2025 r/Fantasy Book Bingo Guide! | Category Recs, Hidden Gems & Wild Cards

Join The Friends as they dive into the 2025 r/Fantasy Book Bingo Card! In this episode, we walk through some of the most exciting (and challenging) categories, offering fantasy book recommendations for each square. Whether you’re hunting for a perfect “Knights and Paladins” read or struggling to find a book with “High Fashion,” we’ve got you covered.

 

Highlights include:

⚔️ Knights and Paladins – Buhlman, Sanderson, and Grossman

💎 Hidden Gems – Angry Robot standouts like The Last Shield

📜 Published in the 1980s – The Black Company and Alanna

📖 Epistolary reads – Piranesi, The Martian, Time War

👨‍👧 Parent Protagonists – The Witcher, Saga, The Fifth Season

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Leads, Self-Published Hits, Short Story Collections, and more!

 

We also share our thoughts on the “Last in a Series” square (spoiler-free!), the mysterious “Not a Book” category, and how Severance or playing Catan might just count. Let us help you fill your card with fantastic reads! 

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