Most Read This Week In 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 ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Dark Fantasy"

Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)

Bonds of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #2)

The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy, #2)

Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)

Rose in Chains (The Evermore Trilogy, #1)

Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy, #2)

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #1)

Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (Legacy, #3)

The Wrath of the Fallen (Gods & Monsters, #4)

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood (The Broken Accords, #1)

The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)

Web of Vows and Vengeance (The Hirathean Path, #1)

The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)

Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1)

The Lies of Lena (The Otacian Chronicles, #1)

A Fate so Dark and Delicate (Compelling Fates Saga, #4)

Daughter of Crows (The Academy of Kindness, #1)

Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

To Snap a Silver Stem (Crystal Bloom, #2)

Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire, #3)

The Blackened Blade (The Blackened Blade, #1)

Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1)

The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)

The Lies that Summon the Night (Songs for the Sinless, #1)

Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1)

Rozdroże kruków (Saga o Wiedźminie, #0.1)

Court of Monsters and Malice (The Shadow Bound Queen, #3)

To Flame a Wild Flower (Crystal Bloom, #3)

The Wicked and the Damned (Dark Inheritance Trilogy, #2)

Between Sun and Moon (Between Life and Death, #2)

A Deal with the Shadow King (Curse of the Fae, #1)

Fated to the Frost King (Frostbound Court, #1)

The Exorcism of Faeries (Morbid Realities, #1)

The Aspect of Essence (The Aelfyn Archives, #1)

Claimed by Fate (The Alpha Territories, #3)

Dream by the Shadows (The Shadow Weavers Duology, #1)

Töte die Dunkelheit (Black Bird Academy, #1)

Cloak of the Vampire (Cloak of the Vampire, #1)

This Monster of Mine (This Monster of Mine, #1)

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Quotes Tagged “Dark Fantasy”

“ What follows is the first in a collection of tales, primarily of one tixie family, who recorded their exploits more than two thousand years ago. Originally written in their own language, these stories have been translated into modern English for the first time. ”
― Jack Borden, The Vultures of Doom

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