Grim Dark Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,338
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 317,400 ratings — published 2006
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 65 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.37 — 203,754 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 65 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 220,899 ratings — published 2007
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 113,089 ratings — published 2009
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.83 — 124,172 ratings — published 2011
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 36 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 77,609 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 498,476 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 66,583 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 61,524 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,977 ratings — published 2012
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 41,096 ratings — published 2021
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 46,191 ratings — published 2020
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,168 ratings — published 1984
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,948 ratings — published 2013
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 80,658 ratings — published 2021
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,897 ratings — published 2003
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 18 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 226,455 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 139,207 ratings — published 1999
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 345,711 ratings — published 2006
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,752,901 ratings — published 1996
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,291 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,112 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,478 ratings — published 2008
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 61,609 ratings — published 2025
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 175,238 ratings — published 2020
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,435 ratings — published 2014
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,296 ratings — published 2017
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.11 — 27,568 ratings — published 2016
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 59,988 ratings — published 2012
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 851,036 ratings — published 2000
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,027,543 ratings — published 1998
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 98,838 ratings — published 2021
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 40,380 ratings — published 2006
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,043 ratings — published 2015
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.43 — 48,428 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 — 796,620 ratings — published 2005
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 84,929 ratings — published 2000
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 73,567 ratings — published 2017
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 116,158 ratings — published 2016
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,017 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,652 ratings — published 1985
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,871 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 — 742,267 ratings — published 2011
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 34,085 ratings — published 2024
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 45,957 ratings — published 2021
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 161,273 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 122,054 ratings — published 2013
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,519 ratings — published
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,470 ratings — published 2017
Xenos (Eisenhorn, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.14 — 14,553 ratings — published 2001


