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)
J.L. Coulbeck
I suggest you stop digging, Lynton,” she said, stepping past him. “Some things are best left in the ash.
J.L. Coulbeck, The Witch Hunter's Lie

S. A. Matey
Taein was bleeding in ways that no man could sustain for long, but he had a job to do. The path ahead had to be finished, before all this blood like water ran out and the grave closed over him at last.
S. A. Matey, Prince of Glass: Remastered

More quotes...
WH40K Book Club Official GoodReads group of the WH40K Book Club voxcast! All WH40K Black Library fans are welcom…more
305 members, last active 12 days ago
Grimdark Fiction Readers & Writers A platform for discussing and sharing grimdark fantasy and science fiction literature for the me…more
100 members, last active 7 years ago
Wyrd Book Shelf is a new YouTube based book club where authors, artists, and notable horror fans…more
20 members, last active 9 years ago
The Cactus Club 🌵 Read, share and enjoy!
2 members, last active 41 days ago