Recs if you like Asunder...

Do you feel like you've read everything there is to read? Or get annoyed that the same books are on all the rec lists? Well, here are some more obscure masterpieces!

Some of the covers are terrible - especially among the older or self-pubbed books; there's a few YA in here; and some that are science fantasy rather than 'pure' fantasy. But trust me: they're all EXCELLENT. (And if you already love a bunch of these, let's be friends!)

Is it bury your gays if they're all queer?

Dystopian, Sci-fi, Space opera

Books where two (or more? if these exist I WANT THEM) characters are bound up in some way—inside each other's heads, connected by a spell, entangled by technology—the important part is the forced proximity and the element of technology or magic, or something else over the top that would not normally happen! And maybe they're in love or they fall in love as well...

100% open to recommendations, I want to know about ANY books you think might fit 🙏

Nobody asked, but this is my list of not-as-well-known (this is subjective) stories I consider both beautifully written and with wonderful romance. Mostly fantasy, some not. Some a lil' spicier than others.

An assortment of underrated fiction that will have you questioning the publishing industry and why certain books are promoted at length while others are left to fend for themselves. This list is to help boost discoverability of amazing books. Drop your recs in the comments!

Works published in 2024

Best Novel Nominees: 🏆 Someone You Can Build a Nest In • Asunder • The Book of Love • Rakesfall • Sleeping Worlds Have no Memory • A Sorceress Comes to Call

Best Novella Nominees: 🏆 The Dragonfly Gambit • The Butcher of the Forest • Countess • Lost Ark Dreaming • The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain • 🚀 The Tusks of Extinction

Legend: 🏆 Winner • 🚀 Hugo Award Winner

r/fantasy bingo complete hard mode for 2026, books will be added for each bingo category in the comments