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33 past books matching Grim Dark
Best for readers who like sprawling fantasy told through multiple perspectives, with warrior monks, elite soldiers, court politics, and hidden gods.
The Emperor’s Blades
Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Called “an enchanting union of old and new” by Pierce Brown, this epic fantasy follows the murdered emperor’s three children as they confront assassins, brutal training, political intrigue, and ancient powers while trying to uncover who killed their father, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 8,100 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like sprawling fantasy told through multiple perspectives, with warrior monks, elite soldiers, court politics, and hidden gods.
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In The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley, the emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods.
Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it's too late.
An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test.
At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor's final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing—and risk everything—to see that justice is meted out.
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A strong match for readers drawn to epic fantasy with legendary warriors, mercenary armies, revenge quests, and brutal political fallout.
A Crown for Cold Silver
Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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A retired warrior heroine returns to the battlefield after the slaughter of her village, seeking vengeance while facing old enemies, former allies, and an unknown army marching under a familiar banner, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to epic fantasy with legendary warriors, mercenary armies, revenge quests, and brutal political fallout.
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First in an epic fantasy trilogy—a legendary warrior heroine returns to the battlefield on a vengeful quest.
"It was all going so nicely, right up until the massacre."
Twenty years ago, feared general Cobalt Zosia led her five villainous captains and mercenary army into battle, wrestling monsters and toppling an empire. When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, she retired and gave up her legend to history.
Now the peace she carved for herself has been shattered by the unprovoked slaughter of her village. Seeking bloody vengeance, Zosia heads for battle once more, but to find justice she must confront grudge-bearing enemies, once-loyal allies, and an unknown army that marches under a familiar banner.
Five villains. One Legendary General. A final quest for vengeance.
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Good for readers who want dense epic fantasy with myth, violence, sorcery, and apocalyptic stakes.
The Judging Eye
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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Set twenty years after The Thousandfold Thought, The Judging Eye returns to Earwa as an emperor gathers a vast army to prevent a second apocalypse, pulling a reluctant king into holy war while an empress faces assassins and an exiled wizard searches for his enemy’s secrets, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 690 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want dense epic fantasy with myth, violence, sorcery, and apocalyptic stakes.
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The acclaimed author of the Prince of Nothing series returns with a new epic fantasy set in the same richly layered universe.
With his Prince of Nothing series, R. Scott Bakker won legions of fans and comparison to fantasy luminaries such as J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert. Now comes The Judging Eye, Bakker's first novel in a new series set in the world of Earwa, twenty years after the end of The Thousandfold Thought—a world that is both familiar yet profoundly changed.
To prevent a second apocalypse, an emperor gathers a vast army and draws a reluctant king into holy war. Meanwhile, an empress finds herself threatened by assassins and an exiled wizard seeks his enemy's secrets. Delving even further into his richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery, Bakker delivers a fantasy novel that defies expectations.
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A city built on old violence starts to buckle when something ancient stirs beneath its streets.
The Gutter Prayer
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark · Historical Fantasy
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A city built on old violence starts to buckle when something ancient stirs beneath its streets. In The Gutter Prayer, three young thieves get swept into a brutal struggle shaped by saints, sorcerers, and long-buried powers as their loyalty and survival are pushed to the edge. This epic fantasy stands out for its grimy city setting, dark inventiveness, and the sense that every secret comes with blood on it.
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"The Gutter Prayer is captivating and complex. Guerdon is a city that seethes with history, horror, and hidden secrets" (Nicholas Eames).
A group of three young thieves are pulled into a centuries old magical war between ancient beings, mages, and humanity in this wildly original debut epic fantasy.
Enter a city of saints and thieves . . .
The city of Guerdon stands eternal. A refuge from the war that rages beyond its borders. But in the ancient tunnels deep beneath its streets, a malevolent power has begun to stir.
The fate of the city rests in the hands of three thieves. They alone stand against the coming darkness. As conspiracies unfold and secrets are revealed, their friendship will be tested to the limit. If they fail, all will be lost, and the streets of Guerdon will run with blood.
"A groundbreaking and extraordinary novel . . . Hanrahan has an astonishing imagination" (Peter McLean).
The Gutter Prayer is an epic tale of sorcerers and thieves, treachery and revenge, from a remarkable new voice in fantasy.
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It suits readers who want bloody adventure, corrosive humor, and antiheroes whose worst qualities may be exactly what the mission requires.
