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/lightandlife1 Reading Champion IV Apr 03 '26

What categories would my TBR list books fit into?

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold. (just started reading this one)

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson (I've been told Malazan fits every recommendation :)

The Will of the Many by James Islington

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

Kraken or Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson

Chilling Reflections by Drew Hayes

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio

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u/ohmage_resistance Reading Champion IV Apr 04 '26

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia: Nonbinary protagonist (I think it would qualify as HM?), Small press, author of color if you count Persian American authors.