What are your favorite dark fantasy books?Answer

Fantasy spans the spectrum from lighthearted fun to kick-you-in-the-teeth realism. When done right dark fantasy explores themes that are often taboo or emotional. Exploring these dark themes in fantasy offers a safe space to explore concepts like these in a new world without the limits of our own reality. What dark fantasy books do you recommend to other readers?

Tales from Earthsea

#5 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

Tales from Earthsea
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2001 • 237 Readers • 296 pages 4.1

Magic's Pawn

#1 of 3 in Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage

Magic's Pawn
ByMercedes Lackey

1989 • 142 Readers • 349 pages 3.9

The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

1849 • 357 Readers • 821 pages 4.4

Coraline

Coraline
ByNeil Gaiman

2001 • 1,569 Readers • 176 pages 4.1

A Darker Shade of Magic

#1 of 4 in Shades of Magic

2014 • 2,137 Readers • 496 pages 4