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226 past books matching Dark Fantasy
In the deadly city of Hell’s Labyrinth, smuggler Vazeer the Lash is offered a way out—overthrowing the ruthless Raving Blade.
A Dream of Shadows
Horror · Dark Fantasy
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In the deadly city of Hell’s Labyrinth, smuggler Vazeer the Lash is offered a way out—overthrowing the ruthless Raving Blade. To succeed, he joins a team of Shadow Bidders: a fearsome ex-pirate, an actress out of her depth, and a mysterious assassin. But in a city of betrayal, freedom comes at a deadly cost.
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Vazeer the Lash is a smuggler in Hell’s Labyrinth, a violent metropolis where survival demands cunning and grit. But Vazeer, intelligent and cultured, dreams of escaping the life that defines him.
His opportunity arises when he’s commissioned to overthrow The Raving Blade, a notorious and brutal power broker. Joining forces with a crew of elite Shadow Bidders—each a master of their craft—Vazeer must navigate a dangerous web of deception and ambition. Among his allies: an ex-pirate whose size and strength make him a one-man army, a brilliant actress thrust into a world of crime, and a calm, enigmatic assassin with his own dark agenda.
As alliances fray and events spiral into chaos, Vazeer finds himself facing a question: can he survive Hell’s Labyrinth and finally be free?
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It fits epic fantasy readers who want vast worldbuilding, multiple viewpoints, and apocalyptic stakes shaped by prophecy and power.
Herald
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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A world built on the blood of dead divinities stands on the edge of ruin as prophecy pulls three lives together. In Herald, a war-worn king, a hunted wildling, and a washer woman with dangerous blood are swept into a conflict involving angels, tyrants, and ancient terrors. It fits epic fantasy readers who want vast worldbuilding, multiple viewpoints, and apocalyptic stakes shaped by prophecy and power.
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“For fans of John Gwynne’s Faithful and the Fallen and Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive. This is EPIC fantasy.” - Fantasy Book Critic
History is Written in Blood, but Fate is Forged in Fire.
A millennia has passed since humanity led a Crusade against Heaven and murdered God. Now, the last of the divinities are hunted by tyrant kings for the immortality angel blood provides.
As ancient Terrors slither from the darkness, devouring entire cities, and far to the East, the Forgemistress gathers her monstrous Kin and prepares to end the Fourth Age of Man, a prophecy of rebirth, whispered from the lips of a mad angel, binds the fate of three souls…
The last of the Godless Kings fighting an eternal war before the Gates of Heaven.
A wildling boy fleeing from his own mother, hunted by her assassins.
And a young washer woman with a deadly secret hiding in her blood is forced to make a choice: to aid a Fallen angel, or to save her mother’s life.
When all hope seems lost, then the truest of souls take up the sword.
“I usually know if I’m going to love a book in the first few chapters. Herald had me by the second page!” - Reader Review
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Best for readers who like dark fantasy with tyrants, corpse alchemists, crime guilds, brutal bargains, and vengeance.
Hand of the Executioner
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Hand of the Executioner opens a grimdark fantasy series in Adelstrad, where Viktor, an executioner bound by chains, may earn freedom by stopping a gang boss from smuggling a magical explosive into the city. Best for readers who like dark fantasy with tyrants, corpse alchemists, crime guilds, brutal bargains, and vengeance.
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All the heroes are dead, and the brutal Nameless Barons rule Adelstrad with iron fists. Even the dead aren't safe here, as corpse alchemists prowl for bodies, and only the strong survive.
Viktor the Executioner, shrouded in mystery and wielding a fearsome axe, walks a tightrope of obedience. Though forced to serve, Viktor isn’t a pawn—he’s waiting for the moment he can sever his chains.
Now, that moment may be near. A vengeful gang boss has smuggled a magical weapon into the city, one powerful enough to bring Adelstrad to its knees. The nobles offer Viktor his freedom if he’ll stop her—but can he trust them to keep their word?
Freedom, vengeance, survival—Viktor must decide where his loyalties lie, before time runs out.
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A continent reborn from chaos.
The Magelands Epic (Books 1-4)
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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A continent reborn from chaos. Two empires on the brink of war. The Rahain Republic’s hunger for power threatens to consume everything, but the Realm of the Holdings holds a secret weapon—a god whispering to its mightiest mages. When unstoppable force meets divine will, who will emerge victorious?
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The Star Continent has unified. War is imminent.
For ages, five continents lay scattered across the world—until a cataclysm forged a new land, The Star Continent. Now, two powerful nations, the Realm of the Holdings and the Rahain Republic, vie for control of the continent’s richest plateau.
The Rahain Republic, insatiable and armed to the teeth, has eyes on its neighbors, intent on conquest. But the Holdings have an ace: their god speaks to their vision mages, offering guidance and unmatched power.
