Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Military
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$9,920
The median book price
$4.99
Bestseller's daily sales
225
50th book's daily sales
45
Average number of pages per book
369
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
Yes
Performance tracking
Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published
Matching KDP categories
fiction > science fiction > military
90.37%
fiction > science fiction > hard science fiction
84.52%
juvenile > fiction > science fiction
77.46%
fiction > science fiction > steampunk
77.46%
Keyword requirement
military, war, science fiction, dystopian
Best selling keywords
Median title & subtitle length is 5 words:
- Point of Impact (Backyard Starship Book 20)
- Aftermath: Expeditionary Force, Book 16
- Hero's Return (Homeworld Lost Book 9)
- Rebel Intelligence (Star Scrapper Book 3)
- Blackheart (Terran Scout Fleet Book 6)
- Indie success
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20%
- Volatility
- New releases
- KDP Select
100%
63.16%
80%
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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 | Alien On Fire (Bound By Fire Book 1) | January Bell | Self published | N/A | $27 | $0.99 | 1,133 | |
2 | Point of Impact (Backyard Starship Book 20) | J.N. Chaney | Variant Publications | 333 | $44,037 | $6.99 | 979 | |
3 | Aftermath: Expeditionary Force, Book 16 | Craig Alanson | Podium Audio | 361 | $260,388 | $43.66 | 2,136 | |
4 | Drop Trooper Books 1-4: A Military Sci-Fi Box Set | Rick Partlow | Aethon Audio | 462 | $39,151 | $7.99 | 902 | |
5 | Deep Freeze: A Novel (The Revival Series Book 1) | Michael C. Grumley | Forge Books | 511 | $8,915 | $1.99 | 1,045 | |
6 | Sunken Spaceship | Anthony J. Melchiorri | Aethon Books | 596 | $19,001 | $4.99 | 451 | |
7 | Iron Gold | Pierce Brown | Recorded Books | 639 | $78,995 | $22.57 | 17,355 | |
8 | Hero's Return (Homeworld Lost Book 9) | J.N. Chaney | Variant Publications | 1,047 | $13,920 | $5.99 | 66 | |
9 | Rebel Intelligence (Star Scrapper Book 3) | J.N. Chaney | Variant Publications | 1,229 | $12,914 | $5.99 | 205 | |
10 | The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes Book 1) | Skyler Ramirez | Self published | 1,261 | $8,490 | $3.99 | 3,366 | |
11 | Fleet Mage Academy: Star Sorceress: Book One | D. L. Harrison | (March 19, 2024) | 1,429 | $7,932 | $3.99 | 674 | |
12 | Prince Dominator (The Prince of Britannia Saga Book 8) | Fred Hughes | Theogony Books | 1,433 | $11,908 | $5.99 | 196 | |
13 | Accidental Conscript | John Walker | Self published | 1,566 | $1,857 | $0.99 | 197 | |
14 | Conscript | Scott Bartlett | Mirth Publishing | 1,650 | $5,441 | $2.99 | 291 | |
15 | Blackheart (Terran Scout Fleet Book 6) | Joshua Dalzelle | Self published | 1,736 | $10,566 | $5.99 | 971 |
Alien On Fire (Bound By Fire Book 1)
January Bell
Point of Impact (Backyard Starship Book 20)
J.N. Chaney
Awash with conflict and a building war, the known stars align against Van and his wing of the Guild in a fight for the ultimate control.But Van and his crew suspect there’s more to the Equal Grasp than just a band of thieves, and they begin their campaign at Bopul Station, a lonely outpost where corruption rules and Peacemakers are feared. To continue the fight, and the case, the crew and friends need more than just contacts.They need money.To that end, Van begins exploring an old mystery about his grandfather, which leads to the shocking discovery—the Earth is being stripped of her history, one object at a time, but that’s not the main purpose of the criminals.For their goals are bigger than just stealing art. Much bigger. One of their targets is nothing less than the end of the Fafnir, and Van, and everything he represents.Along the way, Icky learns about motherhood, and Funboy learns about grief, and everyone agrees that cheese is good and pants are bad—--sort of.There’s a time and place for everything. And Van will lead his crew for as long as he can.If he can stay alive. And that’s a pretty big if. Read more
Aftermath: Expeditionary Force, Book 16
Craig Alanson
What happens in the wake of Failure Mode?The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates. Yes, the galaxy is still a freakin' mess, but that is nothing new, and for a change, that can be someone else's problem.Until, you know, something really bad happens, and only the Pirates can deal with the problem... Or not. Read more
Drop Trooper Books 1-4: A Military Sci-Fi Box Set
Rick Partlow
