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Grimdark Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 649 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 318,894 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 437 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.36 — 221,916 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 431 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.37 — 204,696 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 368 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.83 — 124,368 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 306 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.25 — 113,528 ratings — published 2009
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 242 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,757,804 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 240 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 61,886 ratings — published 2019
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 231 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 77,909 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 226 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 502,785 ratings — published 2018
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 219 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,247 ratings — published 1984
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 213 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.32 — 66,864 ratings — published 2012
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 206 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 71,047 ratings — published 2012
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 189 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,012 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 164 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,029,412 ratings — published 1998
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 159 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.60 — 46,465 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,962 ratings — published 2003
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 139,692 ratings — published 1999
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 141 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.60 — 41,394 ratings — published 2021
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 139 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,031 ratings — published 2015
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 139 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.30 — 346,845 ratings — published 2006
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 137 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.55 — 852,418 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 135 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 797,813 ratings — published 2005
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 63,395 ratings — published 2025
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.11 — 27,719 ratings — published 2016
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 130 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,481 ratings — published 2014
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 117 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 743,304 ratings — published 2011
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)
by (shelved 112 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.45 — 3,218 ratings — published 2017
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,494 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 107 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,271 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 107 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,492 ratings — published 2008
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 106 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,397 ratings — published 2017
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 96 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 228,577 ratings — published 2019
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 92 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.33 — 81,465 ratings — published 2021
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 89 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.27 — 176,896 ratings — published 2020
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 83 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,777 ratings — published 2018
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 81 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,599 ratings — published 2013
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)
by (shelved 78 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 116,550 ratings — published 2016
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.41 — 92,660 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 46,496 ratings — published 2021
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,521 ratings — published
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 46,045 ratings — published 2015
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 71 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,905 ratings — published 2015
Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)
by (shelved 71 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 21,736 ratings — published 1984
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,986 ratings — published 1998
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 68 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.14 — 422,450 ratings — published 1993
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,036 ratings — published 2015
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.15 — 177,548 ratings — published 2008
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 64 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.28 — 85,222 ratings — published 2000
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,894 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,306 ratings — published 2017
“The day will come when you need them to respect you, even fear you a little. Laughter is poison to fear.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“You always collect your debts this promptly?” Thrazo asked when he couldn’t handle the oppressive silence.
“When they matter.”
“And this one does?”
“Yes.”
“That’s nearly a conversation. Careful, you might strain something.”
― The Witch Hunter's Debt
“When they matter.”
“And this one does?”
“Yes.”
“That’s nearly a conversation. Careful, you might strain something.”
― The Witch Hunter's Debt
