r/Fantasy is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses fantasy, struggling, books, worst, 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.
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Popular Themes in r/Fantasy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Fell off the genre for years and I’ve been interested in getting back in. What are the standout titles in the fantasy or sci-fi fantasy genres in the last decade?"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Suche deutsche Fantasy Romane mit botanischen Bezügen/Pflanzenkunde/Waldumgebung"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What books do you love but will never reread?"
1 post
#4
News
: "A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett releases tomorrow and I am SUPER EXCITED!! (This is the 3rd book in the Shadow of the Leviathan series that started with The Tainted Cup)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Fantasy
#1
Fantasy
37 posts
#2
Struggling
20 posts
#3
Books
18 posts
#4
Worst
11 posts
#5
Series
10 posts
#6
Tired
5 posts
#7
Characters
4 posts
#8
Recommendations
4 posts
#9
Book
4 posts
#10
Hate
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
: "A Tasha Suri Appreciation Post - thoughts and brief reviews of the Burning Kingdoms trilogy, The Isle in the Silver Sea, and the Books of Ambha"
24 posts
#2
r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - July 28, 2026"
10 posts
#3
Book Club
: "New Voices Book Club: Final Discussion for Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim"
9 posts
#4
Bingo review
: "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien (Bingo Review 9/25)"
6 posts
#5
Read-along
: "A Readalong of Earthsea: Tombs of Atuan Announcement Post"
6 posts
#6
Deals
: "Dungeon Crawler Carl books 2-4 (and 7) for Kindle on sale for $0.99 each."
5 posts
#7
/r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Review Tuesday - Review what you've been enjoying here! - August 04, 2026"
5 posts
#8
AMA
: "I’m ANA AND DIN MYSTERIES author Robert Jackson Bennett - AMA!"
3 posts
#9
Bingo
: "Bingo Focus Thread - Author of Color"
1 post
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Last updated: August 7, 2026