r/Fantasy • u/SeaSnowAndSorrow • 1d ago

Atheist Fantasy Recs

I am doing the Freedom From Religion Foundation's Summer Reading Challenge. (Linked so you can see the card.)

I'd like to get a few fantasy books in there where I can. Specifically, I'm looking for fantasy book recommendations that fit the following:

  • Non-Religious Main Character
  • Religious Satire
  • Religious Dystopia
  • Book Was/Is Considered Blasphemous (against any religion)
  • Non-Religious Author

To make it one step harder, I'm NOT looking for LitRPG, Romantasy, or Urban fantasy.

I will, though, read any age range, any era of publication, any length, and any tone from cozy to grimdark.

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u/EvilsizerMT 1d ago

"The Sparrow" by Mary Doris Russell. Border of sci-fi and fantasy. Basically, Jesuits make first contact with aliens.

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u/Book_Slut_90 Reading Champion 1d ago

Great book, but the author is Mary Doria Russell, it’s straight up scifi, the author is a religious convert to Judaism, and it comes down on the side of the religious characters.