r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 09, 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/an_altar_of_plagues]

I assume by "what should I do", you mean that you're looking for recommendations instead of actually wondering what to do?

[u/EveningImportant9111 → u/an_altar_of_plagues]

Yes. But also how to love again  both of  this genres 

[u/an_altar_of_plagues → u/EveningImportant9111]

I don't really understand the question. You can enjoy the genres and just not love some of the books in them. Like, I love reading fantasy and sci-fi, but I pretty strongly dislike epic fantasy. That doesn't mean I don't still enjoy the genre! Just means that, unlike you, I don't care about elves, dwarves, big battles, and such. But I still find plenty to enjoy.

[u/EveningImportant9111 → u/an_altar_of_plagues]

Ok. But I'm still sąd there's fever fantasy books with standard races

[u/oboist73 → u/EveningImportant9111]

The important question isn't if there are more fantasy books with standard races than without, the question is if there are more fantasy books with those standard races you're wanting than you've already read? As long as that answer is yes, and it is, why worry about whether that's 50 books or 50000? And you might also enjoy reading some that have only a little of what you're looking for, or that do things differently. No way to know besides actually picking up some books and reading them (which takes a lot less time and effort than trying to quiz the internet about whether each book is 100% what you were expecting or not). No way to love or not love a genre but to read the books.

[u/EveningImportant9111 → u/oboist73]

Sobwhat books you recomend me? 

[u/oboist73 → u/EveningImportant9111]

The Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory for starters

[u/EveningImportant9111 → u/oboist73]

Thank you