The Most Discussed Fantasy Books on Reddit... On Scribd

I recently ran across this list of the "Top 100 Best Fantasy Books" according to Reddit users. Well, actually, it's based on the number of times the books have been mentioned on the site, between 2018 and now. So, more properly, it's actually the top 100 most discussed books on Reddit.

It's an eclectic list and makes for some interesting reading by itself. Since I'm such a huge fan of the subscription reading service, Scribd, I thought I'd take a look at just how many of these top 100 were available on the platform.

I found ten. Out of the hundred than are on the Reddit list, 10% are on Scribd. It's true, I'd have expected more, and I'm not sure why so many authors and publishers decline to make their books available on Scribd. Maybe they don't get as good a deal as we indies do, in terms of royalties (*nudge* *hint* We get paid... a fair bit if people read our books on Scribd. And incidentally, all my books are on Scribd!)

Having said that, it's not all bad news. You should know that I found at least another ten where Scribd only carried the audiobook, and not the ebook. Since I don't personally do audiobooks, I excluded those from this list. And at least another ten were on there, but "Not available in your country" (South Africa). So let's say that, in fact, 30% of the top 100 books on Reddit are available on Scribd, albeit not in my preferred format, or not available where I live.

I've published the list below. Click on the covers to view them on Scribd.

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And now, you may browse the list. :-)

#		Title	# on Reddit
1		Circe by Madeline Miller	1
2		The Song of Achilles By Madeline Miller	7
3		Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman	12
4		Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman	14
5		Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke	43
6		Vicious by V. E. Schwab	53
7		The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell	65
8		A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab	77
9		Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse	80
10		A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab	81