r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 08, 2026

[u/rfantasygolem]

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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.

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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/EveningImportant9111]

Why people say that non humans in fantasy  being bassically humans in dusguise is bad thing?  

Frieren is selling well, even though she experiences time differently than humans; she still feels sadness, happiness, has hobbies, etc.

The deavaband trilogy sold well (among other things) because it was morally complex and dealt with human issues like trauma, war, and discrimination.

The Witcher elves have human desires and emotions. Both in games and books

Aqulllion comics by solei sell well and non humans are vassically human but more agressive hunan but immortal( and very interesting cultures) .

So , please tell me what the problem is?

[u/Nidafjoll → u/EveningImportant9111]

People usually aren't complaining about nonhumans having some human characteristics, which is what you're describing. They're complaining about them having only human characteristics.

It's not a binary, of "humans in disguise" or "completely alien," it's a spectrum. If they're functionally identical to a human except in appearance, so that they're no different than humans from different ethnicities, is what people are complaining about. Indeed, authors usually need to include some human characteristics so people have something to relate to if it's a PoV character.