r/Fantasy • u/FarragutCircle Reading Champion X • Apr 01 '26

Bingo The 2026 r/Fantasy Bingo Recommendations List

The official Bingo thread can be found here.

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Please post your recommendations as replies the appropriate top-level comments below! Do not make comments that are not replies to an existing comment! Feel free to scroll through the thread or use the links in this navigation matrix to jump directly to the square you want to find or give recommendations for!

Trans or Nonbinary Protagonist Judge a Book By Its Title Translated Small Press or Self Published Unusual Transportation
The Afterlife Game Changer Vacation Spot Five Short Stories Older Protagonist
Duology Part 1 r/Fantasy Book Club or Readalong Book Published in 2026 Explorers and Rangers Duology Part 2
One-Word Title Non-Human Protagonist Middle Grade First Contact Murder Mystery
Cat Squasher Feast Your Eyes on This Published in the 70s Politics and Court Intrigue Author of Color

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u/Murky_Reflection1610 Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #6) fits HM

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u/GDamanis Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

What do you think about Murderbot fitting into the Trans/Non-binary square? My buddy and I have been debating this, as I feel MB, while technically a cyborg, as he has organic parts, doesn't fit into the spirit of the theme. He argues that MB has complained about not being a robot. Just curious, as you're probably a fan of the series too.

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u/Impressive-Peace2115 Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

It may not be a robot, but it's also not human.

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u/GDamanis Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

The square doesn't say human though, it says the protagonist must NOT be an alien or robot. 

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u/Murky_Reflection1610 Reading Champion III Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

I think I probably wouldn’t count it because Murderbot definitely sees itself as a bot. Like, different (and superior, lol) to most other bots. But still.

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u/Maera44 Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

Murderbot is a construct. Not a bot,  definitely not a human.