Four complete books of explosive, military sci-fi action complete the entire first arc of the best-selling Drop Trooper series. Go to war or go to jail. For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple....He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hit man, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy. Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there’s one thing he’s even better at than running street-con games, and that’s killing the enemy. Wrapped in an armored battlesuit, Cam finds purpose amid the horror and destruction of the war, and the opportunity for a new sort of friends and family...if he can break the habits of a life spent alone, trusting no one. And if he can survive....Buy this special edition omnibus to experience a thrilling and unpredictable military sci-fi adventure! It's perfect for fans of JN Chaney, Jay Allan, and Joshua Dalzelle.Books included in the set:Book 1: Contact FrontBook 2: Kinetic StrikeBook 3: Danger CloseBook 4: Direct Fire Read more
Deep Freeze: A Novel (The Revival Series Book 1)
Michael C. Grumley
From the bestselling author of the Breakthrough series: In his next near-future thriller, Michael C. Grumley explores humanity’s thirst for immortality—at any cost... “A fast-paced juggernaut of a story, where revelations pile upon revelations, building to a stunning conclusion that will leave readers clamoring for more.” —James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army veteran John Reiff’s life came to an end. Extinguished in the sudden rush of frigid water. There was no expectation of survival. None. Let alone waking up beneath blinding hospital lights. Struggling to move, or see, or even breathe. But the doctors assure him that everything is normal. That things will improve. And yet, he has a strange feeling that there's something they're not telling him. As Reiff's mind and body gradually recover, he becomes certain that the doctors are lying to him. One-by-one, puzzle pieces are slowly falling into place, and he soon realizes that things are not at all what they seem. Critical information is being kept from him. Secrets. Supposedly for his own good. But who is doing this? Why? And the most important question: can he keep himself alive long enough to uncover the truth?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Read more
Sunken Spaceship
Anthony J. Melchiorri
An unlikely hero is swept up into intergalactic affairs when he stumbles upon a crashed starship.Ex-Army paratrooper Griffin “Fin” Brooks thought he left danger behind when his battlefield injuries forced him to pursue a new career in marine biology. But one fateful night off the coast of South Africa a ship nearly crashes into him and his loyal golden retriever, Jacques.Not just any ship. A starship.Though its alien pilot is dead, the rare extraterrestrial animal inside is not. Fin learns the creature is being smuggled across the galaxy when a pair of interstellar visitors respond to the crash. But those same investigators accuse Fin and his dog of crimes he didn’t even know existed.The only way to clear his name is to take the strange creature to its home planet and find out who’s responsible for killing the starship’s pilot. Which means Fin quickly needs to learn how to fly a spacecraft and navigate a galaxy teeming with intelligent life beyond his wildest dreams.And he’s not the only one with designs for the crashed starship and its cargo. Fin will need every skill he’s honed as a paratrooper and a marine biologist if he—and his dog—are to survive.Don't miss the next rolicking sci-fi adventure from Anthony J. Melchiorri. It's perfect for fans of JN Chaney, MR Forbes, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Read more
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown
Honor and betrayal fuel a caste-shattering revolution in the action-packed new novel from the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Red Rising Trilogy. Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising are battling the remaining Gold loyalist forces and are closer than ever to abolishing the color-coded caste system of Society for good. But new foes will emerge from the shadows to threaten the imperfect victory Darrow and his friends have earned. Pierce Brown expands the size and scope of his impressive Red Rising universe with new characters, enemies, and conflicts among the stars. Read more
Hero's Return (Homeworld Lost Book 9)
J.N. Chaney
The Tyton people need a champion, and it won’t be a king or an emperor.When the greatest warriors of Tytondom gather to liberate the lost homeworld known as Zal-tytos, Noah and Kayan’s crew must heal wounds that are thousands of years old.Can they solve the mystery of the planet and fight off swarms of genetically altered monsters? This will either be the end of all Tytons, or the start of a true armistice with the Taliz Grand Consortium.Grab your copy today! Read more
Rebel Intelligence (Star Scrapper Book 3)
J.N. Chaney
