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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 693 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 341,827 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 464 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.36 — 238,164 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 453 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.37 — 219,721 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 383 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.82 — 127,267 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 324 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.25 — 120,684 ratings — published 2009
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 261 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,834,144 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 257 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 67,633 ratings — published 2019
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 239 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 83,100 ratings — published 2011
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 236 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 57,056 ratings — published 1984
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 233 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.15 — 562,896 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 220 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.32 — 71,425 ratings — published 2012
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 213 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,335 ratings — published 2012
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 198 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,182 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 176 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,058,325 ratings — published 1998
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 171 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.59 — 51,251 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 167 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,977 ratings — published 2003
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 93,554 ratings — published 2025
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 155 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.59 — 45,879 ratings — published 2021
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 153 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 146,067 ratings — published 1999
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 151 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,243 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 148 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.55 — 876,292 ratings — published
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 146 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.30 — 363,391 ratings — published 2006
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 146 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 817,662 ratings — published 2005
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 136 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 57,005 ratings — published 2021
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.10 — 30,138 ratings — published 2016
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.05 — 36,130 ratings — published 2014
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 126 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 759,903 ratings — published 2011
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)
by (shelved 120 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.45 — 3,512 ratings — published 2017
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 114 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,851 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 78,055 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,825 ratings — published 2008
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 108 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 105,485 ratings — published 2021
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 108 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,910 ratings — published 2017
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 102 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.33 — 257,549 ratings — published 2019
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 92 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.26 — 200,795 ratings — published 2020
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 92 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,138 ratings — published 2018
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 117,250 ratings — published 2012
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 84 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,656 ratings — published 2013
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 83 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,859 ratings — published 2022
The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.15 — 20,098 ratings — published 2021
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 122,060 ratings — published 2016
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
by (shelved 79 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 47,875 ratings — published 2015
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 78 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.41 — 94,449 ratings — published 2011
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,302 ratings — published 1998
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,565 ratings — published
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,310 ratings — published 2015
Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 22,523 ratings — published 1984
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 121,939 ratings — published 2021
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 69 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.14 — 440,803 ratings — published 1993
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 68 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.28 — 88,994 ratings — published 2000
“Where was the civilisation in this place? No angry words, no threats, no curses, just violence delivered as a matter of course. I didn’t miss the fens or its people, my people.”
― A Good Day to Die
― A Good Day to Die
“So I will ask you plainly, and I will watch your hands while you answer, because hands lie slower than mouths. What are you?”
― Chirurgeon
― Chirurgeon
