Demand Snapshot

The broader Science Fiction category on Amazon is a high-volume Beaten Track Mainstream market (449k+ titles, power index ~50) with a healthy KU share of 46.5%, signalling strong page-read revenue potential. Keyword signals place sci-fi romance variants at the very top of search intent (scores 51+), well above pure science fiction terms, confirming that romantic throughlines are the primary discovery engine right now. Sci-fi horror is rising as a secondary blend (scores 49–47), while standalone 'pure' space opera without a genre-blend hook is cooling in relative visibility. Velocity is steady-to-fast for romance-blended space opera; slower for hard-SF and non-series titles.

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