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Dark Fantasy Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 516 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 305,715 ratings — published 2006
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 494 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 122,781 ratings — published 2011
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 306 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 196,385 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 305 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 212,757 ratings — published 2007
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 283 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,713,095 ratings — published 1996
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 282 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 615,001 ratings — published 2022
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 279 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 659,317 ratings — published 1982
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 260 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,266 ratings — published 1984
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 253 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 74,121 ratings — published 2021
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
by (shelved 250 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 43,694 ratings — published 1998
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 226 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,371 ratings — published 2012
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 222 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 410,173 ratings — published 1993
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 219 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 775,922 ratings — published 2002
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 211 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 395,561 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 209 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 135,576 ratings — published 1999
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,634 ratings — published 2009
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 195 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,341 ratings — published 2013
The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 190 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 130,993 ratings — published 2008
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 188 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,013,896 ratings — published 1998
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 185 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 840,879 ratings — published 2000
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 180 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 645,050 ratings — published 1976
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 180 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 176,205 ratings — published 2008
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
by (shelved 178 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 287,777 ratings — published 1987
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 177 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 463,727 ratings — published 2018
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 176 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 179,713 ratings — published 2019
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)
by (shelved 173 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 113,479 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,136,984 ratings — published 2015
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.47 — 101,904 ratings — published 2025
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 169 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 559,810 ratings — published 1996
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 160 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 90,155 ratings — published 2024
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 159 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.06 — 291,347 ratings — published 2024
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 155 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 786,835 ratings — published 2005
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 154 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.39 — 466,631 ratings — published 2023
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 154 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 45,649 ratings — published 2025
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 151 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,694,797 ratings — published 2018
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 149 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 75,100 ratings — published 2011
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 245,427 ratings — published 1991
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 336,892 ratings — published 2006
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 986,867 ratings — published 2001
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 564,894 ratings — published 2008
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 841 ratings — published 2016
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2)
by (shelved 144 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 29,544 ratings — published 1999
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 142 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 733,986 ratings — published 2011
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 135 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.60 — 340,858 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 134 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,468 ratings — published 2003
Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 138,490 ratings — published 2022
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 56,315 ratings — published 2012
Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
by (shelved 132 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 242,957 ratings — published 1994
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 58,620 ratings — published 2019
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)
by (shelved 130 times as dark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 218,447 ratings — published 1997
“Becoming a part of you is becoming a murderer!”
― Mourning Grey: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga
― Mourning Grey: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga
“I'm on the floor against the wall and I'm shaking. I don't know what to do. I must be dreaming. Because I now know for sure I shot him.”
― The Watchers: The Tomb
― The Watchers: The Tomb












