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A strong match for readers drawn to grimdark fantasy, morally gray characters, gaslamp settings, and crime-driven plots.
We Men of Ash and Shadow
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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Former soldier turned mercenary John Vanguard hunts criminals for a corrupt employer until a murder investigation draws him into a web of secrets, political unrest, and his own search for redemption, with a 4.0-star average from more than 460 Goodreads ratings. A strong match for readers drawn to grimdark fantasy, morally gray characters, gaslamp settings, and crime-driven plots.
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‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ is the first book in the Vanguard Series and follows the journey of protagonist, John Vanguard, through the dark and corrupt city of D’Orsee. A Grimdark gas lamp novel, ‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ explores themes of redemption, loyalty, and betrayal against the backdrop of a world where survival often means compromising your values. Amidst the gas lamp shadows former soldier-turned-mercenary John Vanguard hunts criminals at the behest of his corrupt employer, Captain Felix Sanquain. Shamed by his deserter past and seeking to make amends for his many misdeeds, a chance encounter with Tarryn Leersac – a skilled young would-be-assassin fallen from the graces of high society – leads Vanguard to become an unlikely mentor. Charged with hunting down the killer of two guards left washed up on the banks of the canal, the further Vanguard delves into the underbelly of the city the more he finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and lies. A prominent aristocrat is missing. Crime lords, con men and harlots run amok and the city teeters on the brink of another revolution. With his already precarious reputation hanging by a thread, Vanguard must piece together how and why the last war came to pass, find a way to earn redemption for his mistakes and come to terms with the past in a city where few survive, and even fewer can be trusted.
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Brutal, sweeping, and gripping, this is perfect for fans of grim, battle-scarred fantasy.
Brother Red
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Adrian Selby’s Brother Red (4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a dark fantasy epic of loyalty and sacrifice. When soldier Driwna Marghoster discovers the body of a rare Oskoro hidden in her caravan, she uncovers a conspiracy that could topple kingdoms. Brutal, sweeping, and gripping, this is perfect for fans of grim, battle-scarred fantasy.
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Driwna Marghoster serves as a soldier for the merchant guild known as the Post, charged with protecting caravans across dangerous lands. When bandits strike, she holds the line. But in the aftermath, she discovers something chilling hidden among the wagons: the body of an Oskoro, one of a mysterious and rare people, their very blood priceless.
The corpse is more than contraband. It is a symbol, a key, and the start of a conspiracy that stretches across kingdoms. As Driwna follows the trail, she uncovers corruption, betrayal, and a rising darkness that threatens everything she has sworn to defend.
Brother Red is Adrian Selby’s dark and unflinching tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and the brutal fight to protect a fragile future.
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Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen (4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is “Outlander meets Camelot,” a sweeping historical fantasy of love, power, and myth.
The Lost Queen
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Fantasy
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Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen (4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is “Outlander meets Camelot,” a sweeping historical fantasy of love, power, and myth. Twin sister to the man remembered as Merlin, Languoreth fights to protect the Old Way as Christianity rises. Spellbinding and cinematic, this novel reclaims the story of a forgotten queen.
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In 6th-century Scotland, a queen’s name was almost erased from history. The Lost Queen restores her story.
Languoreth, twin sister of the druid Lailoken—remembered in legend as Merlin—is intelligent, rebellious, and determined to preserve the Old Way. As Christianity rises and kingdoms clash, she is forced into a marriage that could secure her people’s survival but threatens to silence her heart.
Drawn to the warrior Maelgwn while bound to Rhydderch, son of the High King, Languoreth must walk the knife-edge between love, duty, and power. With her brother at her side and war on the horizon, she stands as one of the last defenders of a vanishing world.
Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen is historical fantasy at its most vivid, moving, and unforgettable.
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Anna Stephens’s Godblind (4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon) launches a blood-soaked grimdark fantasy.
Godblind
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Anna Stephens’s Godblind (4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon) launches a blood-soaked grimdark fantasy. As the Mireces prepare to invade Rilpor in the name of the Red Gods, a powerful seer and an escaped slave must navigate prophecy, politics, and betrayal. Dark faith, brutal war, and shifting loyalties collide in this gripping series opener.
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A thousand years after their exile, the Mireces still worship the Red Gods, deities who demand blood and sacrifice. Now a new Mireces king plots to invade Rilpor, drawn by its rich cities and fertile lands.
Dom Templeson, a Watcher on Rilpor’s border and the most powerful seer in generations, is haunted by visions of war. When Rillirin, an escaped Mireces slave with dangerous secrets, collapses in his village, her arrival may be the key to stopping the invasion—or sealing Rilpor’s doom.
