I picked the subgenres of Fantasy - 'Swords and Sorcery,' Romance - Paranormal, and Sci Fi - Cyberpunk. Discovering fansites was quite the adventure! 2-3 hours later, after multitudinous Google searches, checking Goodreads and Early Word for shortcuts, as well as the DailyBeast, I had still not found a shortcut method to recommend for finding fansites. Thought www.fanpop.com might be the answer, but no. Also, found that though I located some fansites, many of them are best explored once you join the fansite. Many options are not available to just visitors & I did not want to join.

So, I went back to the task at hand and searched for fansites for subgenre Fantasy - Swords and Sorcery. This subgenre, by the way, involves fantasy w/magic, tales of prophecy, heroes, spells, strange fantastical creatures, and the battle of Good vs Evil. The best site I discovered was www.fantasy-fan.org. But, to explore the subgenre of Swords and Sorcery, it is best to go to www.scifan.com. It has a great Themes option w/drop down menu and that's where I found my Fantasy subgenre. Classic authors in this field are Robert Jordan, Michael Moorcock, and Robert Jordan.

For the subgenre Sci Fi - 'Cyberpunk,' there are some good options to check out as fansites. Cyberpunk involves gritty tales re: advanced info technology, cybernetics, and the line between man and machine. Three sites are www.sffworld.com, www.sfsite.com, and www.scifan.com. These sites are ALL run by fans. Three classic authors of this subgenre are William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and Philip Dick.

Last subgenre for today - Romance - Paranormal. This subgenre involves romances between humans and werewolves, ghosts, vampires and other ethereal beings. The heroine often has extraordinray physical or psychic powers. Interestingly, www.pinterest.com/gravetells is pretty good for Paranormal Romance. Again, it is best if you join pinterest to best use this site. In the 'Anticipated Releases' section I found Shadowed, and Twisted, by Rebecca Zanetti; A Love Untamed by Pamela Palmer; and Last Kissed Goodnight by Gena Showalter. Authors that really turn these readers on  - J.R. Ward, Laurell Hamilton, and Joey Hill.