The best dark fantasy books of all time (chosen by dark fantasy authors)

Loved by 60 people

The Lord of the Rings

By J.R.R. Tolkien ,

Loved by 34 people

Piranesi

By Susanna Clarke ,

Loved by 34 people

Babel

By R. F. Kuang ,

Loved by 31 people

A Game of Thrones

By George R. R. Martin ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

Loved by 30 people

Six of Crows

By Leigh Bardugo ,

Loved by 30 people

The Fellowship of the Ring

By J.R.R. Tolkien ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Loved by 23 people

Fairy Tale

By Stephen King ,

Loved by 15 people

The Gunslinger

By Stephen King ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Loved by 14 people

Sabriel

By Garth Nix ,

Loved by 14 people

The Cruel Prince

By Holly Black ,

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Loved by 13 people

A Canticle for Leibowitz

By Walter M. Miller, Jr. ,

Loved by 13 people

City of Bones

By Cassandra Clare ,

Loved by 12 people

Something Wicked This Way Comes

By Ray Bradbury ,

Loved by 11 people

A Princess of Mars

By Edgar Rice Burroughs ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Loved by 10 people

One Dark Window

By Rachel Gillig ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

Loved by 8 people

Graceling

By Kristin Cashore ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

Loved by 8 people

The Dragonbone Chair

By Tad Williams ,

Loved by 8 people

Let the Right One in

By John Ajvide Lindqvist , Ebba Segerberg (translator) ,

Loved by 7 people

The Library at Mount Char

By Scott Hawkins ,

Loved by 7 people

At the Mountains of Madness

By H. P. Lovecraft ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Loved by 7 people

Starling House

By Alix E. Harrow ,

Loved by 6 people

House of Hollow

By Krystal Sutherland ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Loved by 6 people

Memories of Ice

By Steven Erikson ,

Loved by 6 people

The Lions of Al-Rassan

By Guy Gavriel Kay ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Loved by 6 people

Blood Over Bright Haven

By M. L. Wang ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Loved by 5 people

The Ballad of Black Tom

By Victor LaValle ,

Loved by 5 people

The Young Elites

By Marie Lu ,

Loved by 5 people

The Talisman

By Stephen King , Peter Straub ,

Loved by 5 people

HEX

By Thomas Olde Heuvelt ,

Loved by 5 people

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

By Axie Oh ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Icemaster of New-York

By Joseph D'Agnese ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Shadow and Scepter

By Shawn McMichael, Timothy Manley,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Loved by 5 people

Titus Groan

By Mervyn Peake ,

Loved by 5 people

Experimental Film

By Gemma Files ,

Loved by 5 people

The Golden Enclaves

By Naomi Novik ,

Loved by 5 people

Empire of the Vampire

By Jay Kristoff , Bon Orthwick (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

