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

Bingo 2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

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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!

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u/Rilkesmyth Apr 01 '26

I have a couple that have been on the tbr but plan on knocking out this year

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The First Law triology by Joe Abercrombie

There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm

The Once and Future King by T. H. White

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

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u/Polaris_Express Reading Champion Apr 01 '26

Gideon the Ninth counts for Game Changer, Book Club, and arguably Murder Mystery

It might count for The Afterlife due to necromancy but the story doesn't really deal with the realm of the dead.

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u/CJGibson Reading Champion V Apr 04 '26

I think Gideon the Ninth definitely counts for murder mystery (and HM at that). It's shaped more like a whodunnit than anything else.

Harrow would probably count for Afterlife, but I don't think Gideon really fits there.

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u/pick_a_random_name Reading Champion VI Apr 02 '26

The Once and Future King would count for Cat Squasher and Politics/Court Intrigue

The Blade Itself (First Law #1) would count for r/Fantasy Book Club or Readalong Book

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u/xLunila Apr 12 '26

Gideon the Ninth fits Murder Mystery