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Viking (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Viking (Historical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 438 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Historical (3,954), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Viking best sellers
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Kingdom of Claw: The Ashen Series; Book Two
by Demi Winters
- List rank#1
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12,915
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Dawn of the North: The Ashen Series, Book 3
by Demi Winters
- List rank#2
- Price$31.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,521
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Embers of Chaos: The Ashen Series; Book Four
by Demi Winters
- List rank#3
- Price$33
- Reviews-
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A Fate Inked in Blood: Saga of the Unfated, Book 1
by Danielle L. Jensen
- List rank#4
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,533
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A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated
by Danielle L. Jensen
- List rank#5
- Price$12.58
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,186
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Roots of Darkness: An Ashen Series Standalone
by Demi Winters
- List rank#6
- Price$15.72
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,548
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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
by Shauna Lawless
- List rank#7
- Price$19.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,189
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The Road of Bones: The Ashen Series, Book One
by Demi Winters
- List rank#8
- Price$8.84
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,810
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Wolf and the Dove: A Medieval Historical Romance of Conquest and Passion
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,915
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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#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews233
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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 438 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Viking?
The median best seller has 438 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Viking best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into Viking?
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.