The Eyes of the Dragon

By Stephen King ,

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

By Andy Darby ,

Loved by 4 people

The Darkest Part of the Forest

By Holly Black ,

Loved by 4 people

Ring Shout

By P. Djèlí Clark ,

Loved by 4 people

Gormenghast

By Mervyn Peake ,

Loved by 4 people

The Black Company

By Glen Cook ,

Loved by 4 people

Written in Red

By Anne Bishop ,

Loved by 4 people

This Savage Song

By Victoria Schwab ,

Loved by 4 people

Kingdom of the Wicked

By Kerri Maniscalco ,

Loved by 4 people

The Hazel Wood

By Melissa Albert ,

Loved by 4 people

The Cipher

By Kathe Koja ,

Loved by 4 people

A Dowry of Blood

By S. T. Gibson ,

Loved by 4 people

Horns

By Joe Hill ,

Loved by 4 people

Red Sister

By Mark Lawrence ,

Loved by 4 people

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

By Carissa Broadbent ,

Loved by 4 people

A Sorceress Comes to Call

By T. Kingfisher ,

Loved by 4 people

Long Live Evil

By Sarah Rees Brennan ,

Loved by 4 people

Reborn as a Demonic Tree

By XKarnation ,

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Loved by 3 people

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

By Carrie Ryan ,

Loved by 3 people

Alice

By Christina Henry ,

Loved by 3 people

Winter Tide

By Ruthanna Emrys ,

Loved by 3 people

My Life as a White Trash Zombie

By Diana Rowland ,

Loved by 3 people

The Grey Bastards

By Jonathan French ,

Loved by 3 people

Deerskin

By Robin McKinley ,

Loved by 3 people

Elric of Melniboné

By Michael Moorcock ,

Loved by 3 people

Gilded

By Marissa Meyer ,

Loved by 3 people

Daughter of the Empire

By Raymond E. Feist , Janny Wurts ,

Loved by 3 people

The Belles

By Dhonielle Clayton ,

Loved by 3 people

Weaveworld

By Clive Barker ,

Loved by 3 people

Ship of Magic

By Robin Hobb ,

Loved by 3 people

Certain Dark Things

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia ,

Loved by 3 people

The Chosen and the Beautiful

By Nghi Vo ,

Loved by 3 people

The Queen of Nothing

By Holly Black ,

Loved by 3 people

The Bone Witch

By Rin Chupeco ,

Loved by 3 people

House of Salt and Sorrows

By Erin A. Craig ,

Loved by 3 people

Every Heart a Doorway

By Seanan McGuire ,

Loved by 3 people

Little Thieves

By Margaret Owen ,

Loved by 3 people

Black Sun Rising

By C. S. Friedman ,

Loved by 3 people

Glass Houses

By Rachel Caine ,

Loved by 3 people

The Binding

By Bridget Collins ,

Loved by 3 people

The Book That Wouldn't Burn

By Mark Lawrence ,

Loved by 3 people

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

By Melissa Bashardoust ,

Loved by 3 people

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

By George R.R. Martin , Gary Gianni (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Sunshine

By Robin McKinley ,

Loved by 3 people

The Jasad Heir

By Sara Hashem ,

Loved by 3 people

For the Wolf

By Hannah Whitten ,

Loved by 3 people

Lightlark

By Alex Aster ,

Loved by 3 people

The Butcher of the Forest

By Premee Mohamed ,

Loved by 3 people

The Incandescent

By Emily Tesh ,

Loved by 3 people

A Practical Guide to Evil

By David Verburg ,

Loved by 2 people

Who Fears Death

By Nnedi Okorafor ,

Loved by 2 people

Wicked Lovely

By Melissa Marr ,

Loved by 2 people

The Grief Hole

By Kaaron Warren ,

Loved by 2 people

An Unkindness of Magicians

By Kat Howard ,

Loved by 2 people

Vivian Amberville - The Weaver of Odds

By Louise Blackwick ,

Loved by 2 people

The Two Towers

By J.R.R. Tolkien ,

Loved by 2 people

A Little Hatred

By Joe Abercrombie ,

Loved by 2 people

Titanshade

By Dan Stout ,

Loved by 2 people

The Riddle-Master of Hed

By Patricia A. McKillip ,

Loved by 2 people

The Keeper of Night

By Kylie Lee Baker ,

Loved by 2 people

Jade Fire Gold

By June CL Tan ,

Loved by 2 people

Greybeard

By Brian W. Aldiss ,

Loved by 2 people

The Descent

By Jeff Long ,

Loved by 2 people

The Gilded Ones

By Namina Forna ,

Loved by 2 people

Tamsin

By Peter S. Beagle ,

Loved by 2 people

Daughter of the Burning City

By Amanda Foody ,

Loved by 2 people

An Easy Death

By Charlaine Harris ,

The best dark fantasy books of all time

The books our community loved the most.

The Lord of the Rings

Piranesi

Babel

A Game of Thrones

Books from our members

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Wolf Magick

Six of Crows

The Fellowship of the Ring

Books from our members

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Wolf Magick

The Icemaster of New-York

Fairy Tale

The Gunslinger

Books from our members

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Wolf Magick

The Icemaster of New-York

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Sabriel

The Cruel Prince

Books from our members

The Icemaster of New-York

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Books from our members

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Wolf Magick

The Icemaster of New-York

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Draakensky

A Canticle for Leibowitz

City of Bones

Something Wicked This Way Comes

A Princess of Mars

Books from our members

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Wolf Magick

The Icemaster of New-York

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Draakensky

The Shadow and Scepter

A Tale of Three Cities

One Dark Window

Books from our members

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Draakensky

The Shadow and Scepter

Graceling

Books from our members

Draakensky

The Shadow and Scepter

The Dragonbone Chair

Let the Right One in

The Library at Mount Char

At the Mountains of Madness

Books from our members

Draakensky

The Shadow and Scepter

A Tale of Three Cities

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

Books from our members

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Wolf Magick

The Icemaster of New-York

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Draakensky

The Shadow and Scepter

A Tale of Three Cities

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

Starling House

House of Hollow

Books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

The Blade in the Angel's Shadow

Memories of Ice

The Lions of Al-Rassan

Books from our members