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Grimdark Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 645 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 314,610 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 433 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.36 — 218,915 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 426 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.36 — 201,985 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 363 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.83 — 123,860 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 301 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.25 — 112,271 ratings — published 2009
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 240 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,744,415 ratings — published 1996
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 239 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.45 — 60,841 ratings — published 2019
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 228 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.35 — 76,987 ratings — published 2011
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 220 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 490,817 ratings — published 2018
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 219 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,947 ratings — published 1984
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 210 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.32 — 66,053 ratings — published 2012
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 206 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,860 ratings — published 2012
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 189 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,822 ratings — published 2013
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 163 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,024,217 ratings — published 1998
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 156 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.60 — 45,643 ratings — published 2020
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 146 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,787 ratings — published 2003
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 138,341 ratings — published 1999
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 139 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.60 — 40,572 ratings — published 2021
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 137 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.30 — 343,574 ratings — published 2006
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 136 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,998 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 135 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.55 — 848,681 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 134 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.17 — 794,387 ratings — published 2005
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.11 — 27,288 ratings — published 2016
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 129 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,349 ratings — published 2014
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 128 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.23 — 58,101 ratings — published 2025
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 116 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 740,346 ratings — published 2011
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,430 ratings — published 2017
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.45 — 3,180 ratings — published 2017
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 107 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,440 ratings — published 2008
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 106 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,118 ratings — published 2017
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
by (shelved 106 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,750 ratings — published 2014
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 96 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.34 — 222,746 ratings — published 2019
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.33 — 79,179 ratings — published 2021
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 89 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.28 — 172,127 ratings — published 2020
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,715 ratings — published 2018
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 80 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,601 ratings — published 2013
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)
by (shelved 78 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.22 — 115,538 ratings — published 2016
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 75 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.41 — 92,322 ratings — published 2011
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 45,000 ratings — published 2021
Godblind (Godblind, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,507 ratings — published
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 70 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,825 ratings — published 2015
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
by (shelved 70 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.19 — 45,709 ratings — published 2015
Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)
by (shelved 70 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.18 — 21,615 ratings — published 1984
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,935 ratings — published 1998
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,991 ratings — published 2015
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.14 — 418,999 ratings — published 1993
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.15 — 177,128 ratings — published 2008
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as grimdark)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,858 ratings — published 2020
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 62 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.28 — 84,393 ratings — published 2000
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as grimdark)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,270 ratings — published 2017
“People say anything when the fire’s close.”
Elijah studied her. “And when it’s not?”
“Then they lie slower,” she said.”
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
Elijah studied her. “And when it’s not?”
“Then they lie slower,” she said.”
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
“Jehan had seen fear change its clothes before.”
― The Penitent
― The Penitent
