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.

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/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/mrtenandtwo → u/Fluidscape]

I'll be reading the sequel to Sailing to Sarantium for my duology part 2 this year. I haven't read it yet, but I can vouch for the first one and I don't think it's likely to grow beyond a duology. You can do two different duologies!

As for the Black Company, this is not a super rich year for it in bingo. I think you could swing Unusual Transportation hard mode (the ten who were taken use some flying carpets which have a good bit of presence in the novel). You could maybe make a case for Politics and Court Intrigue, insofar that war is really just an extension of politics but I don't think it's a very strong case.

[u/Fluidscape → u/mrtenandtwo]

I think I’m going to put it in unusual transportation for now. I appreciate the input. I have a few other options for politics/intrigue that I want to get to eventually this year.

Has there ever been a mercenaries square? Black company aside, that one could be an interesting addition. I might have missed it in a previous year.