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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 342,154 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 75 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 238,455 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 71 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 219,957 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 127,325 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 563,690 ratings — published 2018
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 120,801 ratings — published 2009
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 45 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 83,188 ratings — published 2011
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 44 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,835,290 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 67,743 ratings — published 2019
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.32 — 71,512 ratings — published 2012
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 363,618 ratings — published 2006
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,209 ratings — published 2013
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 34 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,350 ratings — published 2012
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 31 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,058,809 ratings — published 1998
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 57,078 ratings — published 1984
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 146,161 ratings — published 1999
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.59 — 51,335 ratings — published 2020
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.59 — 45,964 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 — 876,589 ratings — published
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 30,165 ratings — published 2016
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,144 ratings — published 2018
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,928 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 36,145 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 — 760,146 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 — 817,926 ratings — published 2005
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 94,047 ratings — published 2025
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,245 ratings — published 2015
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,835 ratings — published 2008
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 257,899 ratings — published 2019
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.85 — 25,005 ratings — published 2003
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,755 ratings — published 2008
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.26 — 201,103 ratings — published 2020
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 17 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 441,100 ratings — published 1993
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 167,137 ratings — published 2007
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,967 ratings — published 2022
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 106,190 ratings — published 2021
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 358,495 ratings — published 2015
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,295 ratings — published 2015
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 126,512 ratings — published 2013
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,077 ratings — published 2020
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 122,165 ratings — published 2016
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,855 ratings — published 2017
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,658 ratings — published 2013
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 122,272 ratings — published 2021
We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,697 ratings — published 2019
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 39,674 ratings — published 2018
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,820 ratings — published 2012
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 94,467 ratings — published 2011
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,318 ratings — published 2015
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 89,054 ratings — published 2000
“Taein was bleeding in ways that no man could sustain for long, but he had a job to do. The path ahead had to be finished, before all this blood like water ran out and the grave closed over him at last.”
― Prince of Glass: Remastered
― Prince of Glass: Remastered
“They called themselves hunters because hunting was their job.”
― Pulling Teeth and Other Stories: A Grimdark Paranormal Fantasy
― Pulling Teeth and Other Stories: A Grimdark Paranormal Fantasy
