Grimdark

Grimdark is a subgenre or a way to describe the tone, style or setting of speculative fiction (especially fantasy) that is, depending on the definition used, markedly dystopian or amoral, or particularly violent or realistic.

The word was inspired by the tagline of the tabletop strategy game Warhammer 40,000: “In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war.”

The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
Best Served Cold
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
The Heroes
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
Red Country
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Medieval Fantasy Books
515 books — 934 voters
Lord of the Mysteries Volume 1 by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī] by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù不醒 by Yi Du Jun Hua
Fantasy Web novels
45 books — 4 voters

The Black Company by Glen CookGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Straight Razor Cure by Daniel PolanskyPriest of Bones by Peter McLeanThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
GrimDark
38 books — 15 voters
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Black Company by Glen CookDeadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
Military Fantasy
307 books — 578 voters

Ithaka. La orgullosa Ithaka. Mundo de océanos. Cuna de Serpientes. La acorazada nave de desembarco gira como un cometa a gran altitud, despidiendo fuego como una estrella fugaz. En su candente casco resplandece la insignia de la serpiente de doble curva que representa al Capítulo de los Serpientes de Hierro...
Los hermanos de la serpiente

J.L. Coulbeck
People say anything when the fire’s close.” Elijah studied her. “And when it’s not?” “Then they lie slower,” she said.
J.L. Coulbeck, The Witch Hunter's Lie

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