Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > First Contact
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$45,657
The median book price
$11.99
Bestseller's daily sales
1,550
50th book's daily sales
41
Average number of pages per book
398
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
Yes
Performance tracking
Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published
Matching KDP categories
fiction > science fiction > hard science fiction
80.58%
fiction > science fiction > alien contact
79.77%
juvenile > fiction > science fiction
73.85%
fiction > science fiction > steampunk
73.85%
Keyword requirement
contact, science fiction, dystopian
Best selling keywords
Median title & subtitle length is 5 words:
- The Pride of Chanur
- Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series, 3)
- The Object: Hard Science Fiction
- Shattered Will: Backyard Starship, Book 14
- Indie success
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15%
- Volatility
- New releases
- KDP Select
100%
20%
33.33%
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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 | The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu | Macmillan Audio | 20 | $679,355 | $17.71 | 44,212 | |
2 | The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu | Tor Books; Reprint edition | 40 | $212,604 | $10.59 | 44,212 | |
3 | The Dark Forest | Cixin Liu | Self published | 49 | $551,315 | $29.52 | 26,990 | |
4 | Death's End | Cixin Liu | Macmillan Audio | 96 | $412,453 | $29.52 | 20,829 | |
5 | The Pride of Chanur | C. J. Cherryh | DAW | 183 | $9,341 | $0.99 | 820 | |
6 | The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu | Macmillan Audio | 198 | $157,689 | $17.71 | 44,212 | |
7 | Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series, 3) | Cixin Liu | Tor Books; Reprint edition | 374 | $87,301 | $14.99 | 20,829 | |
8 | We Are Legion (We Are Bob): Bobiverse, Book 1 | Dennis E. Taylor | Audible Originals | 418 | $93,376 | $17.46 | 24,664 | |
9 | The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2) | Cixin Liu | Tor Books; Translation edition | 550 | $49,686 | $11.99 | 26,990 | |
10 | Ice Planet Barbarians | Ruby Dixon | Ruby Dixon | 558 | $16,311 | $3.99 | 33,570 | |
11 | Children of Time | Adrian Tchaikovsky | Audible Studios | 739 | $74,205 | $25.73 | 41,287 | |
12 | Thus Shook Zarathrustra (Bob and Nikki Book 45) | Jerry Boyd | (April 2, 2024) | 788 | $7,953 | $2.99 | 1,009 | |
13 | The Object: Hard Science Fiction | Joshua T. Calvert | Self published | 818 | $12,993 | $4.99 | 3,006 | |
14 | Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) | Cixin Liu | Tor Books; Translation edition | 985 | $28,871 | $11.99 | 20,829 | |
15 | The Three-Body Problem Series: The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Death's End | Cixin Liu | Tor Books | 995 | $69,302 | $28.78 | 3,290 |
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
Soon to be a Netflix Original series!“War of the Worlds for the 21st century.” (Wall Street Journal)The Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin.Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.The Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy:The Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther books:Ball Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up The Sky (forthcoming) Read more
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVELOver 1 million copies sold in North America“A mind-bending epic.”―The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”―The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”―TIME • “Extraordinary.”―The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”―Barack Obama • “Provocative.”―Slate • “A breakthrough book.”―George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”―GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”―NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”―The Washington PostThe Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther Books by Cixin LiuBall Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up the SkyThe Wandering EarthA View from the Stars Read more
The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu
Soon to be a Netflix original series!"Wildly imaginative." (President Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogy)This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion - in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.The Remembrance of Earth's Past TrilogyThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther booksBall Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up the Sky (forthcoming) Read more
Death's End
Cixin Liu
Soon to be a Netflix original series!“The War of the Worlds for the 21st century...packed with a sense of wonder.” (Wall Street Journal)The New York Times best-selling conclusion to a tour de force near-future adventure trilogy from China's best-selling and beloved science fiction writer.With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking listeners got their first chance to hear China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. The Three-Body Problem was released to great acclaim including coverage in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and reading list picks by Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. It was also won the Hugo and Nebula Awards, making it the first translated novel to win a major SF award.Now this epic trilogy concludes with Death's End. Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent.Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early 21st century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?The Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy:The Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther books:Ball Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up The Sky (forthcoming) Read more
The Pride of Chanur
C. J. Cherryh
