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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 584 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 332,893 ratings — published 2006
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 507 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,171 ratings — published 2011
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 403 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 342,985 ratings — published 2025
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 332 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 752,028 ratings — published 2022
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 322 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 231,727 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 321 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 213,720 ratings — published 2008
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 310 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 92,231 ratings — published 2021
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 299 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,803,654 ratings — published 1996
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 293 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 678,720 ratings — published 1982
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 274 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,337 ratings — published 1984
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
by (shelved 251 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 44,526 ratings — published 1998
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 241 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 433,118 ratings — published 1993
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 240 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 143,552 ratings — published 1999
Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 239 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 419,297 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 231 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 71,834 ratings — published 2012
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 228 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 541,341 ratings — published 2018
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 226 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 136,797 ratings — published 2024
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 225 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 81,651 ratings — published 2025
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 225 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 801,237 ratings — published 2002
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 117,855 ratings — published 2009
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 207 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.04 — 362,651 ratings — published 2024
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 201 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,735 ratings — published 2013
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 198 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 195,412 ratings — published 2019
The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 197 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 299,115 ratings — published 1987
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 196 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,046,660 ratings — published 1998
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 192 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,205,014 ratings — published 2015
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1)
by (shelved 192 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 133,716 ratings — published 2008
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 191 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 867,641 ratings — published 2000
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 94,867 ratings — published 2012
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 188 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 119,866 ratings — published 2016
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 667,242 ratings — published 1976
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 178,840 ratings — published 2008
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 182 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 577,131 ratings — published 2023
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 357,138 ratings — published 2006
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 568,060 ratings — published 1996
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
by (shelved 166 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.12 — 231,062 ratings — published 2022
The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 162 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 254,673 ratings — published 1991
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 160 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,851,268 ratings — published 2018
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 159 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 809,754 ratings — published 2005
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 158 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 81,068 ratings — published 2011
Blood Over Bright Haven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 155 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 174,359 ratings — published 2023
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.62 — 418,415 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 154 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,509 ratings — published 2003
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 152 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 41,446 ratings — published 2024
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 52,312 ratings — published 2021
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,002,731 ratings — published 2001
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
by (shelved 146 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 30,063 ratings — published 1999
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.89 — 845 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 — 753,365 ratings — published 2011
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 143 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 570,684 ratings — published 2008
“Burdened with my sins, I may be able to crawl toward the light, but it shall take an eternity.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“And we’ll plant more next year!”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
