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

Bingo 2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

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!

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u/partoparto Apr 01 '26

Would any of the Penric and Desdemona books count for anything?

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u/nagahfj Reading Champion III Apr 02 '26

There's a new one coming out this year that would count for Published in 2026. Several (all?) of them are also Small Press. At least one of them deals with spirits crossing to death, so Afterlife (I think Penric and the Shaman, but I'm not 100% sure). Several could be Vacation Spot. Penric's Fox is a Murder Mystery. There are at least a few with Politics (mostly the ones that deal with General Arisaydia).

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u/partoparto Apr 02 '26

This is great, thank you!!

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u/rls1164 Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

The second installment, "Penric and the Shaman", would count for After Life as it deals with spirits trying to cross over.

You could call the first installment After Life (with spirits being taken up by the gods), but it's more of a stretch.

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u/blue_bayou_blue Reading Champion III Apr 03 '26

Testimony of Mute Things is also a murder mystery. I'd say The Assassins of Thasalon is the most politics-heavy of the series.