The first in a series of “lively tales of swashbuckling capitalism in space,” featuring a fascinating alien culture based on the social structure of lion prides (Locus) Chaos breaks out when the captain of an all-female alien crew agrees to rescue a human male wanted by their enemy . . . No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tully was the sole surviving member of his company of humans―a communicative, spacefaring species hitherto unknown―and he was a prisoner of his discoverers and captors―the sadistic, treacherous kif―until his escape onto the hani ship, The Pride of Chanur. Little did he know when he threw himself upon the mercy of The Pride and her crew that he put the entire hani species in jeopardy and imperiled the peace of the Compact itself . . . for the information this fugitive held could be the ruin or glory of any of the species at Meetpoint Station. Read more
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem.WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVELOver 1 million copies sold in North America“A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating.”—TIME “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama “Provocative.”—Slate “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin “Impossible to put down.”—GQ “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington PostThe Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther Books by Cixin LiuBall LightningSupernova EraTo Hold Up the SkyThe Wandering EarthA View from the StarsA Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books Read more
Soon to be a Netflix Original Series!“The War of the Worlds for the 21st century… packed with a sense of wonder.” – Wall Street JournalThe New York Times bestselling conclusion to a tour de force near-future adventure trilogy from China's bestselling and beloved science fiction writer.With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to read China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. The Three-Body Problem was released to great acclaim including coverage in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and reading list picks by Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. It was also won the Hugo and Nebula Awards, making it the first translated novel to win a major SF award.Now this epic trilogy concludes with Death's End. Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent.Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early twenty-first century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther BooksBall Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up the Sky Read more
We Are Legion (We Are Bob): Bobiverse, Book 1
Dennis E. Taylor
There's a reason We Are Legion (We Are Bob) was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself. Bob and his clones are on a mission to find new homes for humanity and boldly go where no Bob has gone before. Dennis E. Taylor’s hilarious novel sets the stage for the magnificent performance of Ray Porter, who revels in the brave new world of corpsicles, artificial intelligence, interstellar space probes, and space colonization in tantalizing detail. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is the first installment in the blockbuster Audible Original Bobiverse series - which has sold more than one million copies. Read more
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North AmericaPRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington PostThe Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther Books by Cixin LiuBall Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up the SkyThe Wandering EarthA View from the StarsAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Read more
Ice Planet Barbarians
Ruby Dixon
You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me... Read more
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare. Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth? Read more
Sally has finally cleared the new planet. Surely that means it’s ready for people to come and check out, right? Our shepherd still gets a vote. Come see how much effort it takes to get a good, used planet into livable shape. Read more
The Object: Hard Science Fiction
Joshua T. Calvert
Deep space holds secrets……and one astronomer for NASA has found a big one.But it’s not what she thinks.Dr. Melody Adams, a physicist at the Gemini North Observatory, was studying Pluto in the telescope data and it struck her as odd. The numbers didn’t make sense. Could there be an extraterrestrial object in our solar system?She followed protocol.The scientific community didn’t believe her.And before she knew what happened, her career was over.The day that changed Melody’s life was like any other over the previous two years. She’d found she had a gift for writing and her career as an author had almost healed the pain of losing her job. When the Secret Service rang her bell, everything changed.Something was nearing Saturn……and it was slowing down.Had she been right about the object?You’ll love this hard science fiction novel because Melody is about to find out that everything she knew about space and time was wrong.Get it now. Read more
Soon to be a Netflix Original Series!“The War of the Worlds for the 21st century… packed with a sense of wonder.” – Wall Street JournalThe New York Times bestselling conclusion to a tour de force near-future adventure trilogy from China's bestselling and beloved science fiction writer.With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to read China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. The Three-Body Problem was released to great acclaim including coverage in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and reading list picks by Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. It was also won the Hugo and Nebula Awards, making it the first translated novel to win a major SF award.Now this epic trilogy concludes with Death's End. Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent.Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early twenty-first century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther BooksBall Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up the SkyAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Read more
