r/Fantasy is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses fantasy, books, series, struggling, and recommendations, 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
: "Book recs where the Main character is on the “wrong side” for most if not all of the story"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Dragons in fantasy are either gods or pets and almost never an actual animal, and it kinda bugs me"
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Is the mistborn trilogy worth buying for $22 ?"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I'd like to suggest a webnovel (its my own)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Fantasy
#1
Fantasy
: "Dragons in Fantasy are either gods or pets and almost never an actual animal, and it kinda bugs me"
126 posts
#2
Books
: "What is your most controversial opinion regarding Fantasy Books?"
102 posts
#3
Series
: "In Your Opinion, Which Book Series Has A Trickster Type Of A Main Character?"
25 posts
#4
Struggling
22 posts
#5
Recommendations
: "Fantasy Recommendations for the Wildly Specific - The Curse of Chalion"
19 posts
#6
Worst
12 posts
#7
Characters
: "Good fantasy with badass old people?"
9 posts
#8
Discussion
: "FIF Bookclub: STARLESS Final Discussion"
6 posts
#9
Tired
5 posts
#10
Review
: "The Lies of Locke Lamora Review"
5 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
: ""Titus Groan" by Mervyn Peake"
22 posts
#2
r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 27, 2026"
9 posts
#3
/r/Fantasy
: "r/Fantasy Review Tuesday - Review what you've been enjoying here! - June 23, 2026"
6 posts
#4
Book Club
: "FIF Bookclub: STARLESS Final Discussion"
5 posts
#5
Bingo review
: "bingo card #1 review: pride edition"
4 posts
#6
AMA
: "I’m Jennifer Hudak, writer of the Nebula-winning and Hugo-nominated poem “The World To Come.” Ask me anything! (+ giveaway!)"
2 posts
#7
Deals
: "fantasy series that deals with the consequences of victory"
2 posts
#8
Read-along
: "2026 Hugo Readalong: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz"
2 posts
#9
Bingo
: "Bingo Focus Thread - Translations"
1 post
#10
Pride
: "Pride Month 2026: Intersectional Identities"
1 post
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+105k members(2.8%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026