Dark Fantasy

At its most basic, dark fantasy is a term used to describe a fantasy story with a pronounced horror element. A stricter definition is difficult to pin down, as authors, publishers, and readers have used "dark fantasy" in various contexts throughout the years. Dark fantasy is often used as a synonym for supernatural horror. Some authors and critics also apply the term to high fantasy stories that feature anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists. Fantasy works by writers typically associated with the horror genre are sometimes described as "dark fantasy." Conversely, the term is also used t...more

New Releases Tagged "Dark Fantasy"

Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Black Feathers (Black Dawn, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14)
Horns
Girl of Nightmares (Anna, #2)
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5)
Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
Towering
City of Dark Magic
Pleasure Unbound (Demonica, #1)
Angel's Ink (The Asylum's Tales, #1)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson, #4)
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #1)

Giveaways

  • The Year of the Great Seventh by Teresa Orts
    The Year of the Great Seventh
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    Release date: Jul 06, 2013
    Sophie has always felt out of step—an outsider, even amongst friends in her high school with all the hype about celebrity culture. Her life in L.A. se…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 23 - May 25, 2013
    5 copies available, 667 people requesting
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  • Quenchless by R.D. Raven
    Quenchless
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    Genre: YA / Slipstream / Dark Fantasy

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    Giveaway dates: May 10 - May 31, 2013
    1 copy available, 477 people requesting
    Countries available: US and GB
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  • EverFall by Joe Hart
    EverFall
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    Release date: Apr 30, 2013
    During a storm unlike anything Michael Brennan has seen before, his family is taken. His wife, daughter, and son are stripped from him in a flash of l…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 06 - Jun 06, 2013
    10 copies available, 197 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
    Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
    The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
    The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
    Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #3)
    Neverwhere
    Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #1)
    Coraline
    Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
    Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
    Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
    The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
    Dreams Made Flesh (The Black Jewels, #5)
    Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1)
    Exile's Gate by C.J. CherryhGate of Ivrel by C.J. CherryhWell of Shiuan by C.J. CherryhFires of Azeroth by C.J. CherryhThe Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein
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    19 books — 8 voters
    Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. HamiltonBlack Dog and Rebel Rose by Danielle D. SmithThe God Machine by Chandra FreePersonal Demons by Nimue BrownThe Crow by James O'Barr
    Paranormal Graphic Novels
    9 books — 3 voters

    Wake the Wicked by Christian BalogaIt by Stephen KingGoldenland Past Dark by Chandler Klang SmithAttic Clowns by Jeremy C. Shipp
    Clown Horror
    4 books — 11 voters

    Abraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Steve HockensmithSense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. WintersJane Slayre by Sherri Browning Erwin
    The Monster Mash
    87 books — 269 voters
    Oceanear Tales by Nathan J.D.L. RowarkBlubber Island by Ismael GalvanJessica's Kin by Nathan J.D.L. RowarkInfatuation by Nathan J.D.L. RowarkInfatuation - The Story of the Snow Queen by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark
    HORRIFIED PRESS
    5 books — 2 voters


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