Grimdark

Bodies of Work

Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror

“Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.” — Jordan Peele A murderous artist is haunted by the spirits of those…

psychological thriller · revenge plot · ghosts · grimdark

Morsel

Carter Keane · Horror

Carter Keane's Morsel is a delicious folk horror debut about learning to bite back when the world is determined to eat you alive.

coming of age · trauma recovery · grimdark · survival

Daggermouth

H. M. Wolfe · Fantasy

He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and…

dark romance · enemies to lovers · grimdark · dystopian society · trauma recovery · forced proximity

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · vampires · grimdark

Blood Over Bright Haven

M. L. Wang · Fantasy

**Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.** An orphan since the age of…

grimdark · political intrigue · quest · morally grey character · chosen one

Odessa

Gabrielle Sher · Literary Fiction

In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the…

magical realism · historical fiction · trauma recovery · grimdark

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman · Horror

“Buehlman…slips effortlessly into a different kind of literary sensibility, one that doesn’t scrimp on earthy humor and lyrical writing in the face…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · survival · grimdark

Katabasis

R.F. Kuang · Fantasy

'a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'A novel to savour.

dark academia · grimdark · morally grey character · found family · twist ending

Of Blood And Fire

Ryan Cahill · Fantasy

Of Blood and Fire is a return to the classic epic fantasy of old, but told with a modern narrative.

grimdark · quest · dragons · survival

Hungerstone

Kat Dunn · Horror

An orphaned, emotionally isolated heiress with no money marries a cunning steel tycoon for a chance to build back her life.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · grimdark · psychological thriller

The Troop

Nick Cutter · Horror

Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip.

coming of age · cosmic horror · high stakes survival · grimdark

Nothing Tastes As Good

Luke Dumas · Horror

'A staggeringly honest exploration of how shame, cruelty and the hunger for acceptance can make us feel sub-human.

psychological thriller · trauma recovery · coming of age · grimdark

Blood Trail

Matt Query · Horror

"In this chillingly original horror novel, a poacher turned game warden is on an all-new hunt when he's selected to track down a cult with blood…

survival · psychological thriller · grimdark · cosmic horror

Monumental

Adam Nevill · Horror

A novel of pagan terror from the author of The Ritual and The Reddening.

survival · closed circle · grimdark

The Shadow of the Gods

John Gwynne · Fantasy

A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction.

grimdark · quest · revenge plot

The Strength of the Few

James Islington · Fantasy

Omne trium perfectum The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus.

grimdark · quest · morally grey character · multiple timelines

The Rage of Dragons

Evan Winter · Fantasy

The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years.

grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival

The Poppy War

R. F. Kuang · Fantasy

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s…

grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival · dragons

The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin · Fantasy

**A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.** IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out…

grimdark · quest · chosen one · morally grey character · revenge plot

Empire of the Vampire

Jay Kristoff · Fantasy

"From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hands sets world aright.

dark romance · vampires · grimdark · paranormal romance

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins · Fantasy

**When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?** As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games,…

dystopian society · grimdark · survival · high stakes survival · coming of age

Hemlock & Silver

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.

dark romance · grimdark · gothic atmosphere · twist ending · witches

Alchemised

SenLinYu · Fantasy

« In English: What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours?

dark romance · grimdark · amnesia · possessive romance · trauma recovery

Nevernight

Jay Kristoff · Fantasy

"In a world where the suns almost never set, a woman gains entry to a school of infamous assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers that…

grimdark · coming of age · revenge plot · dark academia · chosen one

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake…

grimdark · high stakes survival · political intrigue · found family

The Book of the New Sun

Gene Wolfe · Fantasy

An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory.

grimdark · quest · morally grey character · redemption arc

Empire of Silence

Christopher Ruocchio · Sci-Fi

It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire.…

space opera · grimdark · anti hero · revenge plot · morally grey character

Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert · Sci-Fi

**Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time** Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul…

space opera · grimdark · political intrigue · morally grey character