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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 99 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 333,510 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 69 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.36 — 232,113 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 68 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.37 — 214,087 ratings — published 2008
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 118,019 ratings — published 2009
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 41 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 81,182 ratings — published 2011
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,230 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 542,793 ratings — published 2018
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.32 — 69,677 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 65,617 ratings — published 2019
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 44,267 ratings — published 2021
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.17 — 71,860 ratings — published 2012
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.60 — 49,551 ratings — published 2020
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 92,932 ratings — published 2021
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,386 ratings — published 1984
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,756 ratings — published 2013
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,539 ratings — published 2003
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 82,416 ratings — published 2025
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,805,685 ratings — published 1996
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.33 — 248,129 ratings — published 2019
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.30 — 357,545 ratings — published 2006
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 143,718 ratings — published 1999
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,350 ratings — published 2017
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.10 — 29,212 ratings — published 2016
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,070 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,660 ratings — published 2008
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,047,429 ratings — published 1998
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 192,830 ratings — published 2020
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,428 ratings — published 2017
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,890 ratings — published 2014
Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 43,027 ratings — published 2006
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 66,426 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 — 868,170 ratings — published 2000
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 — 50,029 ratings — published 2004
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 810,268 ratings — published 2005
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.55 — 41,864 ratings — published 2024
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 87,690 ratings — published 2000
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 114,688 ratings — published 2021
Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 25,727 ratings — published 2006
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.45 — 76,268 ratings — published 2017
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.22 — 120,010 ratings — published 2016
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,185 ratings — published 2015
The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.20 — 22,094 ratings — published 1985
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,173 ratings — published 2015
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.48 — 69,895 ratings — published 2001
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.34 — 753,781 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.19 — 52,558 ratings — published 2021
We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,592 ratings — published 2019
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.25 — 165,128 ratings — published 2007
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as grim-dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 124,994 ratings — published 2013
