What are your favorite dark fantasy books?
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?
#1 of 13 in The Vampire Chronicles
1976 • 1,203 Readers • 346 pages • 3.8
1849 • 374 Readers • 821 pages • 4.4
2001 • 1,630 Readers • 176 pages • 4.1
#1 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire
1996 • 4,129 Readers • 819 pages • 4.4
#1 of 7 in The Witcher
20 • 1,185 Readers • 320 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in The Masquerade
2015 • 588 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
1915 • 2,223 Readers • 106 pages • 3.8
2022 • 59 Readers • 864 pages • 4.2
2017 • 4 Readers • 3,408 pages • 4.5
#1 of 2 in The Radiant Emperor
2021 • 1,092 Readers • 416 pages • 3.9
2022 • 603 Readers • 13h 27m • 3.6
#6 of 42 in Berserk
1993 • 104 Readers • 192 pages • 4.4
2012 • 588 Readers • 436 pages • 4.2
#1 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun
1980 • 638 Readers • 276 pages • 3.7
2019 • 421 Readers • 432 pages • 4
1938 • 1 Reader • 295 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage
1989 • 144 Readers • 349 pages • 3.9
#1 of 6 in The Watch
1998 • 245 Readers • 496 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in The Atlas
2020 • 1,426 Readers • 453 pages • 3.4
#1 of 2 in The Dark Star Trilogy
2019 • 675 Readers • 620 pages • 3.1
2021 • 25 Readers • 512 pages • 4
2019 • 95 Readers • 320 pages • 3.8
Planned book #1 of 2 in The Cruel Gods
44 Readers • 535 pages • 3.9
2018 • 34 Readers • 480 pages • 3.8
#1 of 1 in The Pentagonal Dominion
2022 • 12 Readers • 530 pages
2019 • 431 Readers • 720 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in Crystal Bloom
2021 • 109 Readers • 479 pages • 3.3
2023 • 72 Readers • 469 pages • 3.8
#1 of 11 in Ciclo di Eymerich
1994 • 5 Readers • 274 pages • 4
1938 • 1 Reader • 382 pages