romantasy

English

Etymology

Blend of romance +‎ fantasy.

Noun

romantasy (uncountable)

  1. Romantic fantasy, a subgenre of fantasy literature. [from 2020s]
    • 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.
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