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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 689 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 339,941 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 464 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.36 — 236,769 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 454 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.37 — 218,380 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 380 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,977 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 322 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.25 — 120,024 ratings — published 2009
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 261 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,828,158 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 258 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 67,134 ratings — published 2019
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 240 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 82,656 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 232 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.15 — 558,341 ratings — published 2018
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 232 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 56,888 ratings — published 1984
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 221 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.32 — 70,992 ratings — published 2012
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 213 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 72,204 ratings — published 2012
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 198 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,055 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 177 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,055,910 ratings — published 1998
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 172 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.59 — 50,849 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 164 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,849 ratings — published 2003
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 159 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.20 — 90,949 ratings — published 2025
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 156 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.59 — 45,504 ratings — published 2021
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 151 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 145,475 ratings — published 1999
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 149 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.55 — 874,559 ratings — published 2000
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 149 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,219 ratings — published 2015
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 147 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 816,108 ratings — published 2005
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 143 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.30 — 362,091 ratings — published 2006
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.10 — 29,926 ratings — published 2016
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.05 — 36,048 ratings — published 2014
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 127 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 758,567 ratings — published 2011
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)
by (shelved 119 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.45 — 3,475 ratings — published 2017
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,809 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 111 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,821 ratings — published 2014
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 108 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,772 ratings — published 2008
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 107 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,775 ratings — published 2017
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 104 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 101,593 ratings — published 2021
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 102 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.33 — 255,437 ratings — published 2019
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 93 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.26 — 199,045 ratings — published 2020
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 55,580 ratings — published 2021
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 88 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,099 ratings — published 2018
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 84 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,650 ratings — published 2013
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 81 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 121,469 ratings — published 2016
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
by (shelved 78 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 47,705 ratings — published 2015
Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 111,171 ratings — published 2012
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.41 — 94,277 ratings — published 2011
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,558 ratings — published
Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 22,452 ratings — published 1984
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,278 ratings — published 1998
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,279 ratings — published 2015
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 69 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.28 — 88,700 ratings — published 2000
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 68 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 120,239 ratings — published 2021
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 68 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.14 — 438,996 ratings — published 1993
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,259 ratings — published 2015
Half a War (Shattered Sea, #3)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.03 — 39,467 ratings — published 2015
“You wore our words like armour,” he said. “But you never carried the weight.”
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
“Bargain?” he repeated. “With men who barter with our bones? Tfu.”
Pitbound made that sound to ward off wickedness. Between the Monster’s teeth, it sounded like wickedness answering back.”
― Raptoraem :
Pitbound made that sound to ward off wickedness. Between the Monster’s teeth, it sounded like wickedness answering back.”
― Raptoraem :
