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Grimdark Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 660 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 323,384 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 445 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.36 — 225,071 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 434 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.37 — 207,645 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 368 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,958 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.25 — 114,988 ratings — published 2009
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 246 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,772,402 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 245 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 63,067 ratings — published 2019
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 232 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 78,932 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 230 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 515,685 ratings — published 2018
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 223 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,585 ratings — published 1984
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 213 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.32 — 67,753 ratings — published 2012
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 206 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 71,301 ratings — published 2012
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 191 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,241 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 167 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,035,194 ratings — published 1998
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 163 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.60 — 47,442 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 154 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,129 ratings — published 2003
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 146 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.60 — 42,290 ratings — published 2021
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 145 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 140,961 ratings — published 1999
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.21 — 68,582 ratings — published 2025
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.30 — 350,194 ratings — published 2006
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 141 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,066 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 139 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.55 — 856,803 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 138 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 801,764 ratings — published 2005
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.11 — 28,179 ratings — published 2016
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,628 ratings — published 2014
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 120 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 746,594 ratings — published 2011
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.46 — 3,278 ratings — published 2017
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 110 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,546 ratings — published 2017
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 108 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,744 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 108 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,847 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 106 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,539 ratings — published 2008
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 98 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 234,881 ratings — published 2019
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 96 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.33 — 83,905 ratings — published 2021
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 90 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.27 — 181,970 ratings — published 2020
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 84 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,849 ratings — published 2018
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 81 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,606 ratings — published 2013
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 80 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 117,691 ratings — published 2016
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,312 ratings — published 2021
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 77 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.41 — 93,024 ratings — published 2011
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,535 ratings — published
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 46,400 ratings — published 2015
Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 21,891 ratings — published 1984
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 71 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,010 ratings — published 2015
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 70 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.14 — 425,867 ratings — published 1993
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,040 ratings — published 1998
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 67 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.28 — 86,057 ratings — published 2000
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,074 ratings — published 2015
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.15 — 177,978 ratings — published 2008
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 105,083 ratings — published 2021
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,931 ratings — published 2020
“We play with the gifts the Gods bestow upon us . And who are they to us? Either carpets to our thrones or casualties on the way.”
― Sons of Darkness
― Sons of Darkness
“I suggest you stop digging, Lynton,” she said, stepping past him. “Some things are best left in the ash.”
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
