Books > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > War & Military
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$22,403
The median book price
$8.99
Bestseller's daily sales
333
50th book's daily sales
23
Average number of pages per book
401
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
Yes
Performance tracking
Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published
Matching KDP categories
fiction > war & military
77.46%
fiction > action & adventure
77.46%
fiction > science fiction > action & adventure
67.61%
juvenile > fiction > action & adventure > pirates
60.0%
Keyword requirement
action, adventure, military, war
Best selling keywords
Median title & subtitle length is 5 words:
- Valkyrie: Expeditionary Force, Book 9
- Zero Hour: Expeditionary Force, Book 5
- Mavericks: Expeditionary Force, Book 6
- Black Ops: Expeditionary Force, Book 4
- Paradise: Expeditionary Force, Book 3
- Indie success
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20%
- Volatility
- New releases
- KDP Select
100%
25%
30%
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Front-page bestsellers:
Book title | Author | Publisher | Absolute rank | Monthly sales volume | Price | Amazon stars | Amazon reviews | |
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1 | Shogun: NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES (The Asian Saga Book 3) | James Clavell | Self published | N/A | $28 | $1.03 | 21,081 | |
2 | Valkyrie: Expeditionary Force, Book 9 | Craig Alanson | Self published | 697 | $25,056 | $7.99 | 4,839 | |
3 | Red Rising | Pierce Brown | Self published | 718 | $33,022 | $10.92 | 55,836 | |
4 | Zero Hour: Expeditionary Force, Book 5 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 767 | $104,805 | $38.99 | 5,463 | |
5 | Mavericks: Expeditionary Force, Book 6 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 812 | $102,621 | $38.99 | 5,831 | |
6 | Black Ops: Expeditionary Force, Book 4 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 829 | $91,113 | $34.99 | 5,664 | |
7 | Paradise: Expeditionary Force, Book 3 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 895 | $88,174 | $34.99 | 6,027 | |
8 | Armageddon: Expeditionary Force, Book 8 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 936 | $96,071 | $38.99 | 5,165 | |
9 | Renegades: Expeditionary Force, Book 7 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 945 | $97,007 | $39.37 | 5,636 | |
10 | Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1) | Pierce Brown | Self published | 975 | $14,423 | $5.99 | 56,416 | |
11 | SpecOps: Expeditionary Force, Book 2 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 1,088 | $80,337 | $34.99 | 7,427 | |
12 | In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel | Lee Child | Delacorte Press | 1,187 | $32,738 | $14.99 | 0 | |
13 | The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel | Lee Child | Delacorte Press | 1,190 | $32,738 | $14.99 | 40,644 | |
14 | Trackers: The Complete Four Book Series (A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller) | Nicholas Sansbury Smith | Great Wave Ink Publishing; 1st edition | 1,760 | $1,718 | $0.99 | 3,004 | |
15 | Golden Son (Red Rising Book 2) | Pierce Brown | Praise for Pierce Brown’s | 1,883 | $16,783 | $9.99 | 40,328 |
Shogun: NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES (The Asian Saga Book 3)
James Clavell
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, SHOGUN is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world.Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.'I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one. It's irresistable, maybe unforgettable. Clavell creates a world so enveloping you forget who and where you are' NEW YORK TIMES Read more
Valkyrie: Expeditionary Force, Book 9
Craig Alanson
After saving the world many times, the Merry Band of Pirates have accepted the inevitable: Earth is doomed. All they can do is try to bring a few thousand people to safety, before vicious aliens arrive to destroy humanity's home world. No. There is one other thing they can do: hit the enemy so hard that the aliens will regret they ever heard of humans. Read more
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA TodayONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.Praise for Red Rising“[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-DispatchDon’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga:RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER Read more
Zero Hour: Expeditionary Force, Book 5
Craig Alanson
United Nations Special Operations Command sent an elite expeditionary force of soldiers and pilots out on a simple recon mission, and somehow along the way they sparked an alien civil war. Now the not-at-all-merry band of pirates is in desperate trouble, again. Their stolen alien starship is falling apart, thousands of light years from home. The ancient alien AI they nicknamed Skippy is apparently dead, and even if they can by some miracle revive him, he might never be the same. Read more
Mavericks: Expeditionary Force, Book 6
Craig Alanson
The remnants of the Expeditionary Force stranded on the alien-controlled planet "Paradise" get a chance to prove themselves, in a simple off-world training mission with a ship full of teenage alien cadets. When the mission goes horribly wrong and the survival of everyone on Paradise is at risk, the Merry Band of Pirates may have to come to the rescue. Unless they get killed first.... Read more
Black Ops: Expeditionary Force, Book 4
Craig Alanson
The elite crew of the pirate ship UNS Flying Dutchman had a simple mission: determining whether the Thuranin are sending another starship to Earth. Along the way, they became sidetracked by securing a future for the UNEF troops on the planet Paradise. When asked whether Earth was now safe, their ancient alien AI responded "Not so much"...now they have to deal with the consequences. Read more