Hank and the crew have a new ally but can she be trusted?After saving an Inquisitorial Acolyte, Hank must choose what to do next and the decision will have grave ramifications. Knowing that the Acolyte can be a great asset, Hank cautiously agrees to help her in exchange for information and connections.To do so, he is going to need to sneak onto the capitol planet of the Consortium, and that is no easy task. Only with the aid of some underworld connections will Hank be able to achieve his goal.Things are further complicated when the crew connect with the Peacer rebels. Hank sees potential new allies in them but understands that working together puts him even further in the crosshairs.Can Hank's new allies be trusted or will they put him in more danger than ever?Find out in Rebel Intelligence, the thrilling new entry in the Star Scrapper series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.N. Chaney and Matthew A. Goodwin. Read more
Brad Mendoza is an idiot. He knows it, and so does everyone else in the star nation of Prometheus. A promising naval career down the drain just because he accidentally killed 504 civilians. So, it's time for him to give up and accept a dead-end command on Persephone, the worst starship in the fleet. Until he meets the beautiful and cunning Jessica Lin, his new executive officer, who harbors a terrible secret of her own. Now, with an enemy warship four times their size bearing down on them, Brad's in a race to save Jessica and his stupid ship.But Brad Mendoza is an idiot. We'll just have to hope that he's the lucky kind.An exciting military sci-fi adventure and space crime thriller with plenty of twists and turns and snarky humor. Order today!This book was first published on Kindle Vella as The Worst Ship in the Fleet, episodes 1-18. Read more
Fleet Mage Academy: Star Sorceress: Book One
D. L. Harrison
Ashley Foster didn’t have a very typical childhood. Designed and born in a lab, experimented on, all under mind control, until the Harbinger terrorist organization decided to scrap the project. She survived, despite their efforts, and won her freedom.Two years later she joins the Mage Fleet Academy, with the ambition and goal to bring the Harbingers down. But she’d have to work hard to earn her commission.Thing is, she’s not just a mage, and that fact is above top secret. Other complications abound.Author’s note: This space opera is told in the third person limited from Ashley’s point of view. Read more
Hazard King, AKA Prince Henry, was a prince with a problem. Oh sure, he’d defeated the Mordorians in the Sol System and had landed his Marines on earth. His landing parties had even found samples of the original virus used to develop Black Dragon, which—hopefully—could be used to develop an antidote, so the main objective of his mission had been fulfilled.The problem was, he couldn’t leave just what was left of the human population of Earth to the Mordorians, and unfortunately, he didn’t have the resources he needed to reconquer the planet. Hazard would have to return to Britannia to get the troops and materials required, then he could return and kick the Mordorians out of the Sol System for good.In order to return with the overwhelming force he needed to free Earth, he was willing to do anything—to pay whatever price his mother asked—and this time, Hazard would need to become… a Prince Dominator. Read more
Accidental Conscript
John Walker
Sam Levine knows what it means to struggle. After several missed opportunities, he’s been forced to turn his talents to freelance work, picking up whatever dirty job he can find only to make ends meet.But there’s an end in sight. An opportunity to change everything. And when a dangerous, high profile job comes his way, he sees light at the end of the tunnel. Hope has been in rare supply, but even with the dangers inherent in his decision, he puts his life on the line for a chance to elevate his situation. Read more
Conscript
Scott Bartlett
The Scourge are backAnd the Corps needs recruitsDesperate to free his younger siblings from debt slavery, Po Abbato turns to crime. He's caught, and offered a choice: spend 25 years in a digital prison while his body rots......or join the Marines.But boot camp on the system's edge is different from on Earth. The DIs are much more...old school, out there. With war brewing, Po must learn what it truly means to put someone else's life before his own.Download Conscript now and join Po in the fight against an unrelenting alien menace. If you're a fan of Marko Kloos' Frontlines, Galaxy's Edge, or Ender's Game, you'll love this action-packed miitary scifi series. Read more
Blackheart (Terran Scout Fleet Book 6)
Joshua Dalzelle
ViperIt’s a name that is infamous within the galactic quadrant. A name that inspires awe.… and fear.For nearly a century the famed assassin has struck terror within the hearts of those she has been hired to terminate. In that time the Viper, a human cyborg named Carolyn Whitney, has been a lone wolf. She prefers being on her own, neither requiring nor desiring the company of others. She has very few people she can consider a friend, and now one of those is coming for her.The Viper’s latest hit has put her in Earth’s crosshairs and Captain Jacob Brown has been tasked with bringing her in. Or, barring that, putting her down. Captain Brown, a genetic augment, has tangled with the Viper before… and lost. Will he prevail in the rematch? Read more
