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Dark Fantasy

Blood-stained blades gleam in shadowy kingdoms where morally gray heroes walk paths paved with betrayal and dark magic. Here you'll find gritty, unflinching tales that blend epic fantasy with horror, where victory comes at terrible costs and even the monsters wear human faces.

Dark Fantasy Book Summaries

The Devils Summary
The Devils
by Joe Abercrombie 2025 565 pages
4.39
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Adult
Prince of Thorns Summary
Prince of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2011 373 pages
3.83
120.4K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Blade Itself Summary
The Blade Itself
by Joe Abercrombie 2006 515 pages
4.22
283.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Best Served Cold Summary
Best Served Cold
by Joe Abercrombie 2009 534 pages
4.24
103.0K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.22
56.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Last Argument of Kings Summary
Last Argument of Kings
by Joe Abercrombie 2008 536 pages
4.35
183.0K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Before They Are Hanged Summary
Before They Are Hanged
by Joe Abercrombie 2007 441 pages
4.36
198.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
King of Thorns Summary
King of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2012 449 pages
4.18
69.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Deadhouse Gates Summary
Deadhouse Gates
by Steven Erikson 2000 604 pages
4.27
79.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Desert Spear Summary
The Desert Spear
by Peter V. Brett 2010 579 pages
4.21
89.9K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Bonehunters Summary
The Bonehunters
by Steven Erikson 2006 1203 pages
4.49
43.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Queen's Bargain Summary
The Queen's Bargain
by Anne Bishop 2020 414 pages
4.19
4.4K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Magic
The Daylight War Summary
The Daylight War
by Peter V. Brett 2013 639 pages
4.20
64.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Darkness That Comes Before Summary
The Darkness That Comes Before
by R. Scott Bakker 2003 608 pages
3.84
22.8K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
The Weird of the White Wolf Summary
The Weird of the White Wolf
by Michael Moorcock 1977 159 pages
3.94
10.9K ratings
Fantasy
Sword and Sorcery
Dark Fantasy
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Summary
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura 2019 689 pages
4.61
15.4K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
Prince of Fools Summary
Prince of Fools
by Mark Lawrence 2014 355 pages
4.05
34.5K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Bane of the Black Sword Summary
The Bane of the Black Sword
by Michael Moorcock 1977 157 pages
4.02
8.0K ratings
Fantasy
Sword and Sorcery
Dark Fantasy
Into the Dark Lands Summary
Into the Dark Lands
by Michelle Sagara West 1991 382 pages
3.59
1.8K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark Fantasy
The Vanishing Tower Summary
The Vanishing Tower
by Michael Moorcock 1970 176 pages
3.97
9.7K ratings
Fantasy
Sword and Sorcery
Dark Fantasy
The Destroyer Summary
The Destroyer
by Michael-Scott Earle 2016 401 pages
4.00
3.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Adult
The Builders Summary
The Builders
by Daniel Polansky 2015 226 pages
3.76
4.0K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
Animals
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