For fantasy readers
The reading tracker for fantasy readers
Series tracking, doorstoppers, multi-year reads, romantasy crossovers, classic-fantasy rereads — Literal is where fantasy readers track the long haul.
Built for fantasy reading
Series tracking
See where you are in a series, what's next, and when the next book drops. Wheel of Time, Stormlight, Malazan, Cosmere — all mapped.
Author follows
Follow Sanderson, Hobb, Tchaikovsky, Maas, Yarros — see when their backlist gains a new entry.
Doorstoppers welcome
A 1,200-page Sanderson and a 200-page novella both count as one. Your goal pacing reflects what you actually read.
Reread tracking
Tracking rereads is first-class — the count goes up, and your relationship with the book deepens.
Subgenre-friendly tagging
Custom shelves for grimdark, cosy fantasy, romantasy, hard magic, soft magic, weird fic — your taxonomy.
Active fantasy clubs
Reread clubs, monthly new-release clubs, classic fantasy book clubs — public and active.
The fantasy subgenres that thrive on Literal
Romantasy
Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, Crescent City. The crossover between fantasy and romance gets the recognition it deserves here.
Epic / high fantasy
Sanderson, Rothfuss, Martin, Hobb. Series tracking holds up across multi-decade reads.
Grimdark
Abercrombie, Lawrence, Erikson. Active community, tagged reviews, content-honest discussion.
Cosy fantasy
Travis Baldree, Heather Fawcett. The fastest-growing subgenre, with active reading clubs.
Weird and surreal
China Miéville, VanderMeer, Cassandra Khaw. The niches have committed readers.
YA fantasy
A massive portion of new releases. Treated seriously — no "is it real fantasy?" gatekeeping.
Why Literal works for fantasy specifically
Reads-per-year goals fit fantasy reading
A 25-book goal feels right for someone reading 1,000-page bricks. The pacing math works.
Moments capture the lines that hit
That one Sanderson line at the end of book 3 — save it as a moment with the page number.
Authors with massive backlogs
Author profiles handle Pratchett's 40+ books, Sanderson's expanding Cosmere, Tchaikovsky's prolific output.
Format-flexible
Audiobook the doorstopper, paper the rest. Format breakdown shows the mix.
Year in books shows the genre lean
See what percentage of your year was fantasy. Useful for noticing patterns.
Clubs scale to long reads
A 12-week Stormlight club works. Schedules can be slow. The format is built for it.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I track where I am in a long series?
- Yes. Series pages show all books in order, with your reading status per book. Look at it before starting the next one.
- Will my Sanderson / Maas / etc. backlist import?
- Yes. The Goodreads importer brings everything across, including custom shelves.
- Are there reread clubs?
- Yes. Active public clubs around Wheel of Time rereads, Stormlight rereads, ACOTAR rereads, etc.
- Does it handle novellas, short fiction, anthologies?
- Yes. All format types, all length types, all count.
