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Science Fiction (Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Science Fiction (Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.36, median 8,600 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.18 – $19.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 8,600 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 2.6× those of the parent category Science Fiction & Fantasy, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- At $11.36 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Science Fiction best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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The Hunger Games: Hunger Games, Book One
- List rank#2
- Price$17.88
- Rating4.7
- Reviews108,996
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$22.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews111,003
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Catching Fire: The Hunger Games, Book 2
- List rank#4
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews87,733
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The Sixth Faction
- List rank#5
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews948
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Mockingjay: The Hunger Games, Book 3
- List rank#6
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101,287
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The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#7
- Price$6.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,388
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Skyward (The Skyward Series Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,389
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Scythe (Arc of a Scythe Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews23,028
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Hunger Games 5-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Sunrise on the Reaping)
- List rank#10
- Price$59.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews685
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Science Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8,600 reviews and sells for $11.36.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Science Fiction?
The median best seller has 8,600 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Science Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.36; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.18 and $19.86.
Can new books break into Science Fiction?
13% 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.