Grim Dark Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,350
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 323,361 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 68 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 225,052 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 67 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.37 — 207,630 ratings — published 2008
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 114,977 ratings — published 2009
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 40 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 78,924 ratings — published 2011
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,955 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 515,630 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 67,749 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 63,065 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 71,301 ratings — published 2012
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 42,284 ratings — published 2021
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 47,441 ratings — published 2020
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 83,890 ratings — published 2021
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,241 ratings — published 2013
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,128 ratings — published 2003
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,583 ratings — published 1984
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 68,558 ratings — published 2025
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 234,848 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 140,954 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 — 2,772,329 ratings — published 1996
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 350,178 ratings — published 2006
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,741 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,845 ratings — published 2014
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.11 — 28,177 ratings — published 2016
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,538 ratings — published 2008
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.27 — 181,942 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,345 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,626 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 — 1,035,181 ratings — published 1998
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 856,794 ratings — published 2000
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 41,329 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 62,184 ratings — published 2012
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,043 ratings — published 2015
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.43 — 48,993 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 — 801,744 ratings — published 2005
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 36,569 ratings — published 2024
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 86,056 ratings — published 2000
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 105,052 ratings — published 2021
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 74,604 ratings — published 2017
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 117,688 ratings — published 2016
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,074 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,815 ratings — published 1985
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,008 ratings — published 2015
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 746,581 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,306 ratings — published 2021
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 162,791 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 123,216 ratings — published 2013
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,535 ratings — published
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,546 ratings — published 2017
Xenos (Eisenhorn, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.14 — 14,986 ratings — published 2001


