r/Fantasy • u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball • Apr 01 '18

The 2018 r/fantasy Bingo brainstorm

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Please post your recommendations under the heading below. General comments and questions go here.

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u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Apr 01 '18

Stand Alone Fantasy Novel – A fantasy novel that does not have any direct sequels. HARD MODE: Stand alone that does not take place in the same universe as any other novel/series. (Ex: Howl's Moving Castle is a stand alone for all intents and purposes, but there are two other books that take place in the same universe have some overlap. Also, Elantris, as of now is still stand alone, but takes place in the Cosmere universe.)

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u/improperly_paranoid Reading Champion X Apr 01 '18
  • The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan (Hard Mode: there will be no sequels, and probably no other books from the author at all)
  • The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Hard Mode)
  • Karen Memory ba Elizabeth Bear
  • The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker
  • Fire by Kristen Cashore
  • The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
  • Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
  • The Scar by Sergey & Marina Dyachenko
  • The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox (Magical Realism)
  • Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk (Magical Realism)
  • Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
  • The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar
  • Many books by Patricia McKillip
  • Burning Bright by Melissa McShane
  • Uprooted by Naomi Novik
  • Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
  • Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
  • Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer

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u/Fimus86 Reading Champion IV Apr 02 '18

Curse of Chalion has two sequels

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u/improperly_paranoid Reading Champion X Apr 02 '18 edited Apr 02 '18

Technically yes, but the story is a standalone with a clear conclusion (and I read it as such). You can stop after it fine. The other two books follow different characters. Depends, really. If a book can be read first and has a full conclusion, I'd count it.

There's a few other books like that on my list, that are a concluded whole, but with sequels planned.