r/Fantasy is a subreddit with 4.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses fantasy, books, series, fantasy books, and fantasy series, and they frequently recommend/review fantasy books, fantasy novels, and fantasy series.
/r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world.
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Popular Themes in r/Fantasy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for coming of age type fantasy books"
11 posts
Popular Topics in r/Fantasy
#1
Fantasy
: "Fantasy"
79 posts
#2
Books
: "Books/series' besides Stormlight Archive and Malazan that have the Sanderson slide?"
59 posts
#3
Series
: "I'd Love A New Series"
46 posts
#4
Fantasy Books
: "Looking for High Fantasy Books with Romantic Subplot"
45 posts
#5
Fantasy Series
: "Fantasy"
45 posts
#6
Struggling
19 posts
#7
Reading
: "Returning to Reading as an adult after many years... how do you know what you like to read?"
9 posts
#8
Worst
8 posts
#9
Recommendations
: "Lighthouse (not evil) Recommendations"
8 posts
#10
Review
: "2026 Bingo completion and short Reviews"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/Fantasy
Fantasy Books
902 reviews
#1
Terry Pratchett
4.9★ from 24 reviews
#2
Brandon Sanderson
4.8★ from 22 reviews
#3
Rick Riordan
5.0★ from 19 reviews
Fantasy Novels
469 reviews
#1
Brandon Sanderson
4.8★ from 19 reviews
#2
Joe Abercrombie
4.8★ from 14 reviews
#3
Robin Hobb
4.3★ from 13 reviews
Fantasy Series
384 reviews
#1
Robin Hobb
4.9★ from 18 reviews
#2
Lois McMaster Bujold
4.2★ from 9 reviews
#3
Brandon Sanderson
4.6★ from 8 reviews
Flair Used in r/Fantasy
#1
Review
: "One Mike to Read Them All: Advance review of “The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City” by Susanna Clarke"
5 posts
#2
Bingo review
: "2026 Bingo completion and short reviews"
1 post
#3
Read-along
: "A Readalong of Earthsea: The Farthest Shore Midway Discussion"
1 post
#4
r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - September 15, 2026"
1 post
#5
/r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Review Tuesday - Review what you've been enjoying here! - September 15, 2026"
1 post
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Last updated: September 16, 2026