ROF Magazine is an independent reading room for people who like to disappear into a book—and return with something to think about. It brings together new reading guides, writing exercises, illustration essays and a reference guide to the historical Realms of Fantasy magazine.
A new chapter
The current website is a new project. It is not a continuation of the original print publication, and it does not claim the participation or endorsement of that magazine’s former editors, contributors or publishers. New reading-room articles are distinct from historical reference entries.
How the archive works
The original magazine appeared from 1994 to 2011. Many writers, readers and publications still link to its former website. Our archive preserves those connections by documenting the subject of an old page and linking to surviving references.
We have not recovered a complete set of original articles, issue files, artwork or forum messages. When material is unavailable, the relevant entry says so. Newly written context is not presented as original magazine text. Unidentified or incomplete records are kept separate from full reading-room articles.
How we publish
Reading guides distinguish factual book information from editorial interpretation and link to sources where appropriate. They are not interviews with the authors. Illustrations made for this reading room are decorative editorial artwork, not reproductions of book covers or historical magazine art.
Read at your own pace
There is no account to create. Save articles to your browser’s reading list, follow the RSS feed, or simply come back when you want another world to visit. We are not currently accepting fiction submissions, selling magazine subscriptions or collecting newsletter email addresses.