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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 602 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 337,641 ratings — published 2006
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 514 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,709 ratings — published 2011
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 430 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 369,232 ratings — published 2025
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 335 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 772,347 ratings — published 2022
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 326 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 98,234 ratings — published 2021
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 326 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 235,108 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 325 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 216,775 ratings — published 2008
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 304 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,819,769 ratings — published 1996
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 296 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 682,094 ratings — published 1982
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 278 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,688 ratings — published 1984
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
by (shelved 252 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 44,744 ratings — published 1998
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 247 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 144,831 ratings — published 1999
Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 244 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 425,085 ratings — published 2019
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 241 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 436,953 ratings — published 1993
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 236 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 87,922 ratings — published 2025
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 234 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,077 ratings — published 2012
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 233 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 142,041 ratings — published 2024
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 231 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 552,791 ratings — published 2018
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 225 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 805,721 ratings — published 2002
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 212 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 119,281 ratings — published 2009
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 209 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.04 — 370,880 ratings — published 2024
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 104,996 ratings — published 2012
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 201 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 198,033 ratings — published 2019
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 201 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,935 ratings — published 2013
The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 198 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 300,900 ratings — published 1987
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 198 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,052,715 ratings — published 1998
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1)
by (shelved 196 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 134,204 ratings — published 2008
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 194 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,215,951 ratings — published 2015
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 193 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 120,916 ratings — published 2016
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 192 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 872,175 ratings — published 2000
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 192 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,289 ratings — published 2008
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 188 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 592,902 ratings — published 2023
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 671,270 ratings — published 1976
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 174 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 360,485 ratings — published 2006
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.12 — 238,300 ratings — published 2022
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 569,400 ratings — published 1996
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 164 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,875,546 ratings — published 2018
Blood Over Bright Haven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 184,275 ratings — published 2023
The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 162 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 256,136 ratings — published 1991
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 158 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 813,880 ratings — published 2005
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 158 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 54,419 ratings — published 2021
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 158 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 82,130 ratings — published 2011
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 157 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.62 — 426,882 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 157 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,732 ratings — published 2003
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 151 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 45,115 ratings — published 2024
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,005,477 ratings — published 2001
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 30,189 ratings — published 1999
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 146 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 756,694 ratings — published 2011
Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 158,208 ratings — published 2022
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.89 — 846 ratings — published 2016
“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.”
―
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.”
―
“Plotting murder is as good a topic as any.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