As battle looms, the stakes couldn’t be higher. If the Holdings lose, their people face annihilation—or worse. Yet, with a god on their side, can they truly fail?
Will divine power be enough to turn the tides of war—or has the Realm’s fate already been sealed?
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Captured by the deadly Prince of the Shadow Court, Reyna faces an impossible choice: escape or remain bound to a dangerous marriage.
A Court of Ravens and Ruin
Horror · Romantasy · Dark Fantasy · Paranormal Romance
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Captured by the deadly Prince of the Shadow Court, Reyna faces an impossible choice: escape or remain bound to a dangerous marriage. As secrets unfold and the prince reveals unexpected depths, Reyna risks losing more than her freedom—she risks losing herself to her captor's dark allure.
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A defiant human woman. A dark fae prince. Bound to a marriage that could doom them both.
Reyna, a slave imprisoned by the Gold Court her entire life, seizes her chance to escape when the palace falls. But her freedom comes at a cost—she’s captured by the Shadow Court's deadly prince. And he wants one thing: her.
Forced into an engagement she doesn't understand, Reyna must escape before she's trapped forever. Yet the prince isn't what she expects—dangerous, beautiful, and more than just a monster. He needs her, but for what?
As secrets unravel, Reyna must fight to break free. But if she fails, she risks more than her life—she risks losing herself to her captor.
Can she resist before it's too late?
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Once a prince, now a hunted man, Cutter has spent fifteen years hiding at the edge of the Known Lands with the child he swore to protect.
A Warrior’s Burden
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Once a prince, now a hunted man, Cutter has spent fifteen years hiding at the edge of the Known Lands with the child he swore to protect. But the past he tried to bury comes crashing back when a betrayed brother and an army arrive in Brighton, forcing him to take up his axe again. A Warrior’s Burden opens with grim consequences, old sins, and a blood-soaked promise at the heart of a brutal epic fantasy.
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Where he walks, death follows.
He was once known as Prince Bernard, ruler of his people and the man who led them in the Fey War against creatures out of myth and legend, beings out of nightmare. A man renowned for his strength, a man feared by his own people as much as his enemies. But there are other names for him, too. Kingslayer. Oathbreaker. Traitor. The Crimson Prince.
And they are all true.
Now, he is simply Cutter, a man who arrived at the village of Brighton, a small place on the outskirts of the Known Lands, where men and women brave the harsh temperatures and freezing winds to survive. A man who brought with him a past full of regrets and an infant child, one he swore to protect.
For fifteen years, he watched over the child, hidden away in the desolate wilderness. But a man cannot run from his past—not forever. Sooner or later, it catches him. Always, it catches him.
Death comes to Brighton, led by a brother he betrayed and the troops of a kingdom he betrayed. Death comes to Brighton—and it is he who brought it.
With an entire kingdom against him, with the Fey stirring restlessly in the Black wood, eager for revenge, a lone warrior, once a prince, will be forced to take up his axe once more to protect the youth. To keep his promise.
It is heavy that axe, that promise, but he carries it, as he must. It is the price of his sins.
It is a warrior’s burden.
A Warrior's Burden is the first book in Saga of the Known Lands, a new series by bestselling author Jacob Peppers. It is a grimdark epic fantasy tale of creatures out of myth and legend, magic, battles, and warriors pitted against each other in a deadly struggle to survive. Are you looking for an action-filled character-driven fantasy? Then come and take your first steps into the Known Lands...
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Allie, a human servant in the Crimson Court, risks everything to steal from Lord Agenor, the powerful Protector of the Fae Isles, to protect her sister.
Heart of Silk and Shadows
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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Allie, a human servant in the Crimson Court, risks everything to steal from Lord Agenor, the powerful Protector of the Fae Isles, to protect her sister. When their dangerous game of wits turns into an unexpected romance, Allie and Agenor must confront their growing feelings—and the clash of their loyalties.
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Stealing from a fae lord is a dangerous game, but Allie is out of options. As a human servant in the Crimson Court, she’s learned to survive on cunning and wit. But when her younger sister is threatened by an unwanted suitor, Allie makes a desperate choice: steal from Lord Agenor, the powerful Protector of the Fae Isles.
After twelve centuries, Agenor thought nothing could surprise him—until he finds a bold note from a mysterious thief. Intrigued, he does the unthinkable and writes back, sparking a dangerous game of wits.
But when Agenor learns his challenger is a mere human, the stakes rise. What starts as a simple bargain soon ignites into an unexpected romance. Can love survive when duty and desire collide, or will loyalty tear them apart?
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Flynae’s peaceful life shatters when a human outsider kills her father, plunging her into a world of betrayal and captivity.
The Monarch’s Daughter
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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Flynae’s peaceful life shatters when a human outsider kills her father, plunging her into a world of betrayal and captivity. Bound by fate to the man who destroyed her life, she must decide whether to trust her enemy or risk losing everything. Haunted by a mysterious voice, Flynae’s path to freedom may reveal a destiny far darker than she imagined.
