Best Grimdark

1.
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 121,347 ratings
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,071 ratings
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,716 ratings
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King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 69,590 ratings
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Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)
Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 56,676 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 — 327,364 ratings
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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 187,936 ratings
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 203,655 ratings
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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,041 ratings
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,455 ratings
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Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold 4.24 avg rating — 105,503 ratings
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The Heroes
The Heroes 4.34 avg rating — 72,195 ratings
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Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 34,778 ratings
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 777,227 ratings
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Low Town (Low Town, #1)
Low Town (Low Town, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,435 ratings
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The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 174,782 ratings
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Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 90,525 ratings
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Red Country
Red Country 4.31 avg rating — 61,807 ratings
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The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 18,189 ratings
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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 725,266 ratings
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Chronicles of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1-3)
Chronicles of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1-3)
by: Glen Cook
4.24 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
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Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 155,296 ratings
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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,083 ratings
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The Heresy Within (The Ties That Bind, #1)
The Heresy Within (The Ties That Bind, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,984 ratings
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Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues 3.84 avg rating — 755 ratings
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The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 7,525 ratings
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 896,955 ratings
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The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 117,646 ratings
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Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2)
Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 107,904 ratings
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Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3)
Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 102,655 ratings
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The Cold Commands (A Land Fit for Heroes, #2)
The Cold Commands (A Land Fit for Heroes, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 9,516 ratings
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Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 72,022 ratings
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Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,801 ratings
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Scourge of the Betrayer (Bloodsounder's Arc, #1)
Scourge of the Betrayer (Bloodsounder's Arc, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 2,981 ratings
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Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 30,368 ratings
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Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 53,356 ratings
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Tomorrow, The Killing (Low Town, #2)
Tomorrow, The Killing (Low Town, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 2,620 ratings
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Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3) 4.47 avg rating — 64,389 ratings
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Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 80,884 ratings
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The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)
The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 129,618 ratings
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The Ten Thousand (The Macht #1)
The Ten Thousand (The Macht #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,707 ratings
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The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger 3.91 avg rating — 650,095 ratings
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Veil of the Deserters (Bloodsounder's Arc, #2)
Veil of the Deserters (Bloodsounder's Arc, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
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Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 12,723 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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The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3.5-5)
The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3.5-5)
by: Glen Cook
4.28 avg rating — 12,108 ratings
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The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 21,457 ratings
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Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5) 4.42 avg rating — 46,112 ratings
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House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4)
House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 53,234 ratings
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The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)
The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6) 4.49 avg rating — 43,918 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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Darkness Weaves
Darkness Weaves 4.07 avg rating — 1,581 ratings
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Bloodstone
Bloodstone 4.10 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
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Death Angel's Shadow
Death Angel's Shadow 4.26 avg rating — 995 ratings
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She Who Waits (Low Town, #3)
She Who Waits (Low Town, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 2,118 ratings
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Dark Crusade
Dark Crusade 4.15 avg rating — 1,329 ratings
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The Dark Defiles (A Land Fit for Heroes, #3)
The Dark Defiles (A Land Fit for Heroes, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 5,982 ratings
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Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 98,534 ratings
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The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (The Elric Saga, #2)
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (The Elric Saga, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 12,593 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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The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing #2)
The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing #2) 3.99 avg rating — 15,325 ratings
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Stormbringer (The Elric Saga, #6)
Stormbringer (The Elric Saga, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 10,242 ratings
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Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1)
Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 12,570 ratings
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Corvus (The Macht, #2)
Corvus (The Macht, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 1,842 ratings
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The Barrow
The Barrow 3.45 avg rating — 1,451 ratings
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A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1)
A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 9,282 ratings
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The Vanishing Tower (The Elric Saga, #4)
The Vanishing Tower (The Elric Saga, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 9,740 ratings
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Last Memoria (Memoria Duology, #1)
Last Memoria (Memoria Duology, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 282 ratings
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Talion: Revenant
Talion: Revenant 4.16 avg rating — 2,902 ratings
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I Know Not (The Legacy of Fox Crow, #1)
I Know Not (The Legacy of Fox Crow, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 713 ratings
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The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 23,047 ratings
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The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga, #1)
The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 4,999 ratings
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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane 4.05 avg rating — 5,680 ratings
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Night Winds
Night Winds 4.28 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
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Empire Ascendant (Worldbreaker Saga, #2)
Empire Ascendant (Worldbreaker Saga, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 1,551 ratings
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Chains of the Heretic (Bloodsounder's Arc, #3)
Chains of the Heretic (Bloodsounder's Arc, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 992 ratings
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Kings of Morning (The Macht, #3)
Kings of Morning (The Macht, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 1,262 ratings
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Fool's Assassin (The Fitz and the Fool, #1)
Fool's Assassin (The Fitz and the Fool, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 62,576 ratings
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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 14,496 ratings
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The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #2)
The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 5,273 ratings
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Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 83,969 ratings
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The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 78,889 ratings
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The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)
The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 17,815 ratings
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The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1)
The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 8,717 ratings
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Blade of Tyshalle (The Acts of Caine, #2)
Blade of Tyshalle (The Acts of Caine, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 5,314 ratings
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Darkstorm (The Rhenwars Saga, #0.5)
Darkstorm (The Rhenwars Saga, #0.5) 3.74 avg rating — 293 ratings
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The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #3)
The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 4,713 ratings
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Hawkwood's Voyage (The Monarchies of God, #1)
Hawkwood's Voyage (The Monarchies of God, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,036 ratings
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Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King 4.04 avg rating — 1,636 ratings
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Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3)
Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,408 ratings
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The Colour of Vengeance (The Ties that Bind, #2)
The Colour of Vengeance (The Ties that Bind, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,700 ratings
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The Price of Faith (The Ties That Bind, #3)
The Price of Faith (The Ties That Bind, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 1,459 ratings
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The Incorruptibles (The Incorruptibles, #1)
The Incorruptibles (The Incorruptibles, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
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The Weird of the White Wolf (The Elric Saga, #3)
The Weird of the White Wolf (The Elric Saga, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 11,011 ratings
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Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7)
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) 4.39 avg rating — 38,237 ratings
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The Book of Kane
The Book of Kane 4.17 avg rating — 419 ratings
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Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #1)
Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 9,823 ratings
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Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2)
Fool's Quest (The Fitz and The Fool, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 48,264 ratings
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Blood of Ambrose (Morlock Ambrosius, #1)
Blood of Ambrose (Morlock Ambrosius, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 914 ratings
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The Builders
The Builders 3.76 avg rating — 4,064 ratings
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