Grim Dark Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,351
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 93 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 321,988 ratings — published 2006
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 68 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.37 — 206,718 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 68 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 224,068 ratings — published 2007
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 114,539 ratings — published 2009
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,773 ratings — published 2011
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 38 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 78,617 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 511,812 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.31 — 67,457 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 62,712 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 71,215 ratings — published 2012
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 42,030 ratings — published 2021
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 47,141 ratings — published 2020
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 83,166 ratings — published 2021
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,149 ratings — published 2013
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,482 ratings — published 1984
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,065 ratings — published 2003
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 66,998 ratings — published 2025
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 232,924 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 140,573 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,768,100 ratings — published 1996
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 349,248 ratings — published 2006
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,627 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,668 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,523 ratings — published 2008
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.11 — 28,030 ratings — published 2016
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.27 — 180,473 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,335 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,587 ratings — published 2014
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,033,471 ratings — published 1998
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 855,506 ratings — published 2000
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 41,097 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 61,727 ratings — published 2012
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,044 ratings — published 2015
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.43 — 48,862 ratings — published 2004
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 800,557 ratings — published 2005
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 36,057 ratings — published 2024
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 85,824 ratings — published 2000
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 103,669 ratings — published 2021
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 74,361 ratings — published 2017
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 117,345 ratings — published 2016
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,064 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,782 ratings — published 1985
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,974 ratings — published 2015
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 745,623 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 47,719 ratings — published 2021
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 162,450 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 122,962 ratings — published 2013
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,533 ratings — published
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,533 ratings — published 2017
Xenos (Eisenhorn, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.14 — 14,887 ratings — published 2001


