FanloreProject:Romantasy
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Welcome to FanloreProject:Romantasy! This project was created in order to add more info to Fanlore about fandom for Romantasy books. It was also created to be a place to brainstorm, add links, and hopefully be a place of enthusiasm and shared knowledge.
What is Romantasy?
Romantasy is a portmanteau of "romance" and "fantasy," and usually refers to books/series where the setting is fantastical and love is the heart of the story. About these books, a 2024 Washington Post article says, "without the romance, the book falls apart."[1]
Popular books under this genre include A Court of Thorns and Roses and other books by Sarah J. Maas, and The Empyrean series (Fourth Wing and Iron Flame). These books are incredibly popular and have fandom interaction on twitter/x, tumblr, tiktok, etc., but not much of a presence on fanlore.
SJM-verse
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Throne of Glass series
Ships
Crescent City
Ships
Characters
Other Authors
The Empyrean series
Characters
Wanted
Add any series you want to see added! I only started with the Maas books because I've read them and know how popular they are.
- Maybe Maggie Stiefvater's stuff?? I don't know her books at all, but I'm seeing it get mentioned on goodreads and tumblr a little bit -- Quaelegit (talk) 09:45, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
- Holly Black even??? I've actually read Tithe and I think it fits? (Although I've never read any SJM, so I'm judging by explanation of "Romantasy" here and in that article). Anyways The Cruel Prince (wow, surprised that's still a red link!) has a much bigger fandom (and is listed in that Goodreads romantasy shelf) -- Quaelegit (talk) 09:45, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
Meta
There are lots of meta and meta adjacent discussion I've been witness to that I need to find and we can figure out how to work into the pages. There are pro and anti arguments for almost all characters. Also some fandom drama around wlw and mlm shipping that needs to be included-- if i can find it again. woahpip (talk) 17:24, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- meta about Feyre's pregnancy arc in the most recent ACOTAR book (A Court of Silver Flames).
- Class Warfare + Class Traitors in ACoTaR
- SJM critical meta about Feyre and Nesta's relationship.
- short tamlin meta
- short anti nesta
- pro feyre, anti other sisters
- elain vs nesta
- pro feyre sentiment
- pro nesta
- pro tamlin anti feysand
- Rhysand is not morally gray...
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History of the Project
- Created on 2/15/24
References
- ^ Wendell, Sarah (11 February 2024). "What is romantasy? The best-selling book trend, explained". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024.