100+ Places to Market Your Fantasy Book
Fantasy is one of the most popular genres out in the market, and the genre itself satisfies a wide spectrum of tastes in books. From sword and sorcery fantasy, to epic fantasy, to urban fantasy, the fantasy genre delivers – whether you’re craving a story about elves, or about the adventures of wizards and witches.
Below are the links where you can market your fantasy book!
This post is a work in progress!
Blogs and Websites
General:
- Fantasy Book Cafe
- Fantasy Book Critic
- Fantasy Book Review Blog
- Fantasy Faction
- Fantasy Literature
- Tor.com (Note: this link is also in the “Top 100+ Places to Market Your Science Fiction Book” post)
- Worlds in Ink (Science Fiction and Fantasy)
- The Tattered Scroll
- Fantasy Scroll
- Best Fantasy Books
- A Fantasy Reader
- Best in Fantasy
- Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews
- The Mad Hatter’s Bookshelf and Book Review
- Ultimate Fantasy Books
- Fantasy Books I Recommend
- Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
- Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ Reviews
- Fantasy Review Barn
- We Love High Fantasy
- Tor Books
- Coven Book Club
- Mad Tea Party Book Reviews
- The Speculative Scotsman
- Unfringed: Feminism, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Sexism
- Alltop
- Aywren Sojourner
- Storm the Castle
- Suvudu
Epic Fantasy:
Urban Fantasy:
- The Book Smugglers: Urban Fantasy
- All Things Urban Fantasy
- Maryse’s Book Blog (Paranormal & Urban Fantasy)
- Book Chick City
- Magical Urban Fantasy Reads
High Fantasy:
Sword and Sorcery:
- Swords & Sorcery: A Blog
- Savage Sword of Sorcery
- Sword & Sorcery and Weird Fiction Terminus
- Sword & Sorcery Tales
Grimdark:
Facebook Groups
- The Sword & Sorcery League Facebook
- Collecting Old Fantasy Books
- Dreamtime Tale Fantasy Books (an indie author-run community)
Magazines and Newsletters
General:
- Clarkesworld
- Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Fantasy Scroll Magazine
- Realms of Fantasy
- Lightspeed
- Strange Horizons
- Apex
- Aurealis – Australian SF&F Magazine
- Fantasy Magazine
- Crossed Genres
- Orbit Books Newsletters
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Newsletter
Swords and Sorcery:
Urban Fantasy:
Communities and Forums
General:
- r/Fantasy
- Goodreads Best Fantasy Books Forum
- Goodreads Fantasy Book Club
- Best Fantasy Books Forums
- Fantasy Book Club
- A Foray Into Fantasy Goodreads
- Fantasy Nation Goodreads
- Flights of Fantasy Goodreads
- Fantasy Aficionados Goodreads
- Fantasy Freaks Forum
- The Fantasy Forum
- SFF World Fantasy/Horror Forum
- Fantasy Faction Forum
- Fantasy Writers Forum
- Amazon Customer Discussions Fantasy Forum
- Mythic Scribes Fantasy Writing Forums
- The British Fantasy Society Forum
- Fantasy Faction Book Club
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum on AbsoluteWrite
- Ace Roc Stars Goodreads
- Adventures on SciFi Publishing (not just a SciFi-specific group; also caters to fantasy and horror)
- SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club Goodreads
- The Jolly Good Reading Society Goodreads
- Fantasy Faction.com Goodreads
- Sci-Fi and Fantasy Girlz
- Fantasy Book Club Series Goodreads
- Speculative Short Fiction Deserves Love! Goodreads
- SF/F Read Alongs Goodreads
- Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library Goodreads
Sword and Sorcery:
Urban Fantasy:
Grimdark:
Author/Series-specific:
Meet-ups
- Fantasy Book Club London Meetup
- Fantasy and Science Fiction Theory Reading Group Meetups
- Locus Online Convention Listings
- First Friday Fandom
Podcasts
- Speculate!
- PodCastle: The Fantasy Fiction Podcast
- Fantasy Fic Pod on PodOmatic
- Sword & Laser
- Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast
- Makeshift Stories
- Far-Fetched Fables
- Dragon Page
- The Metamor City Podcast
Keywords and Hashtags
Keywords:
- deities
- pantheon
- elf
- fairies
- sword
- magic
- sorcery
- wizards
- dwarves
- dragons
Bestselling Books
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The Once and Future King by T.H. White
- The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
- Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
- Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander
- Magician by Raymond E. Feist
- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
- The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
- The Legend of Drizzt by R.A. Salvatore
Top Authors in the Genre
- Neil Gaiman
- J.K. Rowling
- Brandon Sanderson
- Patrick Rothfuss
- Susanna Clarke
- George R.R. Martin
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Scott Lynch
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Joe Abercrombie
- R.A. Salvatore
- Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
- Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Terry Brooks
- Raymond E. Feist
- David Gemmell
- Terry Goodkind
- David Eddings
- Anne McCaffrey
Do you know any other great websites or resources for marketing Fantasy books? Please share in the comments below!