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Sword & Sorcery (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sword & Sorcery (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.50, median 14,316 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 27% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 14,316 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 27% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $7.50 its median price is below 96% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Sword & Sorcery best sellers
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The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)
by Megan Shade
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,854
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews545,267
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews445,793
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews339,094
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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40,397
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Burn of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book Four
by Penn Cole
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,822
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The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)
by Jasmine Mas
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,370
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews109,112
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Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book One
by Penn Cole
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews85,970
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FAQ
Is Sword & Sorcery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14,316 reviews and sells for $7.50.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sword & Sorcery?
The median best seller has 14,316 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sword & Sorcery best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.50; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Sword & Sorcery?
27% 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.