Paradise: Expeditionary Force, Book 3
Craig Alanson
While the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman have been trying to assure that hostile aliens do not have access to Earth, the UN Expeditionary Force has been stranded on the planet they nicknamed "Paradise".The Flying Dutchman is headed back out on another mission, and the UN wants the ship to find out the status of the humans on Paradise. But Colonel Joe Bishop warns that they might not like what they find, and they can't do anything about it without endangering Earth. Read more
Armageddon: Expeditionary Force, Book 8
Craig Alanson
After the Renegade mission by the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman, the UN Expeditionary Force thought Earth was safe for hundreds of years, at least. After there was trouble on the home front and the president had to authorize a nuclear strike on an American city, UNEF decided they did need the Merry Band of Pirates again. So, the Flying Dutchman is sent out on a simple recon mission. But for the pirates, nothing is ever simple, and their mission will become Armageddon. Read more
Renegades: Expeditionary Force, Book 7
Craig Alanson
The battle-scarred star carrier Flying Dutchman is finally on her way back to Earth, after an exceptionally successful series of missions that have once again saved the world. The ship needs a serious refit, and her exhausted crew just wants a break from constant clandestine warfare against a vicious and superior enemy. Wishes come true, right? Not for the Merry Band of Pirates.Includes special bonus note from the author. Read more
Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1)
Pierce Brown
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA TodayONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.Praise for Red Rising“[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-DispatchDon’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga:RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER Read more
SpecOps: Expeditionary Force, Book 2
Craig Alanson
Colonel Joe Bishop made a promise and he's going to keep it; taking the captured alien starship Flying Dutchman back out.He doesn't agree when the UN decides to send almost 70 elite Special Operations troops, hotshot pilots, and scientists with him; the mission is a fool's errand he doesn't expect to ever return from. At least, this time, the Earth is safe, right?Not so much. Read more
In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child
The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew ChildReacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a bed in a makeshift hospital room. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing he can recall is the car he had hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. The people who staged the attack assume Reacher was the driver's accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk. A plan that will backfire spectacularly . . . Read more
The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! A string of mysterious deaths. A long-classified mission. A young MP with nothing to lose.1992. All across the United States respectable, upstanding citizens are showing up dead. These deaths could be accidents, and they don’t appear to be connected—until a fatal fall from a high-floor window attracts some unexpected attention. That attention comes from the secretary of defense. All of a sudden he wants an interagency task force to investigate. And he wants Jack Reacher as the army’s representative. If Reacher gets a result, great. If not, he’s a convenient fall guy. But office politics isn’t Reacher’s thing. Three questions quickly emerge: Who’s with him, who’s against him, and will the justice he dispenses be the official kind . . . or his own kind? Read more
Trackers: The Complete Four Book Series (A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller)
Nicholas Sansbury Smith
The ENTIRE 4 book Trackers series in one boxset: Over 3000 Five Star Amazon Reviews and 1500 pages of post-apocalyptic survival fiction and action. No power. No rules. No help coming. The end of the world is just the beginning of the hunt.Five days ago North Korea detonated three strategically placed nuclear warheads over the United States, triggering an electromagnetic pulse that crippled the country. A second attack destroyed the nerve center of America in a nuclear blast that flattened the nation's capital. As the government falls apart in the aftermath, the survivors must decide how far they will go to save the ones they love. In this lawless new world where the most ruthless thrive while innocents suffer; a sheriff, a retired marine, a nurse, and a senator turned secretary of defense are faced with keeping their communities and families safe. One thing is certain—they won't be able to save everyone. Not with their humanity still intact.The explosive Trackers series is a harrowing story of survival and a realistic depiction of what an EMP attack and the aftermath might look like from former Homeland Security Disaster Mitigation Officer and New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith. Packed full of action, survival tips, and a unique twist on the EMP genre, the Trackers series has thrilled hundreds of thousands of readers across the world. Read more
Golden Son (Red Rising Book 2)
Pierce Brown
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST • “Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A”—Entertainment WeeklyAs a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within. A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo’s principles of love and justice to free his people. He must live for more.Praise for Golden Son “Stirring . . . Comparisons to The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones series are inevitable, for this tale has elements of both.”—Kirkus Reviews“Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next.”—NPRDon’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga:RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER Read more
