Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

At the crossroads between Mieville's New Crobuzon and M.T. Anderson's Viriconium, on the border of Dhalgren and D&D, just to the left of Terry Pratchett's Discworld and Mad Max's Fury Road ... lies Achten TanTales from the Year Between is a biannual anthology that...

BRACE YOURSELF FOR THE RIVETING THIRD INSTALLMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL AMAZON BESTSELLING SHADOW CROWN SERIES BY KRISTEN MARTINWith an early spring should come life. Not death.As Cruex-turned-Caldari Arden Eliri approaches her eighteenth birthday, adjusting to life as illusi has proven to be anything but...

Nate Temple has an appointment in Hell. One he can't reschedule...After recent events, Nate took some much-deserved time off for a little rest and relaxation. But when he finally returns home to attend what should have been a celebration of love, he finds insidious...

Once upon a time, there was a princess with no notion of right and wrong, and a queen a thousand times more twisted. In the realm of Tenebris, home to the unseelie folk, curses are served for breakfast with a side of betrayal. Vlari...

The "father of American literature," Mark Twain, was one of the most brilliant humorists of the 19th century, famous for his classic works even to this day. Twain is most known for his jarring criticism and harsh, but genuine writing. Growing up in a...

Two Carpathians find hope in the bond that ties their souls in this passionate novel in Christine Feehan's #1 New York Times bestselling series.Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone....

A geologist seeks her missing sister on the moons of Jupiter. The crew of the Valentine dredge up something awful from the ocean's depths. An ancient God is called upon during a bloody war. PISCES is a collection of twisted poems and dark stories...

"Unputdownable from Start to Finish!" Michelle TurnerEnter the immersive world of dark paranormal romance and dystopian grit with First Species, the thrilling fourth installment in the Alpha Claim series by New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 Dark Fantasy bestsellers Tamara Rose Blodgett and...

A Fayte Guardian with secrets. A dark fae craves her power. Only one will survive their battle of wits, wile, and magic.After rescuing Queen Victoria from an otherworldly enemy, Jane has settled comfortably into her new life as a Fayte Guardian, working as a...

Animals have their own language. A language, Ruby Spencer doesn't understand. Because if she did, she'd know that unrest festers. The natural order on Earth and Athanasia is about to shift. Animals are tired of being underdogs to humans and vampires. And wolves are...

Claude Frollo is a dark, thrilling tale based on the antagonist of Victor Hugo's classic novel. In this book, the reason for Frollo's evil -including the conflicting hatred and lust for a Gypsy woman - is explained in great detail.Everyone knows the fate of...

⚡️"This is a sterling end to a rich, concept-driven series." - Booklife Reviews (Editor's Pick)"Strong characters face a maelstrom in this intense, intellectually rigorous fantasy series finale." -Kirkus ReviewsWould you trade uncertainty for stagnation, chance for god, invention for inertia, thought for dogma?Four years...

Once a god, now a target.Darius wakes surrounded by blood. Most of his mind has been stolen, and the dark figure that took it wants the rest.Caught in a centuries-old war between the human empire and fiery rakkan invaders, he soon learns his fearsome...

"Greyfriars Reformatory delivers on suspense and a classic asylum setting that brings to mind novels like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." -- Chicago Review of Books Nineteen year-old Emily's acute dissociative disorder causes her to be institutionalised - again - at Greyfriars Reformatory...

Lights Camera Monsters? Sometimes you go to the movies. And sometimes, the movies--and their monsters--come to you. At any moment, without notice, monsters once relegated to the screen become a reality. Aliens and demons, dragons and ghosts, werewolves, vampires, zombies, and seemingly ordinary people...

The crown demanded everything. The kingdom will answer. Chaos paints the White Kingdom. Missing children, dead nobles, and a daring escape have created an upheaval that threatens the future of the entire realm. The lords and ladies are armed with a powerful secret weapon...

For Bianca Schumann, a Former Tender and esteemed mediator in vampire society, straddling the human and vampire worlds has become infinitely more complicated as the two worlds prepare for battle. When she finds herself the target of Species Purifiers, she enlists the help of...

Six Factions, the Yips, the Marleytarians, the Coolies, the Lioneers, the Zaroons and the Red Clouds Guardians and Protectors of the Caribbean are invaded and attacked at a Zaroon's celebration It was a joyful and happy gathering of the factions on the Blue Mountains...

Get out your trusty broadsword and your masculinity, and return with us to the glory days of old-time Sword & Sorcery fiction. Sure, it's not "fine literature," but, faced with a giant snake or an evil wizard, who'd you rather have at your side:...

Lost on a glacier and close to death, Andrea finds an unexpected ally. A research facility on one of Saturn's moons holds a disturbing mystery. F di longs to escape her aunties' island, but they sink any ship that comes close. AQUARIUS is a...

"Creepy, powerful, wonderfully twisted."--New York Times bestselling author Jonathan MaberryDon't Go in the Basement In a brutal spasm of bad luck, Tom and Jenny Decker lose both their cheap Manhattanapartment and their barely-above-minimum-wage jobs. Their luck runs hot when they stumble upon a surprisingly...

The world of M rind r burns in the aftermath of Durdan. The Princess has been lost to the River Ebon, and Creed must survive as he protects their young son from a cruel fate. Leterum seeks to rebuild an ancient altar to raise...

Some decades ago, Tanith Lee was asked to write a novel with a steampunk ambience, and this book is the result of her writing the first three chapters. Unfortunately, the book was never finished. However, the chapters she did write form a neat novella,...

The strange visitor arrives in the nick of time, just as Natalie contemplates giving in to the feelers of darkness that surround her. She can stay strong long enough to entertain a guest. But after that? Who knows. A hopeful tale for everyone beset...

