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Space Exploration (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Space Exploration (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,524 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).

28Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
1,524Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.49 – $8.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)43%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Science Fiction (11,570), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 43% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,524 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Space Exploration best sellers

  1. The Martian: A Novel book cover by Andy Weir

    The Martian: A Novel

    by Andy Weir

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews188,308

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  2. Unexpected Visitor book cover by John Walker

    Unexpected Visitor

    by John Walker

    • List rank#2
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews12

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  3. 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#3
    • Price$7.99
    • Reviews-

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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. Engineer of the Exotic (The Saucer Series Book 1) book cover by Dr. Michael Nance

    Engineer of the Exotic (The Saucer Series Book 1)

    by Dr. Michael Nance

    • List rank#5
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews802

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  6. Starship Express book cover by John Walker

    Starship Express

    by John Walker

    • List rank#6
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,551

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  7. Children of Time book cover by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Children of Time

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews51,769

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  8. 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#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews35,050

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  9. Dark Matter: Ellis McFadden Mysteries book cover by Kristen Painter

    Dark Matter: Ellis McFadden Mysteries

    by Kristen Painter

    • List rank#9
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews16

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  10. House of Blades: A Space Opera Epic (Gates of Babylon Book 1) book cover by Joshua Dalzelle

    House of Blades: A Space Opera Epic (Gates of Babylon Book 1)

    by Joshua Dalzelle

    • List rank#10
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews127

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FAQ

Is Space Exploration a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,524 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Space Exploration?

The median best seller has 1,524 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Space Exploration best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.49 and $8.99.

Can new books break into Space Exploration?

43% 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.