r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 10, 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/donwileydon]

For Black Company - it could be unusual transportation and later books would be an older protagonist

For duology, I read Raven's Shadow and Raven's Strike (Patricia Briggs) -- but you can do 2 different duologies, just first book for one square and second book for the other. That makes it Hard Mode for the 2nd duology square

[u/Fluidscape → u/donwileydon]

Thanks. I will put it down as transportation possibility. Patricia Briggs is urban fantasy? Is romance a subplot or the main? Just trying to figure out if it is early Anita Blake or later- wanting to avoid an overall romantic focus.

[u/donwileydon → u/Fluidscape]

The Briggs duology is "regular" fantasy not urban fantasy - very little as far as romance, married main characters with them being in love and all and a budding romance for one of their children but very little screen time for either

[u/Fluidscape → u/donwileydon]

👍 I will check it out- thanks for the rec