A literary history, still worth exploring

The Realms of Fantasy archive

A guide to the magazine, its people, and the traces of its stories that remain.

1994–2011Original publication years

102Issues in the publication record

FantasyAt the heart of the magazine

A note on the collectionThis is an independent reference archive, not a complete digitisation. Original article text and forum messages have not been recovered. Entries distinguish surviving evidence from newly written context. Read our approach.

Issue references Historical guidelines Art & illustration Forum references

Writing history

The Realms of Fantasy submission guidelines ↗

Historical context for the magazine’s submission guidelines, with surviving references and guidance for readers following an old link.

Book reference

Manda Scott and Boudica ↗

A reference guide for the historical ROF Boudica page cited in Manda Scott’s biography.

Author spotlight

The Alex Archer author spotlight ↗

Surviving references to the ROF Alex Archer interview and its connection to Rogue Angel.

Author spotlight

Caridad Piñeiro: the author feature ↗

A guide to the Caridad Piñeiro feature referenced by book and interview indexes.

Book reference

David Keck and the ROF review ↗

The surviving connection between David Keck’s review page, Paul Witcover and ROF article 32.

Art & illustration

The illustrated magazine ↗

A guide to surviving references to Realms of Fantasy’s gallery and illustration features.

Dated column

Gallery: April 2005 ↗

An archival pointer to the April 2005 Gallery column referenced by Galactic Central.

Dated column

Romancing the Book: a June 2005 reference ↗

The June 2005 Gallery address preserved in Jonathan Strahan’s post about Karen’s column.

Dated column

Gahan Wilson’s book column: August 2005 ↗

A surviving reference to the magazine’s August 2005 book-column URL.

Article record

Dead Letters: a surviving reference ↗

The historical article 2 URL survives under the link text Dead Letters.

Book reference

The book-feature index ↗

Research notes for the former rotating book-feature address on the ROF website.

Reader information

Historical subscriptions and free trials ↗

Information for readers following an old subscription or free-trial link to Realms of Fantasy.

Publication history

The historical dates and issue total follow the Science Fiction Encyclopedia’s publication entry. The current reading room is a new, independently operated website.