Wicked
Gregory Maguire
Published 1995
406 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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Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead
2007 · 2022 edition
336 pages
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
Published 2013
181 pages
City of Fallen Angels
Cassandra Clare, Кассандра Клэр
2011 · 2025 edition
448 pages
The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss
2011 · 2023 edition
1206 pages
Two Twisted Crowns
Rachel Gillig
Published 2023
437 pages
Clockwork Prince
Cassandra Clare
2011 · 2016 edition
502 pages
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
Published 2020
245 pages
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
1980 · 1999 edition
162 pages
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
1970 · 2021 edition
146 pages
City of Lost Souls
Cassandra Clare
1994 · 2020 edition
544 pages
The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber
2022 · 2025 edition
400 pages
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
Published 2018
527 pages
Babel
R. F. Kuang
2022 · 2026 edition
560 pages
Wonderful Wizard of Oz Illustrated
L. Frank Baum
1970 · 2020 edition
159 pages
A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber
Published 2023
386 pages
Stardust
Neil Gaiman
1995 · 2006 edition
248 pages
Clockwork Princess
Cassandra Clare
Published 2013
570 pages
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica, 아구스티나 바스테리카
2017 · 2020 edition
221 pages
Northanger Abbey - Illustrated
Jane Austen
1972 · 2017 edition
286 pages
The Crimson Moth
Kristen Ciccarelli
Published 2024
404 pages
Restore Me
Tahereh Mafi
2014 · 2018 edition
352 pages
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Lewis Carroll
1898 · 2025 edition
144 pages
Finale
Stephanie Garber
2018 · 2019 edition
494 pages