r/fantasy 2022 Book Bingo - hosted by natrosette

Weird Ecology
Story takes place in a world that is wildly different from our own and includes such things as unique environments, strange flora and fauna, unusual ecosystems, etc. The difference in environment, flora and fauna, and ecosystems cannot simply be “it’s a fantasy world,” but something that is fundamentally different about the world itself. Example: The Bone Ships by RJ Barker counts as this is a poisonous world without trees and the world had to evolve in significantly different ways to deal with that. Meanwhile The Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb would not count, as it is fairly close to our own world’s ecology just with the added presence of dragons.

HARD MODE: Not written by Jeff VanderMeer or China Miéville. 
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons

The Memory of Souls

A Chorus of Dragons #3

Jenn Lyons

640 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock

An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors

The Risen Kingdoms #1

Curtis Craddock

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

153 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

The Luminous Dead

Caitlin Starling

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

512 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Winter's Orbit

The Resolution Universe #1

Everina Maxwell

15 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Secret Projects #1

Brandon Sanderson

479 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson

The Forever Sea

The Forever Sea #1

Joshua Phillip Johnson

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional slow-paced
Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell

Once Upon a Dream

A Twisted Tale #2

Liz Braswell

445 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced