romantasy

English

Etymology

Blend of romance +‎ fantasy. The term was popularized during 2020.

Noun

romantasy (uncountable)

1. Romantic fantasy, a subgenre of fantasy literature. [from 21st c.]
   • 2009 December 14, @xlittleshawty, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-07-18:

     I want @lara_adrian 's book 7.! -.- sooo bad.! Best romantasy author ever.! (:

   • 2017 October 29, @loneIydreams, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-07-18:

     Well that's the typical girl in books
     Especially romance and "romantasy"

   • 2023 November 11, Madison Darbyshire, “Hot stuff”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 9:

     [Sarah J.] Maas, whose sales jumped 51 per cent this past year and was largely credited by Bloomsbury for a 15 per cent increase in total revenue, is technically classified as sci-fi or “romantasy”.

   • 2024 February 17, Anna Nicolaou, quoting Morgan Entrekin, “‘Romantasy’ writer who could save publishing”, in FT Weekend, Opinion, page 9:

     Morgan Entrekin, chief executive of Grove Atlantic, the publisher behind last year's Booker prize-winner, Paul Lynch's Prophet Song, agrees. “The boom in [romantasy]^[sic] has been amazing,” he says.