📚 What are YOU reading in 2026?

Every year brings new releases, long-awaited sequels, and that ever-growing TBR pile we swear we’ll finally tackle next year. Well… next year is almost here.

In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim and Zach break down the books and series we’re most excited to read in 2026 — from epic fantasy commitments and sci-fi favorites to horror reads, self-published gems, and a few long-overdue classics that have been staring us down from the shelf.

We’ll talk:

• 📖 Upcoming and recent releases we can’t wait to dive into

• 🐉 Massive fantasy and sci-fi series we’re finally committing to

• 👻 Horror reads that promise to hurt us (emotionally… probably)

• 📚 Beloved authors we’re revisiting—and new ones we’re eager to try

Whether you love planning your reading year, hunting for recommendations, or just want to feel better about your own out-of-control TBR, this episode is for you.

💬 Join the conversation:

What’s already locked into your 2026 reading plans?

Which series are you finally going to commit to?

And which of our picks should we read first?

Let us know in the comments!

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Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?

The Age of Madness: https://t.ly/BM1fr

Artemis: https://t.ly/gw8Ao

Babel: https://t.ly/6xveM

Best Served Cold: https://t.ly/_k4x2

The Binding Tenets Trilogy: https://t.ly/F5eef

Blood Over Bright Haven: https://t.ly/oNJNq

The Bloodsworn Saga: https://t.ly/Nkngx

The Bone Season: https://t.ly/M11lU

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter: https://t.ly/dQVau

The Devils: https://t.ly/USE7I

Dragon Harper: https://t.ly/9eLAN

Dragon’s Fire: https://t.ly/ouc1h

Dragon’s Kin: https://t.ly/HzYu_

The Dragonriders of Pern: https://t.ly/JQyiG

Dungeon Crawler Carl: https://t.ly/8Azjn

The Edan Trilogy: https://t.ly/hKKNy

Fallen Light Series: https://t.ly/a9q1p

A Gift of Dragons: https://t.ly/JcJ6Z

The Heroes: https://t.ly/yJe-n

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: https://t.ly/8MoJB

The Licanius Trilogy: https://t.ly/P1EFv

The Lotus Wars: https://t.ly/NQiko

The Martian: https://t.ly/9Ty2E

Necroscope: https://t.ly/c-geM

The Nevernight Chronicle: https://t.ly/jHS7s

The Newsflesh Trilogy: https://t.ly/LeX-Z

Old Man’s War Series: https://t.ly/70Dbk

The Only Good Indians: https://t.ly/WA3J-

Parasitology Trilogy: https://t.ly/e0mN6

Path to Ascendancy: https://t.ly/VVcto

The Priory of the Orange Tree: https://t.ly/uBltD

Project Hail Mary: https://t.ly/WWjb-

Red Country: https://t.ly/YJkvN

The Rise of the West: https://t.ly/l8AMj

The Shepherd King Duology: https://t.ly/atdvr

The Skies of Pern: https://t.ly/SLikf

The Skyman’s Legacy: https://t.ly/fCp1B

The Song of Achilles: https://t.ly/O2lwX

The Spear Cuts Through Water: https://t.ly/MLpde

Starter Villain: https://t.ly/CGxLm

Twelve Months: https://t.ly/vZRA2

The Wise Man’s Fear: https://t.ly/zKufn

The Wolf Den Trilogy: https://t.ly/ng033

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0:00 - Opening

1:57 - Episode Explanation

2:32 - Our 2026 Reading Plans

27:26 - Conclusion & Wrap-up