r/Fantasy is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses fantasy, book, books, recommendations, 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
: "Amazing one off fantasy books"
15 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "I’m Isabel J. Kim — author of debut novel SUBLIMATION (out today) — welcome to my AMA + Giveaway !!"
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell for Kindle on sale for $2.99 (US)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Fantasy
#1
Fantasy
: "Amazing one off Fantasy books"
291 posts
#2
Book
: "Amazing one off fantasy Books"
101 posts
#3
Books
: "Looking for Books with ancient forgotten technology"
98 posts
#4
Recommendations
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - May 30, 2026"
79 posts
#5
Series
: "Is there another fantasy Series with an artifact like the One Ring? That corrupts the wearer with greed, to have the Precious!!"
64 posts
#6
Review
: "Review: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher - Bingo 2026/27"
34 posts
#7
Struggling
22 posts
#8
Characters
: "Fantasy with angelic, aasimar (inspired) Characters"
21 posts
#9
Dark
: "Recs for weird Dark fantasy settings"
21 posts
#10
World
: "What draws you to fantasy?"
18 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
: "I don’t remember who recommended the Scholomance series, but thank you"
31 posts
#2
Deals
: "Humble Book Bundle: Tad Williams: Otherland, Osten Ard, and More by DAW Books"
11 posts
#3
Bingo review
: "Review: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher - Bingo 2026/27"
11 posts
#4
r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - May 30, 2026"
11 posts
#5
Book Club
: "BB Bookclub August Voting Thread: Indigenous Authors"
6 posts
#6
Read-along
: "Announcing: A Readalong of Earthsea starting in July!"
5 posts
#7
/r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Review Tuesday - Review what you've been enjoying here! - June 09, 2026"
5 posts
#8
AMA
: "I’m Isabel J. Kim — author of debut novel SUBLIMATION (out today) — welcome to my AMA + Giveaway !!"
3 posts
#9
Pride
: "Pride Month 2026 Announcement & Calendar"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Fantasy
Yearly
+122k members(3.2%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026