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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 794,667 ratings — published 2022
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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 92 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 610,073 ratings — published 2023
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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1) The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 328,332 ratings — published 2025
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Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 194,373 ratings — published 2022
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Anathema Anathema (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 59 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 151,547 ratings — published 2024
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A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.68 — 114,207 ratings — published 2023
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Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 35,417 ratings — published 2019
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Starling House Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.77 — 185,970 ratings — published 2023
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Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.04 — 380,815 ratings — published 2024
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A Dowry of Blood A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 114,877 ratings — published 2021
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House of Salt and Sorrows (Sisters of the Salt, #1) House of Salt and Sorrows (Sisters of the Salt, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.89 — 119,714 ratings — published 2019
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Nocticadia (Nocticadia, #1) Nocticadia (Nocticadia, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 225,169 ratings — published 2023
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Foxglove (Belladonna, #2) Foxglove (Belladonna, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 85,217 ratings — published 2023
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Juniper & Thorn Juniper & Thorn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.61 — 30,744 ratings — published 2022
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Fairydale (The Eternal Cycles of Love) Fairydale (The Eternal Cycles of Love)
by (shelved 22 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 52,060 ratings — published 2022
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The Last Tale of the Flower Bride The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.69 — 32,855 ratings — published 2023
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 393,744 ratings — published 2025
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Nightshade (Nightshade, #1) Nightshade (Nightshade, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,353 ratings — published 2021
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Weavingshaw (Weavingshaw, #1) Weavingshaw (Weavingshaw, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 16,294 ratings — published 2026
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Gallant Gallant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.70 — 157,148 ratings — published 2022
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A Sorceress Comes to Call A Sorceress Comes to Call (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 68,602 ratings — published 2024
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Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.45 — 32,277 ratings — published 2024
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The Knave and the Moon (The Stonewater Kingdom, #2) The Knave and the Moon (The Stonewater Kingdom, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 83,995 ratings — published 2026
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Where the Dark Stands Still Where the Dark Stands Still (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 35,048 ratings — published 2024
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Wisteria (Belladonna, #3) Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 55,508 ratings — published 2024
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Dream by the Shadows (The Shadow Weavers Duology, #1) Dream by the Shadows (The Shadow Weavers Duology, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.43 — 5,415 ratings — published 2023
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.87 — 250,773 ratings — published 2025
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Eldritch (The Eating Woods, #2) Eldritch (The Eating Woods, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 54,627 ratings — published 2025
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Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell (Tales of Weeping Hollow, #1) Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell (Tales of Weeping Hollow, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.87 — 17,455 ratings — published 2020
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The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1) The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.70 — 29,956 ratings — published 2024
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Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.54 — 49,161 ratings — published 2024
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Gothikana (The Verenmore Volumes) Gothikana (The Verenmore Volumes)
by (shelved 14 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.73 — 132,184 ratings — published 2021
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The Familiar The Familiar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 153,868 ratings — published 2024
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Nettle & Bone Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.06 — 163,162 ratings — published 2022
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 167,470 ratings — published 2022
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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2) The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 142,625 ratings — published 2025
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Lakesedge (World at the Lake's Edge, #1) Lakesedge (World at the Lake's Edge, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.43 — 9,016 ratings — published 2021
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 200,693 ratings — published 2019
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,574,631 ratings — published 1897
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The Exorcism of Faeries (Morbid Realities, #1) The Exorcism of Faeries (Morbid Realities, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 12,621 ratings — published 2025
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.66 — 477,528 ratings — published 2020
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Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1) Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.04 — 73,221 ratings — published 2024
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The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1) The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,632 ratings — published 2023
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Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1) Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 435,106 ratings — published 2019
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Hazelthorn Hazelthorn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 26,128 ratings — published 2025
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A Treachery of Swans A Treachery of Swans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.71 — 8,871 ratings — published 2025
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A Dark and Drowning Tide A Dark and Drowning Tide (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.48 — 20,868 ratings — published 2024
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House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2) House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.11 — 22,269 ratings — published 2023
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House of Hollow House of Hollow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.99 — 107,632 ratings — published 2021
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gothic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,146,598 ratings — published 2011
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Lists Tagged “Gothic Fantasy”

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleRosi's Castle by Edward EatonCoraline by Neil GaimanGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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Dark & Gothic Fantasy
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J.D. Clair
“Light faded into blackness, I was falling and then everything shattered.”
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“The air is thick, the stone is cold,
These chains are rust, these years are old.
Darkness lingers, gnaws, decays,
A hollow tomb in endless days.”
― Mason Carter, Gothic Poems to Love & Liberty: A Collection of Poems on Myths & Broken Hearts
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