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVELOver 1 million copies sold in North America“A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington PostThe Three-Body Problem Series eBook bundle contains all three volumes of the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series—The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End—by China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.A secret military group sends signals into space in hopes of establishing contact with aliens—and succeeds.Picking up their signal is an alien civilization on the brink of destruction who now readies to invade Earth.News of the coming invasion divides humanity like never before. Some want to help the superior beings take over a world they see as corrupt. Others prepare to fight the invasion at all cost.The Three Body Problem trilogy is a ground-breaking saga of enormous scope and vision.The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther Books by Cixin LiuBall LightningSupernova EraTo Hold Up the SkyThe Wandering EarthA View from the StarsAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Read more
Twelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me. In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, surliest alien of the group.--BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS. You do not have to read both in order to understand the plot, but the story will be richer if you do! Read more
Not Alone: The Ultimate Collection (Complete Sci-Fi Box Set, Books 1-10)
Craig A. Falconer
The secret is out: Aliens exist, the government knows, and Dan McCarthy just found the proof...Grab all TEN books in the globally acclaimed NOT ALONE saga for one incredible price, in this great value 5,000-page sci-fi box set!**The ultimate tale of alien contact and disclosure for the 21st century — perfect for fans of The X-Files and Close Encounters**________________________When Dan McCarthy stumbles upon a folder containing evidence of the conspiracy to end all conspiracies -- a top-level alien cover-up -- he leaks the files without a second thought.The incredible truth revealed by Dan’s leak immediately captures the public’s imagination, but Dan’s relentless commitment to exposing the cover-up and forcing disclosure quickly earns him some enemies in high places.For his whole life, Dan McCarthy has searched for a reason to believe. Now that he finally has one, he might soon wish he didn’t...________________________This box set contains all NINE novels in the Not Alone saga:1) Not Alone2) Not Alone: Second Contact3) Not Alone: The Final Call4) Not Alone: Fractured Union5) Not Alone: Leap of Destiny6) Not Alone: Revelations7) Not Alone: The Awakening8) Not Alone: Hidden Wonder9) Not Alone: EndgameAs an additional bonus, you will also receive a TENTH book of prequel stories:10) Not Alone: Origins** 85 MILLION pages read, with 15,000+ 5-star ratings on Amazon and Audible! **What Amazon readers are saying:★★★★★ — "What a fantastic journey!"★★★★★ — "Intriguing and in-depth account of first contact"★★★★★ — "What "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" could actually be like..."★★★★★ — "The characters have become friends, like people you'd want to hang out with"★★★★★ — "Just read it."Not Alone is an 'Amazon Charts: Most Sold Fiction' certified bestseller, official Audible.com Best of The Year finalist, international and multi-format #1 sci-fi bestseller, and multi-time Kindle Unlimited 'All Star' title.Join hundreds of thousands of other readers and dive in to the epic Not Alone saga today! Read more
Defiance of the Fall 3: A LitRPG Adventure
TheFirstDefier
After traversing the dangerous Dead Zone, Zac has finally managed to save his sister and bring her back to Port Atwood.But Zac knows he can't relax. Not if he wants to keep her safe. The foreign factions keep spreading their influence, and ancient foes have set their sights on Earth.With his newfound abilities, Zac has joined the Limited Hunt to gain the strength needed to protect his family and his world.However, the System is unwilling to let Zac train in peace, and the hunt is not what it seems...Don't miss Book Three of the hit Defiance of the Fall LitRPG series with over 20 ,illion views on Royal Road.About the series: Jump into a story that merges LitRPG elements with eastern cultivation. Class systems, skill systems, endless choices for progression, it has everything fans of the genre love. Explore a vast universe full of mystery, adventure, danger and even aliens; where even a random passer-by might hold the power of a god. Follow Zac as he struggles to stake out a unique path to power as a mortal in a world full of cultivators. Read more
Shattered Will: Backyard Starship, Book 14
J.N. Chaney
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It’s hard being the most popular girl on the ice planet. The alien men are falling all over themselves to impress me in the hopes that I’ll take them to my furs. But they don’t know my secrets – none of them do. And they don’t realize that behind my smile, I just wish they’d go away.I don’t want any of them. I want someone else – someone with a gorgeous blue body, big horns, and the most intense gaze ever. He’s the only one that knows the truth. Maybe with him, I can work through my fears of the past….but I’m pretty sure he wants more than just friendship.He wants forever, and I’m not sure I can give it. This is book 6 in the Ice Planet Barbarians series.Book 1 - Ice Planet Barbarians (Georgie's Story)Book 2 - Barbarian Alien (Liz's Story)Book 3 - Barbarian Lover (Kira's Story)Book 4 - Barbarian Mine (Harlow's Story)Book 5 - Ice Planet Holiday (A Holiday Novella) Read more