22 Best Grimdark Fantasy Books
Goal: Find the best Grimdark Fantasy books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best grimdark fantasy books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
22 Best Grimdark Fantasy Books
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Prince of Thorns
Broken Empire, Book 1
by Mark Lawrence
A Crown for Cold Silver
The Crimson Empire, Book 1
by Alex Marshall
A Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones, Book 1
by George R. R. Martin
Gardens of the Moon
Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
by Steven Erikson
Night Watch
Night Watch, Book 1
by Sergei Lukyanenko
The Poppy War
A Novel
by R. F. Kuang
The Steel Remains
A Land Fit for Heroes, Book 1
by Richard K. Morgan
Assassin's Apprentice
The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1
by Robin Hobb
Beyond Redemption
by Michael R. Fletcher
Black Sun Rising
by C.S. Friedman
Chronicles of the Black Company
by Glen Cook
Godblind
The Godblind Trilogy, Book 1
by Anna Stephens
Lord Foul's Bane
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 1
by Stephen R. Donaldson
Low Town
A Novel
by Daniel Polansky
Promise of Blood
Powder Mage, Book 1
by Brian McClellan
Red Tide
The Chronicles of the Exile, Book 3
by Marc Turner
Skullsworn
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book 4
by Brian Staveley
The Forgetting Moon
The Five Warrior Angels, Book 1
by Brian Lee Durfee
The Grim Company
The Grim Company Series, Book 1
by Luke Scull
The Vagrant
The Vagrant Trilogy, Book 1
by Peter Newman
Sources
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8 of the Best Grimdark Fantasy Books for Those With a Thirst for Darkness
reditalgroup.com
- 2
Top 10 Grimdark Must Reads
grimdarkmagazine.com
- 3
Gritty and Gray: 12 of the Greatest Grimdark Fantasy Books Ever
theportalist.com
- 4
26 Best Grimdark Books - The Best Sci Fi Books
best-sci-fi-books.com
- 5
Best Grimdark Fantasy Books
bestfantasybooks.com