But treachery festers in the heart of the kingdom, as nobles and even the prince turn to the dark gods for power. In Godblind, Anna Stephens delivers a visceral grimdark tale of faith, betrayal, and a looming war steeped in blood.
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Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie.
The Court of Broken Knives
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Anna Smith Spark’s The Court of Broken Knives (4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a fierce grimdark debut of empire, betrayal, and blood-soaked ambition. When a company of soldiers sets out to kill an emperor, a secret prince among them may have his own designs. Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie.
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The richest empire the world has ever known is rotting from within, though only Orhan can see its doom. Guided by prophetic dreams, he hires a company of mercenaries to cross the desert, storm the capital, and kill the emperor—along with everyone who stands in the way. From the ashes, he plans to build something new.
For the soldiers, it is another bloody job. But among them is Marith, a young, magnetic warrior with a shadowed past and a darkness in his blood. He is more than he seems, and his ambitions may eclipse Orhan’s own.
In The Court of Broken Knives, Anna Smith Spark delivers a grimdark epic of brutal battles, political betrayal, and the seductive pull of power.
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Nnedi Okorafor’s Remote Control (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a haunting Afrofuturistic novella.
Remote Control
Grim Dark · Sci-Fi · First Contact
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Nnedi Okorafor’s Remote Control (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a haunting Afrofuturistic novella. Known as Death’s adopted daughter, Sankofa roams Ghana with the power to kill at a touch, searching for the alien artifact that transformed her. A lyrical blend of mystery, science fiction, and female empowerment from a multi-award-winning author.
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The day Fatima forgot her name, Death claimed her as its own. Now called Sankofa, she wanders from town to town, a lone girl with a fox at her side and the power to kill with a single touch.
Once, she was just a child. Then a mysterious object fell from the sky, gifting her an alien power she barely understands. Feared as Death’s adopted daughter, she is hunted, revered, and whispered about in equal measure.
Sankofa searches for the artifact that changed her life, seeking answers in a world that greets her with awe and terror.
In Remote Control, Nebula and Hugo Award–winner Nnedi Okorafor delivers an Afrofuturistic tale of mystery, community, and a girl learning to wield the power that remade her.
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Mark Lawrence’s Prince of Thorns (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) begins the Broken Empire trilogy with a ruthless antihero’s rise.
Prince of Thorns
Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Mark Lawrence’s Prince of Thorns (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) begins the Broken Empire trilogy with a ruthless antihero’s rise. At fifteen, Jorg Ancrath returns to claim his birthright, armed with a band of cutthroats and a thirst for vengeance. Treachery, dark magic, and brutal ambition define this grim, gripping fantasy.
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At nine, Prince Jorg Ancrath watched his mother and brother murdered before his eyes. At thirteen, he led a ruthless band of outlaws. By fifteen, he plans to take a throne.
Scarred in body and soul, Jorg abandoned his father’s castle years ago. Now he returns to claim what is his, driven by a relentless hunger for vengeance. Life and death are a game he plays without fear, because he has nothing left to lose.
But the path to power is steeped in treachery and shadowed by dark magic. In a world where betrayal is as common as bloodshed, Jorg will need more than cunning and steel to survive.
Prince of Thorns launches Mark Lawrence’s Broken Empire trilogy with unflinching grit and dark brilliance.
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Iain M. Banks’s Use of Weapons (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a ferociously intelligent Culture novel of intrigue, war, and buried secrets.
Use of Weapons
Grim Dark · Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Iain M. Banks’s Use of Weapons (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a ferociously intelligent Culture novel of intrigue, war, and buried secrets. Special Circumstances agent Zakalwe changes worlds to suit the Culture’s aims, but the truth of his past is darker than anyone imagines. A masterwork of wit, brutality, and haunting revelation.
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Cheradenine Zakalwe is one of Special Circumstances’ most formidable agents, a man who reshapes the destinies of planets through diplomacy, deception, and calculated violence. Recruited from obscurity by Diziet Sma, he has become a master of the Culture’s shadowy interventions—though she still does not truly know the man she commands.
The drone Skaffen-Amtiskaw knows them both. It once saved Sma’s life in a bloody display of machine efficiency, yet it sees Zakalwe as a doomed soul beyond redemption. What neither Sma nor the drone fully understand are the horrors buried deep in his past.
In Use of Weapons, Iain M. Banks crafts a brilliant, unsettling tale of power, morality, and memory, where every act of heroism carries a shadow, and every weapon leaves its mark.
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Matthew Woodring Stover’s Heroes Die (4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon) blends epic fantasy and gritty sci-fi.
