Fantasy for mature audiences with (grim)darkened minds&souls (random order)

Updated 25 days ago
62 Books

Not necessarily grimdark or dark fantasy (some might be epic fantasy or military fantasy and so on), but with darker undertones, grey characters and serious, mature writing and story. No YA here, full adults readers only!

Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.37	2,942 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	4.03	1,934 reads
Beyond Redemption Michael R. Fletcher	3.76	22 reads
Blackwing Ed McDonald	3.91	53 reads
Blood of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski Danusia Stok (Translator)	3.94	723 reads
Blood Song Anthony Ryan	4.37	218 reads
Brother Red Adrian Selby	4	5 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	4.24	1,673 reads
City of Kings Rob J. Hayes	3	1 read
Elric Michael Moorcock	4	9 reads
Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate Michael Moorcock	3.71	51 reads
Eroii Joe Abercrombie	4.5	2 reads
Godblind Anna Stephens	3	12 reads
Heroes Die Matthew Woodring Stover	4.04	45 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	3.98	647 reads
Kalanon's Rising Darian Smith	3	1 read
Legend David Gemmell	3.83	82 reads
Lord Foul's Bane Stephen R. Donaldson	3.26	152 reads
Malice John Gwynne	3.97	233 reads
Mythago Wood Robert Holdstock	3.57	35 reads
Norylska Groans Michael R. Fletcher Clayton W. Snyder	4	4 reads
Priest Matthew Colville	3.9	20 reads
Priest of Bones Peter McLean	3.75	52 reads
Priest of Lies Peter McLean	4.41	27 reads
Red Country Joe Abercrombie	4.22	238 reads
Scourge of the Betrayer Jeff Salyards	3.67	12 reads
The Black Company Glen Cook	3.66	195 reads
The Blood-Tainted Winter T.L. Greylock	3	2 reads
The Blue Blazes Chuck Wendig	3.63	12 reads
The Coward Stephen Aryan	3.7	29 reads
The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker	3.72	80 reads
The Emperor's Blades Brian Staveley	3.96	152 reads
The Empire of the Dead The Empire of the Dead Phil Tucker	3.75	5 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	4.35	1,235 reads
The Forgetting Moon Brian Lee Durfee	3.99	38 reads
Theft of Swords Michael J. Sullivan	4.09	304 reads
The Grand Dark Richard Kadrey	3.45	27 reads
The Grey Bastards Jonathan French	3.92	46 reads
The Grim Company Luke Scull	3.6	24 reads
The Gutter Prayer Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan	3.74	50 reads
The Incorruptibles John Hornor Jacobs	3.78	9 reads
The Justice of Kings Richard Swan	4.14	132 reads
The Library at Mount Char Scott Hawkins	4.05	319 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	4.3	1,039 reads
The mask of the sorcerer Darrell Schweitzer	2.5	2 reads
The Mirror Empire Kameron Hurley	3.64	37 reads
The Monster's Corner Christopher Golden	5	1 read
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss	4.41	1,915 reads
The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe	3.69	213 reads
The Steel Remains Richard K. Morgan	3.73	79 reads
The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson	3.87	229 reads
The Tyranny of Faith Richard Swan	4.43	60 reads
The Vagrant Peter Newman	3.4	41 reads
The Winter Road Adrian Selby	3.8	6 reads
Umbra torționarului Gene Wolfe	5	1 read
Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay	4.33	12 reads
Unwrapped Sky Rjurik Davidson	3	4 reads
Veil of the Deserters Jeff Salyards	5	2 reads
We Men of Ash and Shadow H.L.Tinsley	4	6 reads
We Ride the Storm Devin Madson	4.23	21 reads
Wolfhound century Peter Higgins	3.88	4 reads