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Flynae, daughter of the Monarch, dreams of a peaceful life among her elf-like people. But everything shatters the day a human—a mere outsider—kills her father with a single strike. Her world spirals into darkness as she becomes a prisoner of conspirators and a pawn in a game of betrayal.
Bound by fate to the very man who destroyed her life, Flynae’s survival hinges on an impossible choice: trust the enemy or lose herself entirely. Haunted by a mysterious voice in her mind, she must find the strength to break free from her captors and uncover the truth behind her destiny.
Trusting the Enemy is an epic blend of sci-fi and fantasy, perfect for fans of His Dark Materials and Game of Thrones—where forbidden bonds and dark secrets collide.
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In a world where humans are bound by fragile treaties with powerful Fae, one warrior faces an impossible choice.
Kingdom of Blood and Salt
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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In a world where humans are bound by fragile treaties with powerful Fae, one warrior faces an impossible choice. Drawn to Ryvin, the dangerous Fae envoy, she must decide if trusting him is worth risking everything—her loyalty, her city, and her heart—before war consumes them all.
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I spent years training to protect my people from the Fae, only to find one keeping me alive.
In Athos, the last human city, survival is fragile. Bound by a treaty, humans offer tributes to the Fae, vampires, and shifters in exchange for protection from dragons. When Ryvin, the Fae King’s envoy, arrives, I’m torn between my duty and the undeniable pull toward him.
But rebellion brews. Athos won’t bend to the Fae much longer. As centuries-old secrets unravel, I’m forced to choose: trust Ryvin to stop a war, or risk everything for freedom.
Can I align with the enemy, or will it cost me my city—and my heart?
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A vengeful heart meets a forbidden desire in a deadly game of power and seduction.
Empire of Dark
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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A vengeful heart meets a forbidden desire in a deadly game of power and seduction. She wants his bloodline erased; he wants her to bear his child. As hatred and temptation collide, the lines between revenge and passion blur. In his lair, will she destroy him—or lose herself? One year, one deal, and no guarantees of survival.
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A century ago, his family obliterated everything she held dear, leaving her a broken shell. Now, vengeance fuels her, and Damen—the ruthless king of the heathens—is her key to it. He craves her womb, desperate to create forbidden half-breeds, but she has other plans. A year in his lair is her ticket to eradicating his bloodline, a deal as twisted as their fates.
Damen believes he’ll seduce her into compliance, but she won’t break. Or will she? His mastery of seduction threatens her resolve, unraveling the lines between hate and desire.
As schemes intertwine, and boundaries blur, one question remains: Will vengeance consume her before Damen’s dangerous allure destroys her from within? In their deadly game, the winner might lose everything.
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To save her sister, Ophelia enters Phantasma, a deadly game in a haunted mansion filled with monsters and treacherous rivals.
Phantasma
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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To save her sister, Ophelia enters Phantasma, a deadly game in a haunted mansion filled with monsters and treacherous rivals. Facing nine brutal challenges, she reluctantly accepts the help of Blackwell, a dangerously charming stranger with his own agenda. But in Phantasma, trusting him might be her biggest mistake.
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Welcome to Phantasma, a deadly contest where the rules are simple: stay alive, and don’t fall in love.
When Ophelia’s sister vanishes, her only chance to save her is to enter Phantasma—a twisted maze of haunted halls, lurking demons, and nine treacherous challenges. With a single wish as the prize, Ophelia must navigate the mansion’s horrors while fending off ruthless rivals who will do anything to win.
As she teeters on the edge of fear and despair, a stranger named Blackwell offers her a dangerous deal: his guidance through the trials in exchange for ten years of her life. Arrogant, charming, and maddeningly attractive, Blackwell is as tempting as he is mysterious.
But in a place where danger and desire intertwine, will trusting him be her salvation—or her downfall?
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In a dark world of merciless fae, April’s life changes when the seventh prince demands her as his yearly bounty.
Black World
Horror · Dark Fantasy
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In a dark world of merciless fae, April’s life changes when the seventh prince demands her as his yearly bounty. Taken to his deadly realm, the sickly human must uncover why she was chosen and the secrets that bind her to the fae. Can April survive his claim, or will she be consumed by the prince’s shadowed world?
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In a shadowed world ruled by merciless dark fae, survival depends on dangerous bargains forged generations ago. For April’s family, their pact with the dark fae has always meant the yearly loss of midnight apples from their harvest. But this year, the seventh prince comes to claim something else—April herself.
Sickly and deemed useless by her village, April can’t fathom why a powerful fae prince would choose her. Forced into his deadly realm, she uncovers secrets about her family’s past and her own connection to the dark fae.
Caught between the prince’s cryptic intentions and the perils of his world, April must unravel the truth behind her fate. Will she survive the prince’s claim—or uncover a power she never knew she possessed?
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