The Devils
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark · Sword and Sorcery
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A holy mission turns vicious when a devout man is sent to travel with killers, monsters, and wielders of dark magic. In The Devils, Joe Abercrombie builds an epic fantasy around a doomed quest, a savage ensemble, and the uneasy gap between righteousness and brutality. It suits readers who want bloody adventure, corrosive humor, and antiheroes whose worst qualities may be exactly what the mission requires.
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An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller
A brand-new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey
This hardcover edition features illustrated endpapers, a foil case stamp, and full-page interior illustrations.
Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds.
Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Holy City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.
Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.
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Best for readers who like flintlock fantasy, revolutions, military intrigue, and explosive magic systems.
Promise of Blood
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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Called “the most fun” by Brent Weeks, Promise of Blood follows Field Marshal Tamas after a coup that topples a monarchy, sparks war, and leaves powder mages, an estranged son, and a blackmailed inspector facing unrest, rival powers, and rumors of waking gods, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 9,300 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like flintlock fantasy, revolutions, military intrigue, and explosive magic systems.
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In this thrilling first book of the Powder Mage Trilogy, civil unrest has crippled the citizens of Adro in the aftermath of the revolution that obliterated the monarchy—now, Field Marshal Tamas and his lieutenants must confront the true cost of freedom.
It's a bloody business overthrowing a king ...
Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas's supposed allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces.
It's up to a few ...
Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail.
But when gods are involved ...
Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. But they should ...
Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut Fantasy.
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Violence and ambition shape these lives long before either boy understands what they are becoming.
Kings of Paradise
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Violence and ambition shape these lives long before either boy understands what they are becoming. In Kings of Paradise, an outcast genius marked as monstrous fights to survive and plot revenge, while a disgraced prince struggles toward manhood, power, and purpose. This is dark epic fantasy driven by harsh worlds, political tension, and the slow collision of two dangerous destinies.
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A deformed genius plots vengeance while struggling to survive. A wastrel prince comes of age, finding a power he never imagined. Two worlds will collide. Only one can be king.
Winner of the 2018 IRDA for fantasy / 2018 Reader's Favorite Gold Medalist #1 Best Seller in Canadian Dark Fantasy 99% liked it (Goodreads)
"This dark fantasy epic will be held up against George R.R. Martin's masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. Read this book now so you can act pompous around your friends when HBO turns it into a television series." - Goodreads
"Kings of Paradise presents a brutal world of complex yet simple politics, reminiscent of Game of Thrones. An intriguing low-magic world packed with interesting cultures to be further delved. Nell shows considerable skill in displaying his world distinctly through the eyes of his different characters." - Fantasybookreview.co.uk
Ruka, called a demon at birth, is a genius. Born malformed and ugly into the snow-covered wasteland of the Ascom, he was spared from death by his mother's love. Now he is an outcast, consumed with hate for those who've wronged him. But to take his vengeance, he must first survive. Across a vast sea in the white-sand island paradise of Sri Kon, Kale is fourth and youngest son of the Sorcerer King. At sixteen, Kale is a disappointment. As the first prince ever forced to serve with low-born marines, Kale must prove himself and become a man, or else lose all chance of a worthy future, and any hope to win the love of his life. Though they do not know it, both boys are on the cusp of discovery. Their worlds and lives are destined for greatness, or ruin. But in a changing world where ash meets paradise, only one man can be king...
The first installment of an epic, low- fantasy trilogy. Kings of Paradise is a dark, bloody, coming-of-age story shaped by culture, politics, and magic.
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It fits dark fantasy readers who want a scarred older hero, creeping dread, and a quest shaped as much by trauma as by monsters.
Aching God
Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Grim Dark · Sword and Sorcery
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Auric Manteo thought he had left the horrors of his adventuring life behind, but old nightmares and an urgent summons drag him back to the one place he never wanted to see again. To save his daughter, he must return to the haunted Barrowlands and face ancient ruins, deadly traps, and something far worse waiting in the dark. It fits dark fantasy readers who want a scarred older hero, creeping dread, and a quest shaped as much by trauma as by monsters.
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"CLOSER, MORTAL. YOU ARE HERE, FINALLY, TO FEED THE ACHING GOD..."
