1984
George Orwell
1971 · 1994 edition
242 pages
The most popular dark books
Dark books go to grim places. Cruelty, obsession, violence and despair are faced directly, in thrillers, fantasy, romance and literary fiction. They are not comfortable, and that is their power. Choose one when you want a story that does not look away.
See also Dark fantasy and Dark romance
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Farm der Tiere. Ein Märchen neu übersetzt von Michael Walter. Mit neuentdeckten Nachwort des Autors. Mit Zeichnungen von F.K. Waechter.
George Orwell
1971 · 1982 edition
197 pages
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
1983 · 2013 edition
391 pages
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
2022 · 2025 edition
528 pages
The Two Towers
J. R. R. Tolkien
1970 · 2004 edition
413 pages
A Feast for Crows
George R. R. Martin
1985 · 2011 edition
847 pages
The Mortal Instruments
Cassandra Clare
2005 · 2014 edition
725 pages
The Selection
Kiera Cass
2012 · 2014 edition
352 pages
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab
2007 · 2020 edition
560 pages
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
1970 · 2006 edition
120 pages
Dracula
Bram Stoker
1970 · 2006 edition
532 pages
Slaughterhouse Five
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
1970 · 2024 edition
192 pages
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
2020 · 2021 edition
803 pages
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi, タヘラ・マフィ
2011 · 2023 edition
336 pages
The Wicked King (Folk of the Air)
Holly Black
Published 2019
368 pages
Matilda
Roald Dahl, Puffin, Quentin Blake
1986 · 2022 edition
208 pages
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
2007 · 2014 edition
662 pages
Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson
2006 · 2014 edition
672 pages
A Clash of Kings
George R. R. Martin
1996 · 2003 edition
913 pages
The Queen of Nothing
Holly Black
2019 · 2020 edition
336 pages
City of Glass
Cassandra Clare
Published 2000
City of Ashes
Cassandra Clare
2008 · 2020 edition
415 pages
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas
2021 · 2022 edition
801 pages
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
1973 · 2007 edition
464 pages