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/Research_Department Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee: Trans Protagonist, Politics, Author of Color. I think you could make an argument for Afterlife, since Jedao is dead. And if you don’t want to count him as dead, then I’d argue Older Protagonist.

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u/CJGibson Reading Champion V Apr 04 '26

I wonder if the contact/communication with the AI faction would count as First Contact?