15 Best Dark Fantasy Books
Goal: Find the best Dark Fantasy books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best dark fantasy books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
15 Best Dark Fantasy Books
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The Warded Man
Demon Cycle, Book 1
by Peter V. Brett
Prince of Thorns
Broken Empire, Book 1
by Mark Lawrence
The Dark Tower I
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King
The Stealer of Souls
Last Emperor Of Melnibone, Book 1
by Michael Moorcock
American Gods
A Novel
by Neil Gaiman
Black Sun Rising
by C.S. Friedman
Chronicles of the Black Company
by Glen Cook
Daughter of the Blood
The Black Jewels, Book 1
by Anne Bishop
Gardens of the Moon
Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
by Steven Erikson
Nevernight
The Nevernight Chronicle, Book 1
by Jay Kristoff
Sabriel
Old Kingdom, Book 1
by Garth Nix
The Darkness That Comes Before
The Prince of Nothing, Book 1
by R. Scott Bakker
The Vagrant
The Vagrant Trilogy, Book 1
by Peter Newman
The Way of Shadows
Night Angel, Book 1
by Brent Weeks
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