Dark Fantasy - Grimdark Must Reads

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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,113 ratings
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Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 121,348 ratings
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 419,859 ratings
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Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)
Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 6,422 ratings
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Where Loyalties Lie (Best Laid Plans, #1)
Where Loyalties Lie (Best Laid Plans, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,029 ratings
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Never Die
Never Die 3.88 avg rating — 4,441 ratings
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Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 4,107 ratings
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,398 ratings
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Seraphina's Lament (The Bloodlands, #1)
Seraphina's Lament (The Bloodlands, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 181 ratings
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River of Thieves (Thieves' Lyric, #1)
River of Thieves (Thieves' Lyric, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 256 ratings
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Chasing Graves (The Chasing Graves Trilogy, #1)
Chasing Graves (The Chasing Graves Trilogy, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 1,002 ratings
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Onslaught of Madness (The Madness Wars, #1)
Onslaught of Madness (The Madness Wars, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Darkmage (The Rhenwars Saga, #1)
Darkmage (The Rhenwars Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 782 ratings
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Beyond the Shadows (Battleborn Mage, #0)
Beyond the Shadows (Battleborn Mage, #0) 4.50 avg rating — 139 ratings
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The Rogue Elf of Urlas: Songs of Shadow (The Rogue Elf #1-3)
The Rogue Elf of Urlas: Songs of Shadow (The Rogue Elf #1-3) 3.99 avg rating — 359 ratings
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Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction
Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction 3.97 avg rating — 102 ratings
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The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
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The Witching Vault
The Witching Vault 3.99 avg rating — 778 ratings
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Clash of Iron (Iron Age, #2)
Clash of Iron (Iron Age, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,492 ratings
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The Darke King (The Broken Immortals #1)
The Darke King (The Broken Immortals #1) 3.96 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Born of Blood and Flames (Gravestone #1)
Born of Blood and Flames (Gravestone #1) 3.95 avg rating — 327 ratings
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The Rogue Elf of Urlas: Songs of Wrath (The Rogue Elf #4-6)
The Rogue Elf of Urlas: Songs of Wrath (The Rogue Elf #4-6) 4.31 avg rating — 120 ratings
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Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists
Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists 3.59 avg rating — 421 ratings
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The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4)
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4) 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
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A Crown for Cold Silver (The Crimson Empire #1)
A Crown for Cold Silver (The Crimson Empire #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,815 ratings
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Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,802 ratings
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The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3)
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Vultures (Shadow Twins #1)
Vultures (Shadow Twins #1) 4.12 avg rating — 73 ratings
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The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2)
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Faithless
Faithless 3.96 avg rating — 455 ratings
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The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1)
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 79 ratings
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Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)
Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1) 4.12 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifice, #1)
Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifice, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 747 ratings
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The God King's Legacy (God King Chronicles, #1)
The God King's Legacy (God King Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Cthulhu Armageddon (Cthulhu Armageddon, #1)
Cthulhu Armageddon (Cthulhu Armageddon, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 505 ratings
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Beyond The Shadows: Volume One
Beyond The Shadows: Volume One 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Child of the Flames (The Seven Signs, #1)
Child of the Flames (The Seven Signs, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,057 ratings
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The Winter of Swords: A Grimdark Epic (Overthrown Book 1)
The Winter of Swords: A Grimdark Epic (Overthrown Book 1) 3.87 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Song (The Manhunters, #1)
Song (The Manhunters, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 104 ratings
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A Change of Rules (The Missing Shield #1)
A Change of Rules (The Missing Shield #1) 4.28 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Fallen Empire (Ironstone Saga, #1)
Fallen Empire (Ironstone Saga, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 58 ratings
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The Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions, #2)
The Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 1,399 ratings
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Swarm and Steel
Swarm and Steel 4.25 avg rating — 472 ratings
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The Scrying (The Scrying Trilogy Book One)
The Scrying (The Scrying Trilogy Book One) 4.17 avg rating — 298 ratings
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Smoke and Rain (Blood of Titans: Reforged, #1)
Smoke and Rain (Blood of Titans: Reforged, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Path of Flames (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #1)
The Path of Flames (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 3,345 ratings
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Rise of Gods (The Paternus Trilogy, #1)
Rise of Gods (The Paternus Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,730 ratings
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Child of the Night Guild (Queen of Thieves #1)
Child of the Night Guild (Queen of Thieves #1) 4.25 avg rating — 763 ratings