Almost two decades ago, the Alliance and Earth's Solar Command (SOLCOM) forces waged war upon one another, raining destruction down on Hayden's World. Sorilla Aida, SOLCOM operator, trained the people who fought back against the oppressors and forced them from the jungle planet back to the depths of space.Today, though, the war is a memory as SOLCOM and the Alliance seek a closer partnership among the stars.Some people have very long memories, however, and do not believe in forgiving... or forgetting.Some lessons have to be taught to friends and foes alike. Read more
Mongol Moon: A WWIII Thriller
Mark Sibley
World War III began years ago, and the American government didn't even know it.For years, while Iran and North Korea kept Western diplomats busy, China and Russia have been quietly seeding the US with spies and soldiers.Now a silent army of occupation lurks inside US borders, and for America, it is already too late.On Christmas Eve, the assault begins.Mongol Moon is Mark Sibley’s acclaimed debut novel about the individual impact of a global war for survival that looks increasingly plausible with each passing day. Read more
Doomsday Recon
Jason Anspach
U.S. Cav Trooper Nephi Bennett’s Humvee went from Panama to hell in the blink of an eye. Now he needs to find his way back home. If he can live that long.The year is 1989. America has just invaded Noriega’s Panama. And Specialist Bennett’s platoon of Cav Scouts are in country… with, frankly, not a whole lot to do.Until the freak rainstorm that somehow transports the entire platoon—Humvees, weapons, and all—to another world. A world controlled by a wicked Aztec god.The Land of the Black Sun.In a heartbeat, the Scouts find themselves fighting for their lives against savage beasts, witches, zombies, subhuman tribes seeking sacrifices… and even themselves. Fuel runs low, ammo grows scarce, and their only allies are a tribe of all-female warriors and a single fledgling sorceress with a decidedly mean streak.But the fun has only just begun. Things in the Land of the Black Sun are about to become far more dangerous than Specialist Bennett could have ever imagined. For an ancient evil awaits…… and Bennett and his fellow Cav troopers will meet it with BLOOD and STEEL. Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Associated Press Bestselling Author Jason Anspach and Ryan Williamson in this brand-new military fantasy series. If you're a fan of modern warriors and weapons laying the hate on the armies of ancient evil, this is just the story you've been waiting for. Read more
The Enemy: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child
Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES • “A thriller that gallops at a breakneck pace.”—Chicago Sun-Times Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier’s son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army’s brightest stars. But in every cop’s life there is one case that changes everything. For Jack Reacher, this is that case. New Year’s Day, 1990. In a North Carolina motel, a two-star general is found dead. His briefcase is missing. Nobody knows what was in it. Within minutes Reacher has his orders: Control the situation. Within hours the general’s wife is murdered. Then the dominoes really start to fall. Somewhere inside the vast worldwide fortress that is the U.S. Army, Reacher is being set up as a fall guy with the worst enemies a man can have. But Reacher won’t quit. He’s fighting a new kind of war—against an enemy he didn’t know he had. And against a conspiracy more chilling, ingenious, and treacherous than anyone could have guessed. The Enemy, like most of the books in the Jack Reacher series, can be read as a standalone thriller. Read more
Flash Point (A Mason Sharpe Thriller Book 5)
Logan Ryles
Mason wasn’t looking for a cause. But he’s just found one. Army Veteran Mason Sharpe is killing time on Florida’s gulf coast when he meets Ralph Roberts, a heartbroken older man who has come to Florida in search of the woman he loves – a woman who has mysteriously disappeared with a great deal of Ralph’s money.Mason immediately suspects that Ralph has fallen victim to a scam artist, but Ralph won’t hear a bad word about his true love, Camilla.And Camilla finally does show up – in Ralph’s hotel room, bludgeoned to death. As the obvious suspect, Ralph is accused of the murder and dragged straight to jail.But Mason isn’t buying it. He’s been heartbroken himself, and he knows what love looks like. Ralph couldn’t have killed Camilla…but who did?That question will lead Mason straight into the heart of Tampa’s criminal underbelly, where he’ll come up against the full might of the Italian Mafia.The mob make it clear they want him gone – immediately. But Mason isn’t about to give up. He wants answers, and he’s not afraid to fight fire with fire. He’ll turn the heat up…straight to the Flash Point.Flash Point - book 5 of the superb Mason Sharpe action thriller series. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Jason Kasper & David Archer.What readers are saying about Flash Point:“Lots of action as Mason tries to set the wrongs right and protect the innocent.” -Goodreads Reviewer“As usual I could not put a novel by Logan Ryles down until I had finished it. A real page turner… the story is terrific and well worth reading.” -Netgalley Reviewer“Wow! Such high suspense and action packed… I felt like I was watching a movie! I highly recommend reading this book…” -Netgalley Reviewer Read more