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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 97 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 328,485 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 69 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 228,801 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 68 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.37 — 211,067 ratings — published 2008
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 116,599 ratings — published 2009
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 40 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 80,149 ratings — published 2011
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.82 — 125,644 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 530,172 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 68,830 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 64,455 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 71,632 ratings — published 2012
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 43,349 ratings — published 2021
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 48,552 ratings — published 2020
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 87,299 ratings — published 2021
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,005 ratings — published 1984
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,539 ratings — published 2013
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,347 ratings — published 2003
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 75,506 ratings — published 2025
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 241,976 ratings — published 2019
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 354,003 ratings — published 2006
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 142,443 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,788,933 ratings — published 1996
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,095 ratings — published 2017
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.10 — 28,738 ratings — published 2016
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 76,507 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,617 ratings — published 2008
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.27 — 187,838 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,382 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,773 ratings — published 2014
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,041,402 ratings — published 1998
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 42,181 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 64,322 ratings — published 2012
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 861,529 ratings — published 2000
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,044 ratings — published 2015
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.43 — 49,567 ratings — published 2004
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 806,235 ratings — published 2005
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 38,602 ratings — published 2024
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 86,934 ratings — published 2000
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 110,281 ratings — published 2021
Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 25,154 ratings — published 2006
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 75,464 ratings — published 2017
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 118,886 ratings — published 2016
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,136 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,958 ratings — published 1985
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,101 ratings — published 2015
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.48 — 69,261 ratings — published 2001
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 750,341 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 50,507 ratings — published 2021
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 164,010 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 124,169 ratings — published 2013
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,545 ratings — published












