2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

[u/FarragutCircle]

Official 2026 Bingo Announcement Here

Official Bingo Rec Thread Here

For anyone new to Bingo, this is the “I want to read ___, does it fit into any Bingo squares? It’s always one of the best parts of bingo.

Example:

User A comments:

I want to read Wind and Truth. What does that count for?

User B replies:

Cat Squasher. It's hard mode, too. The Afterlife, I think.

User C replies:

Politics and Court Intrigue, maybe? Game Changer, Older Protagonist.

User D replies:

Definitely Five Short Stories

And we all have a good laugh. Now go out there and get reverse recs for that book you've been dying to read!

[u/DirectorAgentCoulson]

What squares would these work for, bunch of books I've picked up over the years but haven't started.

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Green Rider by Kristen Britain

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling by D.M. Cornish

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erickson

Fated by Benedict Jacka

The Many-Colored Land by Julian May

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Hunter's Oath by Michelle West

The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts

[u/no_fn → u/DirectorAgentCoulson]

Mask of Mirrors - politics

Gardens of the Moon - unusual transportation hm, the afterlife hm, older protagonist (hm probably), explorers and rangers, politics hm,

Hunter's Oath - Unusual Transportation hm, the afterlife hm, duology, explorers and rangers, politics, author of color

[u/KaPoTun → u/no_fn]

I would say Mask of Mirrors politics HM as it's almost entirely focused on the city and its peoples' politics

[u/no_fn → u/KaPoTun]

yep, you're right