Dark Fantasy

At its most basic, dark fantasy is a term used to describe a fantasy story with a pronounced horror element. A stricter definition is difficult to pin down, as authors, publishers, and readers have used "dark fantasy" in various contexts throughout the years.

Dark fantasy is often used as a synonym for supernatural horror. Some authors and critics also apply the term to high fantasy stories that feature anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists. Fantasy works by writers typically associated with the horror genre are sometimes described as "dark fantasy." Conversely, the term is also used t
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Don't Let the Forest In
The Stone Witch of Florence
The City in Glass
Sally's Lament
The Dark Becomes Her
The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2)
Born of Blood and Shadows (The Heirs of Elysium, #1)
The Academy of the Dead (Haunted Creatures, Haunted Places)
Anathema
An Academy for Liars
A Dark and Drowning Tide
Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1)
Never Keep (Sins of the Zodiac, #1)
The Thirteenth Child
Lucy Undying
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
Anathema
Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)
Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy #2)
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
A Sorceress Comes to Call
Blood Over Bright Haven
Starlight Mates (The Nexus Series Book 1)
The Mist Thief (The Ever Seas, #3)
What Did You Do? (Infatuated Fae, #2)
Lady of Shadows (Lady of Darkness, #2)
Never Keep (Sins of the Zodiac, #1)
The Stars Are Dying (Nytefall, #1)
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Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
Coraline
King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)

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