323 books
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252 voters
Dark Fantasy Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 545 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 324,043 ratings — published 2006
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 499 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 125,044 ratings — published 2011
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 353 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 282,392 ratings — published 2025
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 315 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.26 — 713,861 ratings — published 2022
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 314 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 208,060 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 312 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 225,511 ratings — published 2007
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 293 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,774,334 ratings — published 1996
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 289 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 84,207 ratings — published 2021
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 287 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 672,608 ratings — published 1982
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 268 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,618 ratings — published 1984
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
by (shelved 250 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 44,323 ratings — published 1998
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 234 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 426,334 ratings — published 1993
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 230 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 412,074 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 228 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 71,344 ratings — published 2012
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 227 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 141,144 ratings — published 1999
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 793,052 ratings — published 2002
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 205 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 126,184 ratings — published 2024
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 204 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 115,175 ratings — published 2009
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 199 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,283 ratings — published 2013
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 196 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 344,875 ratings — published 2024
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 196 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 517,393 ratings — published 2018
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 196 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,035,905 ratings — published 1998
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 195 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 69,369 ratings — published 2025
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 192 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 190,171 ratings — published 2019
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1)
by (shelved 190 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 132,790 ratings — published 2008
The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 189 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 295,652 ratings — published 1987
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 189 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 857,346 ratings — published 2000
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 659,573 ratings — published 1976
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 185 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 178,033 ratings — published 2008
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,182,482 ratings — published 2015
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 182 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 117,832 ratings — published 2016
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 177 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.38 — 546,648 ratings — published 2023
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 565,509 ratings — published 1996
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 76,414 ratings — published 2012
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 159 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 802,286 ratings — published 2005
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 159 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,799,045 ratings — published 2018
The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 157 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 251,784 ratings — published 1991
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 157 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 350,615 ratings — published 2006
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
by (shelved 156 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.12 — 215,275 ratings — published 2022
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 153 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 79,079 ratings — published 2011
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 152 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.61 — 398,521 ratings — published 2020
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 997,604 ratings — published 2001
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
by (shelved 146 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 29,919 ratings — published 1999
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 844 ratings — published 2016
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 747,050 ratings — published 2011
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,149 ratings — published 2003
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 143 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 568,809 ratings — published 2008
Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)
by (shelved 142 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 228,463 ratings — published 1992
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 141 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,554 ratings — published 2021
Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 139 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 150,511 ratings — published 2022
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