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Dark Fantasy Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 536 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 319,007 ratings — published 2006
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 499 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 124,380 ratings — published 2011
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 310 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 204,781 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 307 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 222,001 ratings — published 2007
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 306 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.26 — 690,542 ratings — published 2022
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 301 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 239,718 ratings — published 2025
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 290 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,758,139 ratings — published 1996
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 285 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 668,914 ratings — published 1982
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 279 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 81,527 ratings — published 2021
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 264 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,258 ratings — published 1984
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
by (shelved 248 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 44,165 ratings — published 1998
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 231 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 422,515 ratings — published 1993
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 227 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 71,053 ratings — published 2012
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 224 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 407,706 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 221 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 139,722 ratings — published 1999
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 788,787 ratings — published 2002
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 201 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 113,571 ratings — published 2009
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 197 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,017 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 194 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,029,534 ratings — published 1998
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 190 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 503,086 ratings — published 2018
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 189 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 117,678 ratings — published 2024
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1)
by (shelved 189 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 132,249 ratings — published 2008
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 63,499 ratings — published 2025
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 186 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 293,467 ratings — published 1987
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 185 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 187,419 ratings — published 2019
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 184 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 852,513 ratings — published 2000
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 655,677 ratings — published 1976
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 333,079 ratings — published 2024
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 177,560 ratings — published 2008
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 181 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,170,494 ratings — published 2015
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)
by (shelved 179 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 116,585 ratings — published 2016
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 168 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.38 — 527,234 ratings — published 2023
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 563,986 ratings — published 1996
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 159 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,770,593 ratings — published 2018
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 157 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 67,010 ratings — published 2012
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 156 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 797,885 ratings — published 2005
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 346,929 ratings — published 2006
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 154 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 250,107 ratings — published 1991
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 153 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 77,945 ratings — published 2011
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 994,722 ratings — published 2001
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.61 — 384,655 ratings — published 2020
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 29,826 ratings — published 1999
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 567,642 ratings — published 2008
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 843 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 — 743,381 ratings — published 2011
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,963 ratings — published 2003
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
by (shelved 140 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.12 — 203,962 ratings — published 2022
Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 139 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 147,187 ratings — published 2022
Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)
by (shelved 139 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 226,178 ratings — published 1992
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 136 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 46,529 ratings — published 2021
“Becoming a part of you is becoming a murderer!”
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― Mourning Grey: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga
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