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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)
Vows of Blood and Deception (The Hirathean Path, #2)
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
Web of Vows and Vengeance (The Hirathean Path, #1)
Blood Over Bright Haven
In the Wake of the Ruined (The Siren Mage, #2)
The Poet Empress
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy, #2)
A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1)
Rose in Chains (The Evermore Trilogy, #1)
The Lion and the Deathless Dark (Crowns of Nyaxia, #5)
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)
A Sorceress Comes to Call
The Ascended (Aesymarean Duet, #1)
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (Crowns of Nyaxia, #4)
One Small Echo (Shadowsong, #1)
Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy, #2)
Nettle & Bone
Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (Legacy, #3)
A Magic So Deadly (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #2)
Eldritch (The Eating Woods, #2)
The Wrath of the Fallen (Gods & Monsters, #4)
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
Night Witch (Weatherstone College, #2)
Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire, #3)
Lady of Darkness (Lady of Darkness, #1)
Weavingshaw (Weavingshaw, #1)
Heir of Illusion (Verran Isles, #1)
Dawn of Chaos and Fury (Legacy, #4)
Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)
A Stage Set for Villains
The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)
King Sorrow
Ruinous Ends (The Souls of Blackwood Academy, #2)
Shadow Reaper (Shadow Reaper, #1)
The Butcher of the Forest
Lady of Ashes (Lady of Darkness, #3)
Us Deadly Few (Us Dark Few, #2)
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
Lady of Embers (Lady of Darkness, #4)
A Fate so Dark and Delicate (Compelling Fates Saga, #4)
To Snap a Silver Stem (Crystal Bloom, #2)
The Book of Love
Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos, #1)
The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)
Lady of Starfire (Lady of Darkness, #5)
Crossroads of Ravens (The Witcher, #0.1)
The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)
Echo Fort (Sins of the Zodiac, #2)
The Lies of Lena (The Otacian Chronicles, #1)
To Flame a Wild Flower (Crystal Bloom, #3)
The Wings Upon Her Back
The Death-Made Prince (Runewitch Saga, #1)
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
Bloody Black
Silvercloak (The Silvercloak Saga, #1)
Firebird (The Fire That Binds, #1)
Queen of Roses (Blood of a Fae, #1)
Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1)
Neverthorn (Of Quirks and Curses, #1)
The Raven at the Ash Door (The Oak and Holly Cycle #3)
The Blackened Blade (The Blackened Blade, #1)
The Red Winter
The Aspect of Essence (The Aelfyn Archives, #1)
The Arachnid (The Poisoner #2)
House of Bane and Blood (Vows of Vengeance, #1)
Book of Night (Book of Night, #1)
Court of Claws (Blood of a Fae, #2)
The Lies that Summon the Night (Songs for the Sinless, #1)
The Mist Thief (The Ever Seas, #3)
West of Wicked (The Great and Terrible Land, #1)
Obsidian (Shadowbound Fae, #1)
The Salt Grows Heavy
This Monster of Mine (This Monster of Mine, #1)
Empress of Fae (Blood of a Fae, #3)
Tortured Souls (Avonleya, #1)
The Stars Are Dying (Nytefall, #1)
Blood & Betrayals (Avalon University, #1)
The Thirteenth Child
The Dark in Her Veins (Divine Villains, 1)
Honeysuckle
Deathbringer (Deathbringer, #1)
Between Sun and Moon (Between Life and Death, #2)
Vesselless (The Merciless Realms, #1)
Court of Monsters and Malice (The Shadow Bound Queen, #3)
His Black Tongue
The Demon Star
The Reaper (Lady of Darkness, #4.5)
Töte die Dunkelheit (Black Bird Academy, #1)
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
Bloodsinger (The Fire That Binds, #2)
The Damned (Coven of Bones, #3)
A Deal with the Shadow King (Curse of the Fae, #1)

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Quotes Tagged “Dark Fantasy”

Brom
“ Christians. They’re determined to rid the land of any who worship the Horned One. Murdering all the druids, burning the temples, sometimes whole villages, and knocking over the standing stones.” The Lady’s face hardened. “This god of peace and love certainly likes to bathe the land in blood. ”
― Brom, The Child Thief
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Lana Del Rey
“ Who are you? Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies? Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them? I have. I am fucking crazy. But I am free. ”
― Lana Del Rey
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