My Favorite Urban Fantasy Sites

Best Fantasy SitesSince you’re reading this article I assume you’re interested in urban fantasy. Me too. I read it every night before going to bed and try to sneak in a few pages before going to work each morning. If it’s a book written about vampires, witches, or werewolves in a modern day setting I’m all over it. I use this site to publish reviews of what I read.

However I’m not the only game in town - there are other folks out there who also like urban fantasy books whose sites I frequent on a regular basis. Their sites may focus on more than urban fantasy but there’s enough urban fantasy there to keep me coming back on a regular basis.

Here are the sites I visit the most:

Scooper Speaks. Stacy Cooper “Scooper” provides very well-written, balanced reviews of primarily fantasy romance books. Her site design is clean and easy to navigate. Here’s a big plus for Scooper: she responds to her commentors. That means a lot to me because it makes a site more interactive and helps readers learn more about the site owner.

League of Reluctant Adults. This site is managed by a group of 5 urban fantasy writers. I like visiting this site not just because they provide insider book information about their recent and upcoming writing projects but also because the articles are so darn funny. I imagine the writers getting together each week for drinks and dinner in a place reminiscent of the Algonquin Round Table. In my mind they’d talk really fast, laugh uproariously, and engage in lots of “witty repartee.”

Flames Rising. Flames Rising provides reviews of horror and dark fantasy books, non-fiction books, and fantasy video games. They also provide author interviews and write-ups on the latest in horror-related news. Matt, the site owner and editor, has enlisted the aid of 4 folks to help out with the book reviews. It’s here that I get my often-needed zombie fix.

SciFi Chick. SciFi Chick has a site that contains book reviews of science fiction books and movies (some of which fall into the urban fantasy genre), online contests, trailers to scifi movie and TV trailers, and interviews with scifi writers. Her site is chock-full of good content; you could easily spend hours looking through the material.

Urban Fantasy Reader. Urban Fantasy Reader is devoted to everything related to my favorite book genre. Yes the site contains book reviews but what’s really cool about this site are the photos of urban fantasy book covers and TV shows/movies. Check out the April 2nd post which shows some of the cast from the upcoming HBO series called “True Blood” which brings Charlaine Harris’ popular Sookie Stackhouse books to the screen. Yum. I could just gobble up the “vampire Bill” character sitting on the couch beside “Sookie.” In a totally non-cannibalistic sort of way that is. Also look at the April 6th post which shows the new cover for the next Patricia Briggs book titled “Bone Crossed.”

Which urban fantasy sites do you visit on a regular basis?

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Comment by Matt
2008-04-26 11:41:14

Thanks for the compliments on Flames Rising!

We’ve got lots of new stuff on the way this summer, so stay tuned.

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Comment by FantasyGirl
2008-04-26 14:34:47

Will do - I’m looking forward to it.

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Comment by Scooper
2008-04-26 14:18:18

That was really nice. Thanks. I’ve found myself stalking your site, too. :)

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Comment by FantasyGirl
2008-04-26 14:35:48

Scooper: you’re welcome. I always enjoy visiting your site.

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Comment by SciFiChick
2008-04-26 20:14:56

Thanks for the kind words!
And now I have some new links to check out too!

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Comment by FantasyGirl
2008-04-26 21:38:37

You’re welcome. I think you’ll like these sites.

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Comment by Tez Miller
2008-04-26 23:02:10

Thanks for mentioning Flames Rising, Kind One - I’ve recently become a contributor, and it’s great to know that there are readers like you out there who appreciate what we do.

Thanks for everything, and have a lovely day! :-)

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Comment by FantasyGirl
2008-04-26 23:08:01

You’re so welcome. Thanks for maintaining such a cool site.

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Comment by Tez Miller
2008-04-27 19:20:09

Oh, I don’t maintain it (Matt does), but I am a reviewer ;-)

Have a lovely day! :-)

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2008-07-07 14:46:22

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