The Wicked King
Holly Black
Published 2019
322 pages
The most popular dark fantasy books
Dark fantasy is fantasy with the lights turned down. Its worlds are brutal, its magic costs dearly and its heroes are often not heroes at all. Horror seeps in at the edges. Choose it when you want high stakes, moral complexity and no guarantee of a happy ending.
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Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
Published 2012
358 pages
Matilda First Puzzle Book Pb
Roald Dahl, Puffin, Quentin Blake
1986 · 1996 edition
24 pages
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
2007 · 2011 edition
662 pages
The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson
2006 · 2023 edition
352 pages
A Clash of Kings
George R. R. Martin
1996 · 2012 edition
873 pages
The Queen of Nothing
Holly Black
Published 2019
305 pages
City of Heavenly Fire
Cassandra Clare
2000 · 2014 edition
664 pages
A Cidade das Cinzas
Cassandra Clare
2008 · 2010 edition
360 pages
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas
2021 · 2022 edition
801 pages
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
1973 · 2007 edition
464 pages
The Scarlet Letter
KATHIA VALLADARES
1883 · 2023 edition
241 pages
They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera
2014 · 2017 edition
384 pages
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
2020 · 2021 edition
480 pages
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
1880 · 2022 edition
448 pages
Clockwork Angel
Cassandra Clare
2010 · 2013 edition
486 pages
A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
1970 · 2013 edition
5216 pages
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett
1989 · 2019 edition
384 pages
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas
2021 · 2025 edition
835 pages
Unravel Me
Tahereh Mafi
2013 · 2021 edition
474 pages
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Stephanie Garber
2019 · 2025 edition
432 pages
One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig
2022 · 2025 edition
400 pages
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
1972 · 2020 edition
94 pages
Powerless 2
Lauren Roberts
Published 2024
400 pages