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Grimdark Fantasy Books
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 92 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 304,098 ratings — published 2006
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 70 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 211,584 ratings — published 2007
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 67 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 195,193 ratings — published 2008
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 122,604 ratings — published 2011
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,070 ratings — published 2009
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 47 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 458,641 ratings — published 2018
The Heroes (ebook)
by (shelved 43 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 74,702 ratings — published 2011
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,707,748 ratings — published 1996
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 36 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,266 ratings — published 2013
King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 36 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,280 ratings — published 2012
Red Country (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 63,954 ratings — published 2012
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 58,152 ratings — published 2019
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 135,118 ratings — published 1999
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 335,524 ratings — published 2006
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,012,027 ratings — published 1998
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,130 ratings — published 1984
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.60 — 43,351 ratings — published 2020
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
by (shelved 25 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.60 — 38,407 ratings — published 2021
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 62,479 ratings — published 2017
Sharp Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.11 — 26,151 ratings — published 2016
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 839,493 ratings — published 2000
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,571 ratings — published 2018
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 208,063 ratings — published 2019
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,083 ratings — published 2014
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 785,455 ratings — published 2005
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 18,291 ratings — published 2008
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,913 ratings — published 2015
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 20 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 732,803 ratings — published 2011
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,411 ratings — published 2003
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 160,220 ratings — published 2020
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 176,007 ratings — published 2008
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 42,790 ratings — published 2025
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 158,025 ratings — published 2007
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 327,209 ratings — published 2015
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.21 — 119,630 ratings — published 2013
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 15 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 408,252 ratings — published 1993
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 15,056 ratings — published 2022
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 37,979 ratings — published 2018
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,867 ratings — published 2015
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 55,974 ratings — published 2012
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,570 ratings — published 2013
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 84,766 ratings — published 2021
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,800 ratings — published 2020
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 113,104 ratings — published 2016
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 91,482 ratings — published 2011
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 82,659 ratings — published 2000
Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 31,233 ratings — published 2019
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,278 ratings — published 2017
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,653 ratings — published 2015
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as grimdark-fantasy)
avg rating 4.33 — 73,111 ratings — published 2021
“You wore our words like armour,” he said. “But you never carried the weight.”
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
― The Witch Hunter's Lie
“Herein lies a story all creatures know
The root of the root, the seed left to sow
A history of yearning, of great sorrow and pain
Told to me as a warning, told to you just the same.
In the beginning, the Father-Graven had two sons
Who tore the boundless heavens apart
In salted stardust, Geiin birthed a world
And Mithre corrupted its heart.
The world fell to a night deep and starless
The spirits of men filled fully with darkness
Geiin ascended and in his wake
Left four brothers, each an Anathema remade:
A Father to rule dumb creatures
A Father to keep Ieris living and green
A Father to be mankind’s healer
& a Father to balance, sort, and cleave.
What was faultless turned to rust
A world once beautiful turned to dust
At the end of all things but this stands true
All spirits return to one of two
Geiin or Mithre, holy or shrewd
Until the end we will slay what has strayed
Hear this song and be afraid
Never again let Anathema see light of day.”
― Prince of Glass: Remastered
The root of the root, the seed left to sow
A history of yearning, of great sorrow and pain
Told to me as a warning, told to you just the same.
In the beginning, the Father-Graven had two sons
Who tore the boundless heavens apart
In salted stardust, Geiin birthed a world
And Mithre corrupted its heart.
The world fell to a night deep and starless
The spirits of men filled fully with darkness
Geiin ascended and in his wake
Left four brothers, each an Anathema remade:
A Father to rule dumb creatures
A Father to keep Ieris living and green
A Father to be mankind’s healer
& a Father to balance, sort, and cleave.
What was faultless turned to rust
A world once beautiful turned to dust
At the end of all things but this stands true
All spirits return to one of two
Geiin or Mithre, holy or shrewd
Until the end we will slay what has strayed
Hear this song and be afraid
Never again let Anathema see light of day.”
― Prince of Glass: Remastered
