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Romantasy (Romance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Romantasy (Romance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 39,092 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 13/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4.8× those of the parent category Romance, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 39,092 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 26% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Romantasy best sellers
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A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6)
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,008
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Threshing Day (The Empyrean)
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews59,929
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews339,094
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A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 7)
- List rank#4
- Price$19.88
- Reviews-
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- List rank#6
- Price$10.64
- Rating4.6
- Reviews354,978
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The Poison Daughter
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews78,673
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Web of Vows and Vengeance: The Award-Winning BookTok Enemies-to-Lovers Romantasy (The Hirathean Path Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,884
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)
- List rank#9
- Price$10.91
- Rating4.8
- Reviews324,736
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Burn of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book Four
by Penn Cole
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,822
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FAQ
Is Romantasy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 13/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 39,092 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romantasy?
The median best seller has 39,092 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romantasy best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Romantasy?
26% 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.