Shai'Khal is changing. The impenetrable mists that hug its coastline are waning for the first time in nine hundred years. From those mists, two women emerge: Ruya, the high priestess of death, and Sarka, the champion of war. They claim they come in peace...

Over a millennium ago, demons from the sixth and seventh level of Hell fought their way to the third level... the level made up of mostly soldiers from the many wars mankind had waged throughout history. There, the lower demons were stopped, but not...

First published in 1826, "The Last Man" is a dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley that depicts a future where a mysterious pandemic almost decimates the world's population in the 21st century. Widely considered to be the first dystopian novel, it was unfavourably...

Lucifer awakens in a strange and mysterious world...Earth-a place full of wonder and terror alike. The life around him beckons him to hunt, but there is something holding him back. A woman needs protection from the creatures around her, but most of all, The...

The 5th installment in the bestselling and highly acclaimed Soul Savers series of dark urban fantasy books.The world is on the brink of war, the enemy have increased their attacks on humans, and my team and I have been assigned the mission of building...

A psychopathic wizard. An immortal mage. An epic battle of wills.Nikolai doesn't want much out of life: sex, immortality, and the power to disembowel anyone who crosses him. But with dark magic forbidden, his only option is Medea-a mage so deadly even the Enforcers...

Welcome to year two at Tompkin's bloody school!Our powers have grown stronger than ever and the stakes couldn't be higher.With a snap of her finger, Izara can hold fire in her hands. It whispers sweet nothings in her ear and prods her to drink...

Devon Chastain has always been angry. He burns with it, is consumed by it, lashing out at friend and foe alike and securing his reputation as a difficult noble son for all to see. Now that his family has betrayed the crown, Devon is...

Welcome to hell-I mean, Tompkin's Academy.Where students go missing, demons hunt freely, and the school does nothing to stop it.Oh, and dating the hot captain of the basketball team could be the deadliest mistake I've ever made.I thought my life was over the moment...

An old man. A dead body. A conspiracy to burn a country.Alvis always serves his Empress. Regardless of the trouble he finds.Discovering a dead body is normal for Alvis. Especially on a diplomatic mission for his Empress. Yet the Bloodied Rose on the body...

Some family traditions are better left in the past Jaskian Veris grew up knowing that one day, his mate would be killed. It was law amongst his kind that allowed no exceptions - but for a playboy angel with darker, more sinful preferences, it...

Book 3 in the Reclaimed Earth series, praised by Analog SF, Compelling Science Fiction, Cemetery Dance and more Earth is mostly depopulated in the wake of a massive supervolcano, but civilization and culture are preserved in vast orbiting ringstations, as well as in a...

Getting claws raked across your face isn't all that fun...The New York Paranormal Police Department is still reeling from the beating they took while saving Mike, the weretiger. Bethany Black is resilient, though, even if she does have to deal with the constant criticisms...

Don't kidnap a weretiger unless you're ready to have your ass kicked...Bethany Black is a rookie cop in the New York Paranormal Police Department (PPD). She's fast as hell, tougher than nails, and she's got no problem with blowing up stuff. She also turns...

Once upon a time in Lankhmar, City of the Black Toga, in the world of Nehwon, two years after the Year of the Feathered Death, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser parted their ways. Firtz Leiber forever changed the landscape of the sword & sorcery...

To get home, she'll have to win. But to win, she'll have to risk everything.This is the story of Mina, a teenage girl who is lured away from Earth to an outdoor marketplace on the moon. Mina's only desire is to return to her...

Ankhesenamun finally has the Eye of Horus although she has given up almost everything to secure it. She returns to Egypt to reclaim her throne and restore a more humane monarchy. But she underestimates the power of the Eye. It won't be content with...

Back by popular demand, the infamous cult classic has returned in all its original glory!Orphaned by war, alone, Mila is an enigma. A fugitive of the state, her blood runs thick with magic, teeming with untapped potential. She is an army of one with...

In the mid 80s, Curtis and his friend, Hunter are small time news reporters in the city of, Black Creek. Hoping one day they'll get the big story they always dreamed of reporting. However dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. When visiting family for...

"It's inevitable. We love, it burns us, we love again. Or we don't, and we wither on the vine." Emile de Guillory swore off love the night his wife died in his arms. Bazyli Drakos loves too deeply, despite what he stands to lose....

In a world where one's Name holds power, the Nameless - kimeno - are left behind.Resplendent Shrapnel Firecracker was born amongst Miderochi's elite. She finally seized her Name at the late age of fifteen - but it is one of bloodshed, and one she...

In the mid-21st century, the Great Magician Simon Magus reappeared, preaching a new gospel of sorcery over science. He offered the gift of magic to all who followed him, and billions flocked to his banner, eager to conquer the world in his name and...

Laurent and Sabre's story continues...All Laurent de Rue wants to do is live a peaceful life with his husband, Sabre, and support his little sister Rose's rise to stardom on the Starian stage. But learning the truth of his heritage, and rediscovering his magic,...

The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the stunning The Reluctant Queen comes to a gripping conclusion in the final volume of Sarah Beth Durst's Queens of Renthia trilogy . ....

Not all is happily ever after. Reyne has given up on love. After a failed marriage and dating horror stories, she has thrown in the towel. She has no intention of ever falling in love again. But her best friend has other ideas and...

WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - Superior Achievement in a Collection.Shirley Jackson Awards FinalistBritish Fantasy Awards FinalistCassandra Khaw's dynamic and vibrant debut collection, Breakable Things, explores the fragile and nebulous bonds that weave love and grief into our existence. This exquisite and cutting...