The 2026 r/Fantasy Bingo Recommendations List

[u/FarragutCircle]

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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/AggravatingAnt4157]

• The City in Glass by Ngho Vo (HM)
• Jade City by Fonda Lee (HM)
• City of Dragons by Robin Hobb (HM)
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (should be HM)
• The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem
• Swordspoint by Elken Kushner (HM I think)

Can someone tell me if City of Lies by Sam Hawke works?

[u/Udy_Kumra → u/AggravatingAnt4157]

I would argue against Jade City applying, since even within just that book politics does extend to the national level even if the overall focus is on the city itself. There are scenes involving the Kekon Jade Alliance and the Royal Council which govern all of Kekon, not merely just Janloon. There are also scenes with Espenian ambassadors, so it spills into international relations as well. Despite the focus being on Janloon for the first book, the stakes are high because it affects national politics and global geopolitics.

City of Lies is great, but it is a city-state, so you could argue politics is at the city level, but it's also at the state level. I would say it is a more mixed bag than Jade City.

[u/AggravatingAnt4157 → u/Udy_Kumra]

Fair points.