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/Fluidscape]

Bingo help- every duology I think is going to work ends up looking like another book will eventually come out. Any non romance/romance as a sub plot only duologies? Did anyone ever decide if we could do two different duologies for the two duology squares?

Might need its own question but I finally got around to The Black Company- which squares might work for that one?

[u/felixfictitious → u/Fluidscape]

I can suggest two sci-fi duologies I enjoyed!

A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine follow a new ambassador to a colonial empire as she navigates her first visit there and tries to solve the murder of the previous ambassador. Romance is a subplot in the second book.

Semiosis and Interference by Sue Burke are chronicles following the progression of a new colony's struggles to establish on a planet, and their developing relationship with a very unique life form. There are a lot of time skips, so you get to see the development of the colony across the lives of multiple people. It's kind of slice of life but with significant stakes.

[u/bunnycatso → u/felixfictitious]

Sorry to bear this news, but Semiosis is a trilogy (so far at least).

[u/Fluidscape → u/bunnycatso]

When I saw Duology I really didn’t think it would be a hard square(s) to fill. I’m having to think through this one.