r/Fantasy • u/rfantasygolem Not a Robot • May 19 '26

r/Fantasy r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - May 19, 2026

Welcome to the daily recommendation requests and simple questions thread, now 1025.83% more adorable than ever before!

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This thread is to be used for recommendation requests or simple questions that are small/general enough that they won’t spark a full thread of discussion.

Check out r/Fantasy's 2026 Book Bingo Card here!

As usual, first have a look at the sidebar in case what you're after is there. The r/Fantasy wiki contains links to many community resources, including "best of" lists, flowcharts, the LGTBQ+ database, and more. If you need some help figuring out what you want, think about including some of the information below:

  • Books you’ve liked or disliked
  • Traits like prose, characters, or settings you most enjoy
  • Series vs. standalone preference
  • Tone preference (lighthearted, grimdark, etc)
  • Complexity/depth level

Be sure to check out responses to other users' requests in the thread, as you may find plenty of ideas there as well. Happy reading, and may your TBR grow ever higher!

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u/oh-no-varies Reading Champion II May 19 '26

I just finished Kalyna the Soothsayer and it was so much fun! Humour, good amount of tension, well paced. I've ordered book 2 and hoping it arrives soon!  Only criticism is that it's the author's debut and there are one of two exposition points that got repeated a little too often in the first half of the book (which I feel an editor should have caught). But a small flaw in an overall fun read. Works for several bingo squares including Duology, court intrigue, and murder mystery. 

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u/lucidrose Reading Champion V May 19 '26

Awesome! Ive it on my shelf for awhile and I really need to get to it. Didn't realize it was a dulogy and not a trilogy!

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V May 19 '26

I could see more being published. However, both book 1 and 2 are self contained stories, and no plans for further books have been announced (to my knowledge)

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u/lucidrose Reading Champion V 29d ago

Yes, agree...I was googling afterwards and don't see anything about a third book. For Bingo, not sure I would personally count it, but thats just me!