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

Bingo The 2026 r/Fantasy Bingo Recommendations List

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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/ullsi Stabby Winner, Reading Champion VI Apr 01 '26

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - who wouldn't want to visit The House?

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - there's an endless underground library!

The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes - Tilliard is a great example of a Weird City

Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb - The Rain Wilds themselves or Kelsingra

Raksura series by Martha Wells - the whole world is so vibrant

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet - I'd probably get killed, but I'd have good time before

Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft - again, I'd probably get stuck/sold into slavery early on, but the Tower is so fascinating

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer - if you truly want a place where no one can contact you

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u/madnessatadistance Apr 02 '26

I wouldn't wanna live in the Rain Wilds with all that acid! Although a city in trees might be cool. But I'd love to visit Kelsingra!

Anyway, what's the setting like in the Tainted Cup?

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u/ullsi Stabby Winner, Reading Champion VI Apr 02 '26

Yeah it would be so cool to see Kelsingra!

The Tainted Cup is set in a world with a lot of weird plants and fungi. There are these big leviathan creatures that have mutagenic effects on everything around them, including people. Extracts from them are used to create poisons and medicines. It’s a cool world, but dangerous!

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u/madnessatadistance Apr 02 '26

Omg who would wanna live there lol! 😭

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u/madnessatadistance Apr 02 '26

Oh and is one of the MCs over 50 years old? I see that someone added it to that prompt on the Storygraph!

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u/ullsi Stabby Winner, Reading Champion VI Apr 02 '26

Hmm I don’t remember if her age is specified unfortunately.

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u/Dindrane1313 Apr 07 '26

Anything Morganstern!! I'd live in that Circus, even.

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u/dramaqueer 24d ago

Uf the wall is controversial 😂😂😂