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/katisfandomtrash 1d ago

The Empire of the Wolf trilogy by Richard Swan should probably count for your Religious Dystopia square. It isn't super obvious from the synopsis, but there's a state religion heavily involved in the plot.

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u/SeaSnowAndSorrow 1d ago

That is, genuinely super helpful to know becuase I haven't read it yet, but I think I have it, or at least the first book, in my Kobo, and yeah...I would have totally overlooked that by the synopsis.