Dark Fantasy

At its most basic, dark fantasy is a term used to describe a fantasy story with a pronounced horror element. A stricter definition is difficult to pin down, as authors, publishers, and readers have used "dark fantasy" in various contexts throughout the years.

Dark fantasy is often used as a synonym for supernatural horror. Some authors and critics also apply the term to high fantasy stories that feature anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists. Fantasy works by writers typically associated with the horror genre are sometimes described as "dark fantasy." Conversely, the term is also used t
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New Releases Tagged "Dark Fantasy"

A Vow in Vengeance (Immortal Desires, #1)
The Poet Empress
The Wolf and the Crown of Blood (The Broken Accords, #1)
We Who Have No Gods (The Acheron Order, #1)
Silver & Blood (Silver & Blood, #1)
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold (Wayward Children, #11)
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead (The Loyal Opposition #1)
Daggermouth
An Arcane Inheritance
Dawn of the Firebird
A Shade of Chrome and Malice (Celestials of Arcadia, #2)
Alchemised
Daggermouth
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy, #2)
The Ascended (Aesymarean Duet, #1)
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
Blood Over Bright Haven
Rose in Chains (The Evermore Trilogy, #1)
Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)
Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy, #2)
Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos, #1)
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
Dawn of Chaos and Fury (Legacy, #4)
Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (Legacy, #3)
Coilhunter by Dean F. WilsonThe Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) separate by Stephen  KingBloodrush by Ben GalleyBloodmoon by Ben GalleyBloodfeud by Ben Galley
Weird Westerns
281 books — 267 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceVesper Glen by Coryn NobleDracula by Bram StokerThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceThe Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Fantastic Vampire Fiction
121 books — 72 voters

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
210 books — 242 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Theological Weird Fiction
468 books — 284 voters


The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
Alchemised
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
Coraline
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)

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