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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 339,119 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 236,159 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 217,762 ratings — published 2008
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 361,526 ratings — published 2006
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,825,279 ratings — published 1996
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,877 ratings — published 2011
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 815,334 ratings — published 2005
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 757,894 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 119,749 ratings — published 2009
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,054,795 ratings — published 1998
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 873,696 ratings — published 2000
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,433 ratings — published 2008
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,162 ratings — published 2012
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,013 ratings — published 2013
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.32 — 70,811 ratings — published 2012
Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 105,456 ratings — published 2008
Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 110,899 ratings — published 2008
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 82,454 ratings — published 2011
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 166,425 ratings — published 2007
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,818 ratings — published 1984
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 134,383 ratings — published 2008
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 145,211 ratings — published 1999
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,122,896 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 125,964 ratings — published 2013
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 88,565 ratings — published 2000
The Crippled God (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #10)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.53 — 35,703 ratings — published 2011
Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.38 — 39,878 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 36,031 ratings — published 2014
The Desert Spear (The Demon Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 93,024 ratings — published 2010
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7)
by (shelved 11 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.40 — 41,848 ratings — published 2007
Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #9)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 35,016 ratings — published 2009
House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 58,274 ratings — published 2002
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.49 — 70,623 ratings — published 2001
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,729 ratings — published 2014
Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 12,635 ratings — published 2011
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,265 ratings — published 1998
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,738 ratings — published 2017
Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 22,427 ratings — published 1984
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 22,263 ratings — published 1985
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,811 ratings — published 2003
The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.50 — 47,900 ratings — published 2006
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.43 — 50,592 ratings — published 2004
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,761 ratings — published 2008
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 641,797 ratings — published 2011
The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.95 — 13,618 ratings — published 2006
Perfect Shadow (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 18,952 ratings — published 2011
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 29,837 ratings — published 2016
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 94,186 ratings — published 2011
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,646 ratings — published 2013
The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as gritty-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 66,688 ratings — published 2013