Grim Dark Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,322
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 312,081 ratings — published 2006
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 66 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 200,418 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 65 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 217,178 ratings — published 2007
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 111,538 ratings — published 2009
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.83 — 123,531 ratings — published 2011
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 36 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 76,462 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 483,389 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.31 — 65,596 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 60,218 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,706 ratings — published 2012
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 45,102 ratings — published 2020
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 40,096 ratings — published 2021
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,764 ratings — published 1984
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,668 ratings — published 2013
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,685 ratings — published 2003
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 77,729 ratings — published 2021
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 18 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 219,192 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 137,523 ratings — published 1999
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 341,583 ratings — published 2006
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,736,471 ratings — published 1996
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 62,957 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,466 ratings — published 2014
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,281 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,397 ratings — published 2008
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 54,767 ratings — published 2025
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 169,365 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,248 ratings — published 2017
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 92,951 ratings — published 2021
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.11 — 27,038 ratings — published 2016
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 846,591 ratings — published 2000
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,021,417 ratings — published 1998
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 39,537 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 58,303 ratings — published 2012
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,041 ratings — published 2015
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,778 ratings — published 2015
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.43 — 47,911 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 — 792,439 ratings — published 2005
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 83,946 ratings — published 2000
Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,314 ratings — published 2006
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 38,298 ratings — published 2018
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 72,712 ratings — published 2017
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,966 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,499 ratings — published 1985
The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 18,103 ratings — published 2016
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 738,775 ratings — published 2011
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.56 — 31,783 ratings — published 2024
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 44,124 ratings — published 2021
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.31 — 46,639 ratings — published 2017
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 159,974 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 121,092 ratings — published 2013


