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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

Epic fantasy

8,147 citations · 575 distinct domains · Reddit cited 205× here · live index, updated continuously (18 Jul 2026)

The 10 sources AI cites most for epic fantasy

'Books' = how many distinct audited titles the source was cited for — every ranked domain must span at least two, so one book can never skew the list. Click a domain to see a real cited URL.

1goodreads.com61158 bks
2youtube.com57036 bks
3en.wikipedia.org53349 bks
4fivebooks.com38147 bks
5booksofbrilliance.com24057 bks
6grimdarkmagazine.com21957 bks
7jamestkelly.com20538 bks
8reddit.com20526 bks
9fantasybookreview.co.uk20352 bks
10penguinrandomhouse.com20043 bks
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🔑 Niche kingmakers (outliers)

Domains that punch above their weight inside this genre but barely register globally — the hidden gatekeepers AI trusts here specifically.

grimdarkmagazine.com219× hereacross 57 books#1 in genre · #83 global
jamestkelly.com205× hereacross 38 books#2 in genre · #100 global
fantasybookreview.co.uk203× hereacross 52 books#3 in genre · #91 global
mockingowlroost.com184× hereacross 38 books#4 in genre · #79 global
realmofreads.com113× hereacross 37 books#5 in genre · #172 global
everybookadoorway.com104× hereacross 49 books#6 in genre · #170 global

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Where AI gets its epic fantasy book recommendations

Epic fantasy — top sources card

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<p>Source: <a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/epic-fantasy">
publishing.co.uk AI Book Discoverability Index</a></p>

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Built from live citations across the four citation-transparent engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). A domain must be cited for at least two different audited books to rank; domains sourced ≥70% from one title are excluded. Book-level scores and the full domain list are part of the £29.99 report. Full detail: methodology.