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Grimdark Fantasy Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 98 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 338,056 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 235,356 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 69 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 217,030 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,757 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 119,401 ratings — published 2009
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 553,665 ratings — published 2018
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 45 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 82,206 ratings — published 2011
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,820,849 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 66,674 ratings — published 2019
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.32 — 70,576 ratings — published 2012
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 360,795 ratings — published 2006
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,959 ratings — published 2013
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 34 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,105 ratings — published 2012
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,719 ratings — published 1984
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 31 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,053,215 ratings — published 1998
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 144,934 ratings — published 1999
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.60 — 50,470 ratings — published 2020
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.59 — 45,106 ratings — published 2021
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 872,560 ratings — published 2000
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 29,713 ratings — published 2016
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,057 ratings — published 2018
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,663 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,990 ratings — published 2014
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 757,021 ratings — published 2011
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 814,248 ratings — published 2005
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,194 ratings — published 2015
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 88,388 ratings — published 2025
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 253,324 ratings — published 2019
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,737 ratings — published 2008
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.26 — 197,183 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,750 ratings — published 2003
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,329 ratings — published 2008
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 166,163 ratings — published 2007
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,205 ratings — published 2022
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 98,743 ratings — published 2021
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 355,347 ratings — published 2015
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,233 ratings — published 2015
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 125,781 ratings — published 2013
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 437,240 ratings — published 1993
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,040 ratings — published 2020
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 121,001 ratings — published 2016
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,776 ratings — published 2017
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,643 ratings — published 2013
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 118,630 ratings — published 2021
We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,643 ratings — published 2019
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 39,460 ratings — published 2018
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 68,731 ratings — published 2012
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 94,090 ratings — published 2011
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,250 ratings — published 2015
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 88,383 ratings — published 2000
“In his opinion, there was no pain greater than discovering—as it was happening—that one was doing something evil.”
― The Penitent
― The Penitent
“...helplessness would not win Vasily a war. Helplessness had to be turned to rage. The kind that could topple mountains, the kind that could dethrone kings, the kind that could burn a whole realm down to the ground.
The kind that never, ever went away.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown, many said about men of power. But Vasily knew a different kind of truth.
Heavier still, was the hand that wields the sword.”
― Prince of Glass: Remastered
The kind that never, ever went away.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown, many said about men of power. But Vasily knew a different kind of truth.
Heavier still, was the hand that wields the sword.”
― Prince of Glass: Remastered
