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Science Fiction (Teen & Young Adult › Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Science Fiction (Teen & Young Adult › Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.49, median 6,178 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 6,178 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Science Fiction & Fantasy (29,568), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $10.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Science Fiction best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
- List rank#1
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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Skyward (The Skyward Series Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,389
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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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Release Me (Shatter Me: Series Two Book 2)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,229
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews111,003
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The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews108,996
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The Sixth Faction: The First in a New Series in the World of the YA Dystopian Classic, Divergent (A New Divergent Series Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews948
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Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few Series Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews13,271
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The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,375
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Science Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,178 reviews and sells for $7.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Science Fiction?
The median best seller has 6,178 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Science Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Science Fiction?
14% 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.