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers Book 1)
Becky Chambers
The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, Hugo Award winner for Best Series!Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.Also included on Library Journal's Best SFF of 2016, the Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Best Books of 2015, the Tor.com Best Books of 2015, Reader’s Choice, as well as nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschie, and the Bailey's Women's Prize. Read more
Hand of Fate (Backyard Starship Book 21)
J.N. Chaney
The next book in the Backyard Starship series featuring Van Tudor is coming soon. Read more
The first book in the beloved, bestselling series—more than 25,000 copies sold—now available inEnglish!.—---She’s far from home, subject to the diabolic plot of a strange empire…and mistakenly implanted with anAI symbiont.“The only one who does not know she is a goddess is the goddess herself.”For fans of Neal Asher and To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini comes an epic new space opera:Admiral’s Choice follows Alisia’s struggle for survival as she teams up with her AI neural implant against analien empire intent on using her as a strategic sacrifice in an intergalactic war.Alisia is normal, as far as humans go. She’s a young historian recovering from heartbreak, intent only onsettling down and living peacefully. But the gods have different intentions. Alisia and her sister wake up on analien ship. The merciless Admiral Brutus of the Vudar empire has mistaken the pair for members of the rivalSem’Pari race and plans on using them as spies, controlling them with neural implants. However, Alisiaquickly realizes Brutus’s team unknowingly implanted the wrong AI chip in her head.Alisia names this AI companion Eric, and it’s almost too easy for her to connect with—to love—thisexhilarating new voice with whom she shares her body. But even when it becomes apparent that almost no oneaboard the Vudar ship is who they claim to be, Alisia chooses to trust Eric. Only he—it—can help her harnessher new superpower-like abilities, which are her best hope to escape back to Earth…and survive.With adventure, found family, and romance, readers won’t soon forget Admiral’s Choice, at once a rollicking,epic space opera and a breathtaking examination of the relationship between extraterrestrial life, technology,and humanity.—---First edition (German) readers say…“Galactically crazy, exciting, and written with a lot of humour!” – Nina Beyer“Humanistic and realistic while still maintaining the sci-fi quality…It is definitely unique to the genre.”– Kevin Kenealy“I'm already looking forward to part two.” – Conny 23 Read more
Galactic Heritage
Matt Coleman
A treasure map to the stars. An inherited legacy beyond imagination.When Gunnar McConnell inherits a treasure map after his uncle's death, he goes on the hunt of his life and can't believe what he finds.There isn't just gold in those mountains, but the secret of a lifetime—a starship that can take him to worlds unknown and a universe full of life.When he survives the arduous journey into the belly of a dangerous cave, the Enoch stands before him, waiting for Gunnar to accept his destiny.Armed with his new ship—a deified body of destruction—and an AI that only his DNA can activate, Gunnar is forced into a greater conflict of galactic proportions. He soon discovers that politics and deception reach far beyond the boundaries of Earth.After he willingly accepts a centuries old legacy, a new and dangerous world opens before him—a world he may not be prepared to embrace.Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Matt Coleman as he brings you a brand new science fiction series. If you're a fan of spaceships, suspense, and edge of your seat action, this might be the thrill ride you've been waiting for. Read more
Gone Nova (Backyard Starship Book 19)
J.N. Chaney
Van is proving that with power comes danger.From the shores of a secret planet to the halls of power in Washington, Van navigates a complex web of lies, law, and politics, all so that Earth can be saved from the clutches of ruthless criminals.But these people aren’t from Earth. In fact, they’re not even human, and they see Earth as a ripe fruit, ready to be picked.That doesn’t work for Van and his crew, so he begins fighting back with the dirtiest tactics of all: diplomacy. Since the aliens are among us, and they want money and power, Perry and Miryam will unleash their skills to craft a plan that uses Van, Icky, and Funboy to stop the exploitation of Earth cold, for the enemies are led by a new player in the galactic order.The Tsarina. She’s cruel, she’s heavily armed, and she’s coming for Earth—with a ship that can match anything the Guild has. With enemies at the door, Van finds out that Masters can fail, and secrets are hard to keep, and the Earth is worth saving.At any cost. Read more