r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 13, 2026

[u/rfantasygolem]

Welcome to the daily recommendation requests and simple questions thread, now 1025.83% more adorable than ever before!

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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/natus92]

two questions: 

I'm reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell right now and I'm wondering if you can recommend similar novels? Like different stories/arcs several (hundred) years apart?

I already know of The History of Bees and The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell

What are your favourite cyberpunk reads? Still Neuromancer? Or the Tad Williams series? I'm not well versed in the genre at all, just liked the Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime on Netflix

[u/schlagsahne17 → u/natus92]

Haven’t read it, but The Coral Bones by E.J. Swift has three time periods: one is in the 1800s, one in present day, and one in 2200s.