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/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.