The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life. To save his only daughter, he must return to the place of his greatest trauma: the haunted Barrowlands. Along with a group of inexperienced companions and an old soldier, he must confront the dangers of the ancient and wicked Djao civilization. He has survived fell beasts, insidious traps, and deadly hazards before. But how can he contend with the malice of a bloodthirsty living god?
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The Black Prism turns power into a ticking clock, where magic, empire, and family secrets threaten to fracture a fragile peace.
The Black Prism
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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The Black Prism turns power into a ticking clock, where magic, empire, and family secrets threaten to fracture a fragile peace. Gavin Guile rules as the Prism, a man whose brilliance keeps nations from collapsing, but the discovery of a hidden son forces him into a conflict no spell can simplify. This is epic fantasy built on political pressure, controlled magic, and dangerous legacy.
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In a world where magic is tightly controlled, the most powerful man in history must choose between his kingdom and his son in the first book in the epic NYT bestselling Lightbringer series.
Guile is the Prism. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live.
When Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
If you loved the action and adventure of the Night Angel trilogy, you will devour this incredible epic fantasy series by Brent Weeks.
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A strong match for readers drawn to dark epic fantasy, demon-haunted worlds, magical defenses, and sweeping series.
The Warded Man
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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Three young survivors of vicious demon attacks leave the fragile protection of magical wards in a quest to recover lost knowledge that could help humanity fight back, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 7,100 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to dark epic fantasy, demon-haunted worlds, magical defenses, and sweeping series.
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As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity.
For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human numbers dwindle under their relentless assault. Now, with hope for the future fading, three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will dare the impossible, stepping beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past. Together, they will stand against the night.
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As Sør Sevier’s fanatical army advances, the Five Isles brace for conquest.
The Forgetting Moon
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark
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As Sør Sevier’s fanatical army advances, the Five Isles brace for conquest. In Gul Kana, royal siblings Jondralyn and Tala confront court intrigue and dangerous secrets, while a disillusioned knight and an assassin with conflicted loyalties question the war they serve. Far from the throne, the orphan Nail may hold the key to salvation. The Forgetting Moon launches Brian Lee Durfee’s sweeping, unpredictable epic.
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A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is believed in but never seen, and hope is where you least expect to find it. The first book in Brian Lee Durfee's Five Warrior Angels series!
Welcome to the Five Isles, where war has come in the name of the invading army of Sør Sevier, a merciless host driven by the prophetic fervor of the Angel Prince, Aeros, toward the last unconquered kingdom of Gul Kana. Yet Gault, one of the elite Knights Archaic of Sør Sevier, is growing disillusioned by the crusade he is at the vanguard of just as it embarks on his Lord Aeros’ greatest triumph.
While the eldest son of the fallen king of Gul Kana now reigns in ever increasing paranoid isolationism, his two sisters seek their own paths. Jondralyn, the older sister, renowned for her beauty, only desires to prove her worth as a warrior, while Tala, the younger sister, has uncovered a secret that may not only destroy her family but the entire kingdom. Then there’s Hawkwood, the assassin sent to kill Jondralyn who has instead fallen in love with her and trains her in his deadly art. All are led further into dangerous conspiracies within the court.
And hidden at the edge of Gul Kana is Nail, the orphan taken by the enigmatic Shawcroft to the remote whaling village of Gallows Haven, a young man who may hold the link to the salvation of the entire Five Isles.
You may think you know this story, but everyone is not who they seem, nor do they fit the roles you expect. Durfee has created an epic fantasy full of hope in a world based on lies.
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It fits epic fantasy readers who want military strategy, dangerous magic, and a hard-fought battle against forces closing in from every side.
The Red Knight
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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A mercenary captain takes what should be a routine contract guarding an abbey and finds himself pulled into something far deadlier. In The Red Knight, monsters from the Wild, brutal warfare, and shifting political pressures turn a paid job into a desperate stand for survival. It fits epic fantasy readers who want military strategy, dangerous magic, and a hard-fought battle against forces closing in from every side.
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Miles Cameron weaves an epic tale of magic and mercenaries, war and depravity, politics and intrigue in this action-packed debut fantasy The Red Knight.
Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild.
Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men -- or worse, a company of mercenaries -- against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder.
It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it.
The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery, it's just another job. The abby is rich, the nuns are pretty and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with.
Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war. . .
If you're a fan of Mark Lawrence, John Gwynne, or Brian McClellan you won't want to miss out on this intricate, epic debut fantasy.
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