r/urbanfantasy
23k members
r/urbanfantasy is a subreddit with 23k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses urban fantasy, series, novel, recommendations, and magic, and they frequently recommend/review book series, audiobook, and fantasy.
A subreddit focused on discussing urban fantasy without a romantic focus.
Popular Themes in r/urbanfantasy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Can anyone recommend a good urban fantasy book without vampires, fae, or werewolves?"
26 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Death is a Girl - My first book live on Amazon!"
18 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a specific book."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/urbanfantasy
#1
Urban Fantasy
: "Before Urban Fantasy Was a TV Genre, Forever Knight Was Already Doing It"
163 posts
#2
Series
: "Almost finished with the second book in the Series"
53 posts
#3
Novel
: "Looking for Honest Reviews for my new Urban Fantasy Novel"
24 posts
#4
Recommendations
: "Recommendations?"
22 posts
#5
Magic
: "What if Magic fails when it’s observed?"
17 posts
#6
Self Promo
11 posts
#7
Recommendation
: "Military UF"
10 posts
#8
Book
: "The Sookie Stackhouse Book variations are such a mess on my shelf"
10 posts
#9
Fantasy
: "Looking for Honest Reviews for my new Urban Fantasy novel"
8 posts
#10
Audiobook
: "Good humorous Audiobook?"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/urbanfantasy
Book Series
31 reviews
#1
Daniel Quigley
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Heather G Harris
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Neil Gaiman
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Audiobook
11 reviews
#1
Kevin Hearne
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Deborah Harkness
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Simon R. Green
4.0★ from 1 review
Fantasy
9 reviews
#1
Ilona Andrews
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Simon R. Green
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Anne Bishop
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/urbanfantasy
#1
Recommendation
: "Suggest me urban fantasy books with young protagonists in early thirties"
39 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone..."
29 posts
#3
Promotion
: "Death is a Girl - My first book live on Amazon!"
21 posts
#4
Art
: "some of my acrylic paintings, I thought they might belong here :)"
2 posts
#5
Review
: "The RIB: An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka - Hard magic meets urban fantasy"
2 posts
#6
News
: "Anyone see this?"
1 post
#7
Giveaway
: "Blood Heir Audiobook is out. (Kate Daniels World, Ilona Andrews)"
1 post
#8
Book Giveaway
: "My paranormal urban fantasy novel just hit #1 in Teen & YA Vampire on Amazon today"
1 post
Member Growth in r/urbanfantasy
Yearly
+4k members(24.4%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026