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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"

Alchemised
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
Vows of Blood and Deception (The Hirathean Path, #2)
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Blood Over Bright Haven
Us Defiant Few (Us Dark Few, #3)
Dead Beat (Ninth House Trilogy, #3)
Rose in Chains (The Evermore Trilogy, #1)
The Emperor's Enemy (Unsurvivable Love Duet, #1)
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic #1)
The Lion & the Deathless Dark (Crowns of Nyaxia, #5)
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy, #2)
Once Written in Gilded Blood (Cruel Fates, #2)
Nettle & Bone
White Raven (Messengers of the Realm, #1)
The Ascended (Aesymarean Duet, #1)
Us Deadly Few (Us Dark Few, #2)
Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (Crowns of Nyaxia, #4)
Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire, #3)
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
Eldritch (The Eating Woods, #2)
Blood & Betrayals: A Dark Academia Romantasy Series (Avalon University Book 1)
Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy, #2)
A Sorceress Comes to Call
One Small Echo (Shadowsong, #1)
Blacktail
Weavingshaw (Weavingshaw, #1)
The Wrath of the Fallen (Gods & Monsters, #4)
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
Mortdale: Anatomy of a vampire's heart
Lady of Darkness (Lady of Darkness, #1)
Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (Legacy, #3)
Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)
The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates #1)
The Arachnid (The Poisoner #2)
A Stage Set for Villains
King Sorrow
Heir of Illusion (Verran Isles, #1)
Dawn of Chaos and Fury (Legacy, #4)
The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)
Crossroads of Ravens (The Witcher, #0.1)
Lady of Ashes (Lady of Darkness, #3)
Lady of Starfire (Lady of Darkness, #5)
Lady of Embers (Lady of Darkness, #4)
Shadow Reaper (Shadow Reaper, #1)
Blood of Truth and Traitors (The Hirathean Path, #3)
The Butcher of the Forest
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
The Death-Made Prince (Runewitch Saga, #1)
Echo Fort (Sins of the Zodiac, #2)
Bloody Black
Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos, #1)
The Mist Thief (The Ever Seas, #3)
The Dark in Her Veins (Divine Villains, 1)
The Blackened Blade (The Blackened Blade, #1)
The Exorcism of Faeries (Morbid Realities, #1)
The Salt Grows Heavy
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 8
To Snap a Silver Stem (Crystal Bloom, #2)
The Lies that Summon the Night (Songs for the Sinless, #1)
Book of Night (Book of Night, #1)
Ruinous Ends (The Souls of Blackwood Academy, #2)
A Fate so Dark and Delicate (Compelling Fates Saga, #4)
The Aspect of Essence (The Aelfyn Archives, #1)
Firebird (The Fire That Binds, #1)
The Lies of Lena (The Otacian Chronicles, #1)
Queen of Roses (Blood of a Fae, #1)
The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)
Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1)
West of Wicked (The Great and Terrible Land, #1)
Obsidian (Shadowbound Fae, #1)
Court of Greed and Gold (The Shadow Bound Queen, #2)
An Arcane Study of Stars
The Red Winter
The Deathless One (The Gravesinger, #1)
Court of Monsters and Malice (The Shadow Bound Queen, #3)
To Flame a Wild Flower (Crystal Bloom, #3)
Court of Claws (Blood of a Fae, #2)
Bones (Bones, #1)
The Witch in the Dead of Night (The Flamebearer Trilogy, #1)
The Damned (Coven of Bones, #3)
The Book of Love
Honeysuckle
The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)
House of Bane and Blood (Vows of Vengeance, #1)
The Wings Upon Her Back
Of Nightmares & Fire (Elusive Umbra, #1)
The Stars Are Dying (Nytefall, #1)
The Calamities (The Fiends)
Vesselless (The Merciless Realms, #1)
Neverthorn (Of Quirks and Curses, #1)
The Thirteenth Child
Between Sun and Moon (Between Life and Death, #2)

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Quotes Tagged “Dark Fantasy”

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“ Stupid or no, Father, you’re dead – and I’m not.
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― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
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Marie Montine
“ I don’t think we know what kind of enemy we are really dealing with. ”
― Marie Montine, Mourning Grey: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga
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Heaven. Hell. The war between them isn’t symbolic—it’s active. This group is dedicated to stori…more
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The We Drink and We Read Things Book Club A book club based in Central Mississippi that orbits around works in the Fantasy, Science Fictio…more
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Dragons & Jetpacks A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from …more
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