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What r/Fantasy is talking about this week

r/Fantasy has 3,963,809 members and 13 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 9.4 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

3,963,809members
13posts in the last 24 hours, newest 2 h ago
9.4comments an hour right now, newest 5 h ago
400points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Fantasy this week

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Top threads this week

  1. John wick of fantasy

    What’s the John wick of fantasy books? I’m looking for a book that isn’t all about wonderful story, fleshed out characters, or anything like that. I just want action. Beautiful wonderful action.

    400 points407 comments6 d ago
  2. Taking a Day Off for a new book…

    I was scrolling just now and saw a post on a video game forum asking about whether people were taking a day off work/school Nov 19 for the new GTA game. I thought that was odd. It’s not like the...

    363 points101 comments4 d ago
  3. Tigana!

    A neverending search since I first got into this genre 15+ years ago when I first read Game of Thrones. Sanderson, Abercrombie, Brown, Bancroft, Islington, Dinniman. Etc...never could quite...

    223 points64 comments4 d ago
  4. Janny Wurts

    Guys, I am SO upset that I have been sleeping on Janny Wurts. I started Curse of the Mistwraith yesterday and I’m completely blown away by both her world building and prose. And don’t even get me...

    211 points85 comments6 d ago
  5. Reading Fellowship of the Ring for the first time at 35 - it's an experience

    It's such a beautiful experience. Warriors and honor in a world surrounded by darkness. I wish I had picked it up sooner. Frodo alongwith his Fellowship of the Ring just left Rivendel towards...

    196 points46 comments4 d ago
  6. Books about elite military units/squads

    I'm looking to read books that are focused on an elite unit meant for warfare or infiltration. Something darker in tone would be nice but not required. If you have any recommendations put it in...

    194 points124 comments3 d ago
  7. Really violent/dark series with good heroes still?

    Looking for recs for some BRUTAL fantasy that still has a good main hero and everything. I’ve read The Dark Tower, Stormlight, LOTR, Red Rising (not fantasy I know) currently on the Witcher, and...

    148 points221 comments6 d ago
  8. Everything you need to know about The End of Everything by M. John Harrison, winner of the Booker Prize 2026
    140 points70 comments2 d ago
  9. Hi r/Fantasy! I'm Wole Talabi, Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-nominated Africanfuturist author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon. My new novel THE FIST OF MEMORY is a first-contact thriller featuring aliens, assassins, astronomers and ancestors. AMA + Giveaway!

    &x200B; Hey r/Fantasy! I'm Wole Talabi, africanfuturist writer, engineer, and author of SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON, along with numerous short stories published in places like Asimov's,...

    111 points81 comments6 d ago
  10. Goodreads Choice Nominees 2026 released
    95 points44 comments2 d ago

Newest posts

  1. The Blood and Silk Saga world map
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  2. Looking for Prince Caspian vibes
    1 points0 comments4 h ago
  3. Last Unicorn or Wizard of Earthsea or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  4. What are some underated series?
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  5. More About the History of Gender Neutral Pseudonyms & Women in SFF?
    1 points0 comments8 h ago
  6. Galahad and the Grail, by Malcolm Guite (bingo review 21/25)
    1 points0 comments9 h ago
  7. What do you think happened after the Strange the Dreamer series ended?
    1 points0 comments12 h ago
  8. r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - November 11, 2026
    1 points0 comments12 h ago
  9. Recommend me a low fantasy book
    1 points0 comments16 h ago
  10. Need book recommendations for children
    1 points0 comments18 h ago
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