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Dark Fantasy Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 523 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 308,799 ratings — published 2006
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 495 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 123,119 ratings — published 2011
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 312 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 198,395 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 310 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 214,934 ratings — published 2007
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 288 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.26 — 632,078 ratings — published 2022
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 286 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,723,467 ratings — published 1996
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 281 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 661,727 ratings — published 1982
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 263 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,508 ratings — published 1984
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 256 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 75,902 ratings — published 2021
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
by (shelved 251 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 43,784 ratings — published 1998
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 228 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,523 ratings — published 2012
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 223 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 413,251 ratings — published 1993
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 218 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 779,504 ratings — published 2002
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 217 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 398,606 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 215 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 136,446 ratings — published 1999
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 204 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,571 ratings — published 2009
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 200 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.43 — 135,423 ratings — published 2025
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 197 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,493 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 190 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,017,334 ratings — published 1998
The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 131,273 ratings — published 2008
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 186 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 843,549 ratings — published 2000
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 182 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 647,761 ratings — published 1976
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 180 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 176,518 ratings — published 2008
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 179 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 289,017 ratings — published 1987
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 178 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 181,350 ratings — published 2019
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 176 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 472,989 ratings — published 2018
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 301,419 ratings — published 2024
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)
by (shelved 170 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 114,155 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,145,140 ratings — published 2015
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 169 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 97,112 ratings — published 2024
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 169 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 560,789 ratings — published 1996
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 161 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.39 — 480,680 ratings — published 2023
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 158 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 50,505 ratings — published 2025
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 157 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 789,443 ratings — published 2005
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 153 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,712,977 ratings — published 2018
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 151 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 75,775 ratings — published 2011
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 149 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 246,479 ratings — published 1991
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 339,141 ratings — published 2006
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 988,905 ratings — published 2001
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 29,605 ratings — published 1999
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 565,545 ratings — published 2008
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 841 ratings — published 2016
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 736,236 ratings — published 2011
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 138 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.61 — 351,054 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 138 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,581 ratings — published 2003
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,375 ratings — published 2012
Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 140,762 ratings — published 2022
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 134 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 59,433 ratings — published 2019
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 133 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,196 ratings — published 2014
Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
by (shelved 132 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 244,912 ratings — published 1994
“The scent of blood in the wind drew him like a poultice.”
― Crossbones
― Crossbones
“Walk with this tomorrow night. If nothing happens, then
don’t come back. Forget about us, this place, but if you feel the
Nightwalker in you awaken, then return to where you belong.
Return to me, and the streets will run red with blood.”
― Chloe of the Night
don’t come back. Forget about us, this place, but if you feel the
Nightwalker in you awaken, then return to where you belong.
Return to me, and the streets will run red with blood.”
― Chloe of the Night












