Walker

    Starship Express

    by John Walker

    • List rank#8
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,551

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  9. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse Book 1) book cover by Dennis Taylor

    We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse Book 1)

    by Dennis Taylor

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews35,050

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  10. Fowarding Address (Starship Express Book 2) book cover by John Walker

    Fowarding Address (Starship Express Book 2)

    by John Walker

    • List rank#10
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews459

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Subcategories

Same niche in Books: Military

FAQ

Is Military a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 535 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Military?

The median best seller has 535 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Military best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $5.99.

Can new books break into Military?

57% 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.