Teen Fandom Links

We love books and games and shows and manga and stories of all sorts. And we also love fan culture. Here are some of our favorite links for some of the top fandoms featuring both official and fan-created content. 

• Fandom Culture

• Games & Gaming

• Harry Potter

• Lord of the Rings

• Pokemon

• Star Trek

• Star Wars

Fandom Culture:

• ACTIVATE Fan Con - an annual virtual con hosted by Massachusetts libraries!
• Deviant Art - a longstanding community of fan art creators.
• Fandom.com - the definitive wiki for the world’s most popular fandoms.
• Fanfiction.net - the most comprehensive database of fancition from writers all over the world.
• Fanpop - online communities for every fandom.
• Go Go Cosplay - an archive of some of the best cosplay costumes around the U.S.
• The Otaku - an online community of anime & manga lovers. 
• Wattpad - read fanfiction and original stories online.

Games & Gaming:

Dungeons & Dragons

Video Games & More

Dungeons & Dragons:

• Basic Rules - for those of you who need a refresher or for anyone just getting started.
• Critical Role - an ongoing live-action D&D campaign from professional voice actors
• D&D 5th Edition Community Wiki - crowd-sourced online index of rules, characters, monsters, spells, and more.
• D&D 5th Ed. SRD & D20 SRD - online index of rules, characters, monsters, spells, and more for 5th edition.
• D&D Beyond - rules, campaign tools, and D&D community.
• Dungeon Dudes - the best D&D how-to and inside scoop on YouTube.
• Forgotten Realms Interactive Map & Forgotten Realms .jpg Map - explore the most popular D&D setting.
• How to Play D&D - thorough and visually detailed series of videos to explain everything you need to know if you don't have the books or are an audiovisual learner.  
• Roll 20 - a virtual gaming option for D&D.  
• Wizards of the Coast - the official website of the makers of D&D.
• Virtual Dice Rolling - for those of you without your own set of game dice.
• 10 D&D Stories - read these books to become more engrossed in the official lore of D&D!

Video Games & More:

• Books for Gamers - check out this list of books for all kinds of gamers!
• Cheat Code Central - game news, reviews, cheat codes, and more.
• Games Radar - game articles and guides for fans of video games and board games.
• Realm of LARP - a Youtube series by live action role players by Nerdist.
• Runescape - a free fantasy massive multiplayer online role playing game.
• Virtual Escape Room: Alone Together - a two-player puzzle mystery.
• Virtual Escape Room: Bank Heist - a game for 1-4 players.
• Virtual Escape Room: Escape the Dinner Party - a Clue-inspired mystery.
• Virtual Escape Room: Romeo & Juliet - a way more immersive experience than watching the play.
• Wizard School Dropout - an interactive, choose-your-own adventure style live-action story.

Harry Potter:

• Dumbledore & Grindelwald: The Greater Good - a YouTube fan movie
• Harry and the Potters - the original wizard rock band
• Harry Potter Alliance - a community of fans who apply lessons from the books to make a difference
• Hogwarts is Here - attend Hogwarts online
• Hogwarts Online - get sorted and join a community of Harry Potter fans
• Potter Puppet Pals - watch "The Mysterious Ticking Noise" and other fan classics
• Sorting Hat Quiz - the official sorting hat quiz  (also discover your wand and your patronus)
• A Very Potter Musical - yes, it's a musical based on Harry Potter ♫
• We Are Wizards - a YouTube documentary all about wizard rock 
• Wizarding World - the official home of Harry Potter
• Wizrocklopedia Music Archive - a collection of wizard rock albums on BandCamp
• Your Wizard Rock Resource - database of bands, duscographies, and lyrics

Lord of the Rings:

• Born of Hope - a YouTube fan film by Actors at Work that tells the story of Arathorn, Aragorn's father
• The Hunt for Gollum - a YouTube fan film based on Appendices in The Lord of the Rings
• The One Ring - the 411 on upcoming productions, Tolkien-centered events, new publications, and fan gatherings
• Tolkien Gateway - community wiki and forum on all things Middle Earth

Pokemon:

• Indigo League - watch episodes from the show
• Marriland - a longstanding fansite and wiki
• PokeBeach - a popular fansite and forum
• Pokemon - the official Pokemon website!
• Pokemon Fusion - mix Pokemon to make new Pokemon!
• Pokemon Go - official gym leader boards
• Pokemon Matching Game - a matching game with your favorite Pokemon!
• Pokemon Quiz - made by Taunton Public Library
• Serebii - a wiki database of all things Pokemon!

Star Trek:

• Learn to Speak Klingon - on Duolinguo!
• Star Trek - the official website

Star Wars:

• The Force - articles, podcasts, forums, and more
• Kenobi - a Star Wars fan film
• Star Wars - the official website for all things Star Wars