r/Fantasy is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and news, and the community frequently discusses fantasy, struggling, worst, books, and 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.
We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy.
Popular Themes in r/Fantasy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Easy Recommendations for 9 yo niece to get her reading (and get off Roblox)"
33 posts
#2
News
: "Ridley Scott & Amazon Are Teaming To Adapt Bestselling 6-Book Fantasy Franchise"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "A Song of Ice and Fire fans are beginning to annoy me, as a massive asoiaf fan"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I'm pirateaba, author of The Wandering Inn. AMA!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Fantasy
#1
Fantasy
40 posts
#2
Struggling
20 posts
#3
Worst
20 posts
#4
Books
18 posts
#5
Series
10 posts
#6
Tired
5 posts
#7
Characters
4 posts
#8
Recommendations
4 posts
#9
Book
4 posts
#10
Annoying
3 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
: "Red Rising is the best bad series I’ve read in a while"
14 posts
#2
Book Club
: "Beyond Binaries book club October nominations: Revolutions"
8 posts
#3
r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - August 12, 2026"
6 posts
#4
Bingo review
: "The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett ~ Bingo Review"
3 posts
#5
/r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Review Tuesday - Review what you've been enjoying here! - August 11, 2026"
3 posts
#6
AMA
: "I’m Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Nebula finalist + Ignyte winner, celebrating SEASON OF THE SERPENT (Book 3 of THE NAMELESS REPUBLIC trilogy). AMA + giveaway!"
2 posts
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+111k members(2.9%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026