r/rational↗
Rational Fiction
A place for discussion of rational fiction.
29k subscribers44 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~30% by known bots)25 authors / mosince 2009
r/rational has 29k members (+6.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 44 posts a month from 25 people. Top topics: Writing Chapters, Nature of Predators and Fanfic Chapters Updates.
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Top topics
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- Writing Chapters1.5%
- Nature of Predators0.8%
- Fanfic Chapters Updates0.6%
- New Chapters0.5%
- Cruel Space Adventures0.4%
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- Royal Road
- SpaceBattles
- Substack
- Fanfiction
- Sufficient Velocity
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