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Viking (Historical Romance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Viking (Historical Romance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 264 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.74 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 37% of the parent category Historical Romance (714), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 264 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Viking best sellers
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The Road of Bones: The Ashen Series, Book One
by Demi Winters
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,810
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Dawn of the North: The Ashen Series; Book Three
by Demi Winters
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,521
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Embers of Chaos: The Ashen Series; Book Four
by Demi Winters
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Reviews-
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Of Flaw and Scorn: An Enemies-to-Lovers Viking Age Historical Romance of Forbidden Love and Redeeming Faith (Gracefire Book 1)
by Vera Bell
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews233
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No Other Woman: A Historical Scottish Romance
by Heather Graham
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews451
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A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated
by Danielle L. Jensen
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,533
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La vikinga de Girnigoe: la esposa del escocés (Serie Sinclair nº 5) (Spanish Edition)
by Jane Mackenna
- List rank#7
- Price$3.34
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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The Bone King and the Starling
by Elizabeth Stephens
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,641
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His Enemy Mate: A Fated Mates Monster Fantasy Romance (Battleborn Orcs Book 1)
by Veronika Kane
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews241
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A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated
by Danielle L. Jensen
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,185
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FAQ
Is Viking a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 264 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Viking?
The median best seller has 264 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Viking best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.74 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Viking?
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.