r/Fantasy is a subreddit with 4.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses fantasy, struggling, books, series, and worst, 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
: "Favourite Terry Pratchett Discworld books?"
6 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Books where dragons are significant, dangerous figures that people have to reckon with, rather than creatures that can be easily defeated, tamed, or ignored. Dragons that are actually plot-relevant too."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Fantasy
#1
Fantasy
37 posts
#2
Struggling
17 posts
#3
Books
16 posts
#4
Series
11 posts
#5
Worst
7 posts
#6
Looking For
5 posts
#7
Tired
4 posts
#8
Characters
4 posts
#9
Recommendations
4 posts
#10
Book
4 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
r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - October 24, 2026"
2 posts
#2
Review
: "Zombie Halloween reading book 8: Dread Nation by Justine Ireland"
2 posts
#3
Deals
: "The Fifth Season (spoiler free and hidden spoilers) Review"
1 post
#4
/r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Dealer's Room: Self-Promo Sunday - October 25, 2026"
1 post
#5
Bingo review
: "Time Travel for Beginners, by Jaclyn Moriarty (bingo review 19/25)"
1 post
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Yearly
+117k members(3.1%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026