Heroes Die
Post-Apocalyptic · Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Matthew Woodring Stover’s Heroes Die (4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon) blends epic fantasy and gritty sci-fi. Superstar assassin Hari Michaelson—known in another world as the Blade of Tyshalle—breaks the rules to search for his missing wife. His quest pits him against the deadliest powers of two worlds in a game where only one can survive.
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In the land of Ankhana, Caine is the Blade of Tyshalle—unstoppable, feared, and unmatched in the art of killing. On Earth, he is Hari Michaelson, a superstar assassin whose violent exploits are broadcast to billions. Bound by a rigid caste system, he kills for the entertainment of a world that keeps him firmly in chains.
When his estranged wife, Pallas Rill, vanishes in Ankhana’s slums, Hari breaks every rule to find her. The search thrusts him into a deadly contest with the most ruthless rulers of two worlds, where betrayal waits behind every door.
In Heroes Die, Matthew Woodring Stover delivers a brutal, high-stakes fusion of epic fantasy and hard-hitting science fiction where survival demands skill, cunning, and a willingness to kill anyone who stands in the way.
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Best for readers who like heroic fantasy, underdogs, humor, quests, and unconventional companions.
Chains of Honor: The Complete Series
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Epic Fantasy
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After failing to enter his nation’s prestigious wizarding school, Yanko Whitefox is forced to set aside dreams of restoring his family’s honor when war breaks out and his home is attacked. With unlikely allies and fledgling magic, he takes on a quest to stop the conflict and bring peace to his nation, with a 4.7-star rating from more than 1,100 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like heroic fantasy, underdogs, humor, quests, and unconventional companions.
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After failing the test to gain entrance to the nation’s prestigious wizarding school, Yanko Whitefox worries he’ll never be able to regain his family’s lost honor.
Then war breaks out, his home is targeted, and survival becomes more of a concern than accolades.
With his family scattered, Yanko’s only allies are a politically incorrect parrot, a sarcastic sculptor, and a gifted warrior who may be an enemy spy.
Determined to stop the war and bring peace to his nation, Yanko must undertake a quest that will put his fledgling power to the ultimate test. If he fails, he’ll lose much more than honor.
For fans of underdogs, humor, and heroic fantasy, this bundle includes three prequel novellas and all four novels in the Chains of Honor series.
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A desperate wish for love becomes a trap inside a castle ruled by temptation, time, and a labyrinth that refuses to let the heart leave unchanged.
Until the World Falls Down
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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A desperate wish for love becomes a trap inside a castle ruled by temptation, time, and a labyrinth that refuses to let the heart leave unchanged. In Until the World Falls Down, Nell must escape an immortal’s deadly bargain while confronting betrayal, desire, and the parts of herself she can no longer avoid. Dark fantasy romance, cursed attraction, and emotional reckoning drive the story.
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Labyrinth meets Beauty and the Beast in this spellbinding, sexy romantasy debut about a woman with a broken heart, the seductive immortal who imprisons her, the magical labyrinth that may be her salvation, and the dangerous attraction that could destroy them both.
Her freedom or her heart…in forty-eight hours, she'll lose one forever
When a brutal betrayal leaves Nell heartbroken and alone, she makes a desperate wish for love, recklessly offering anything in exchange.
Her plea is heard by Enver, an immortal as wicked as he is beautiful. He sweeps Nell away to his castle that seems to exist out of time and presents her with a bargain: escape his labyrinth within forty-eight hours or surrender to eternity as his lover.
Nell vows to conquer the labyrinth, despite the dangerous attraction she feels for its monstrous ruler. But every stolen moment with him leaves her craving more. And every step deeper into the castle reveals hidden truths about herself…and the curse that holds Enver captive.
Torn between her desire for love and the dark being incapable of loving her, Nell faces an impossible choice. And her time is running out.
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A gritty, ambitious fantasy for fans of morally gray heroes.
A Blade of Black Steel
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Alex Marshall’s A Blade of Black Steel (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) continues the epic Cobalt Company saga. As the Sunken Kingdom returns and an inhuman army threatens the Star, five villains and a legendary general must decide between personal vengeance and saving the world. A gritty, ambitious fantasy for fans of morally gray heroes.
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The Sunken Kingdom has risen after five centuries, bringing with it a monstrous secret capable of destroying every nation on the Star. On its shores, an inhuman army gathers, ready to invade the Immaculate Isles.
The Cobalt Company—five villains bound by ambition—must decide whether to abandon their personal quests for glory and vengeance to face this otherworldly threat, or gamble that their ambitions will matter if the Star survives the coming storm.
At the center stands a legendary general, a figure whose decisions could mean salvation or ruin for all.
In A Blade of Black Steel, Alex Marshall delivers a brutal, high-stakes sequel where loyalty is tested, alliances are fragile, and survival may demand the ultimate sacrifice.
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