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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 338,502 ratings — published 2006
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 70 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.37 — 217,351 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 70 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 235,682 ratings — published 2007
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 119,531 ratings — published 2009
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 41 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 82,295 ratings — published 2011
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,814 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 554,704 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 70,666 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 66,772 ratings — published 2019
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.59 — 45,202 ratings — published 2021
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,129 ratings — published 2012
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 50,560 ratings — published 2020
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,759 ratings — published 1984
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 99,368 ratings — published 2021
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,986 ratings — published 2013
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 88,996 ratings — published 2025
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,779 ratings — published 2003
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,822,415 ratings — published 1996
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 253,810 ratings — published 2019
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 361,087 ratings — published 2006
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 145,058 ratings — published 1999
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,694 ratings — published 2017
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.10 — 29,760 ratings — published 2016
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,652 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,749 ratings — published 2008
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,053,903 ratings — published 1998
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 197,596 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,479 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 36,009 ratings — published 2014
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 43,870 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 68,914 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 — 873,065 ratings — published 2000
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 118,988 ratings — published 2021
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 — 50,537 ratings — published 2004
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 814,716 ratings — published 2005
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 45,859 ratings — published 2024
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 88,460 ratings — published 2000
Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 26,357 ratings — published 2006
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.44 — 77,078 ratings — published 2017
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 121,119 ratings — published 2016
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,240 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 22,240 ratings — published 1985
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,256 ratings — published 2015
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.49 — 70,550 ratings — published 2001
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 757,397 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 54,790 ratings — published 2021
We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,647 ratings — published 2019
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 166,278 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 125,863 ratings — published 2013
