Grim Dark Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,324
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 310,207 ratings — published 2006
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 66 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 199,282 ratings — published 2008
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 65 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 215,841 ratings — published 2007
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,995 ratings — published 2009
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.83 — 123,281 ratings — published 2011
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 36 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 76,064 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 477,677 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 65,231 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 59,767 ratings — published 2019
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,599 ratings — published 2012
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 44,709 ratings — published 2020
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 39,726 ratings — published 2021
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,608 ratings — published 1984
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,560 ratings — published 2013
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,614 ratings — published 2003
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 76,642 ratings — published 2021
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 18 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 216,528 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 136,866 ratings — published 1999
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 340,139 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 — 2,730,062 ratings — published 1996
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 62,837 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,237 ratings — published 2014
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,230 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,383 ratings — published 2008
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.24 — 52,309 ratings — published 2025
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 167,365 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,242 ratings — published 2017
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 90,834 ratings — published 2021
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.11 — 26,823 ratings — published 2016
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 844,914 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 — 1,019,218 ratings — published 1998
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 39,189 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 57,705 ratings — published 2012
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,042 ratings — published 2015
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,741 ratings — published 2015
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 790,815 ratings — published 2005
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 83,651 ratings — published 2000
Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,089 ratings — published 2006
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 38,215 ratings — published 2018
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 72,393 ratings — published 2017
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,946 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,442 ratings — published 1985
The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 18,072 ratings — published 2016
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.43 — 47,756 ratings — published 2004
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 737,398 ratings — published 2011
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.56 — 31,028 ratings — published 2024
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 43,511 ratings — published 2021
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.31 — 46,286 ratings — published 2017
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 159,520 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 120,749 ratings — published 2013


