Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

What begins as a simple, bittersweet tale about a man turned into a polar bear, grandly unfolds into a rich, mythical adventure in the book series Rise Of The Snow Queen. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, author G.W. Mullins expands on this...

Are you afraid of the dark? Wyatt Sinclair has been afraid of the dark his whole life because he sees monsters in the shadows. Labeled as crazy, his fear has isolated him from the rest of the world. He lives alone with two cats,...

Biblical tales retold as episodes in humanity's battle with the ravenous undead. This series can be read in any order.It is 587 BC. A vast army lies encamped about Yirmiyahu's city, and a rebellious king has closed the city gates, locking in the living...

She wanted to run her father's business. She got a mad prince, demons, ghosts and a kingdom in debt.As the only child of a successful merchant, Johanna has her wits and a sense for business.The royal family is in deep trouble: ever since the...

Keeping our existence a secret protected the pack. Now the wrong people know about us. That's the reason the Alphas and I have been abducted to be hunted for sport, but we have no intention of going down without a fight.Escape seems nearly impossible...

A deliciously satirical new standalone from the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is about wealthy moms and sorority girls practicing a sinister new wellness trend.Good girls deserve a treat. Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority...

Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers cringing, laughing, and guessing until the very last page. Rose DuBois is not your average final girl. Rose is in her late 70s,...

Author: Hiron EnnesISBN-10: 125081121XISBN-13: 9781250811219Publisher: Tor BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 336Format: Hardcover

A beautiful and nightmarish story of fatherhood and masculinity, told through the intertwined fates of Greek mythic figures Daedelus, Icarus, King Minos, and the Minotaur. Daedalus of Crete is many things: The greatest architect in the world. The constructor of the Labyrinth that imprisoned...

The explosive conclusion to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chloe C. Pe?aranda's Nytefall trilogy. The strongest light needs the deepest shadows. Reeling from shocking betrayal, the Star Maiden Astraea must now race against time to break the curse imprisoning her lover,...

Adam Murphy wants to be a serious journalist. Unfortunately, he spends his days writing copy about underwear and abs for a gay lifestyle magazine. When a troubled young porn star brings him a tip about a recently deceased marine's secret visit to an infamous...

KJ Parker's new novella is a darkly witty historical fantasy. A group of scholars are asked to do the impossible by a ruthless king. The cost of refusal being death, of course. History isn't truth...it's propaganda. Academics can be cocky. Atop their perches of...

A richly imagined dark fantasy that pulses with the beautiful destruction of a town reclaimed by the natural world. Something is choking the humid, flower-draped river-city of Edinglas. Ghosts stick in its craw and fill the tide, backing up through the drains. Mysteries and...

Kate, a young artist married to the local golden boy, recently transplanted to the secluded town of Deer Lake. According to local lore, a folktale beast called the Shadow lurks in the woods near her home. Kate doesn't believe in monsters. She may be...

Claws flash in the dark. Shadows move among the trees. Sautes lie desecrated, and an abbey burned. When a monster attack shakes the hamlet of Road Narrows, a wandering sorcerer must take it upon himself to bring down the beast and reveal the truth...

The Call drags Aster further into a world of unknowns, blurring the lines of what's right and wrong. As she tries to make sense of the difference between love and obsession, a terror is unleashed that may end all she's ever known and any...

The Mirror Market is a realm of wonder and danger, hidden between the folds of reality. It is a labyrinthine bazaar where magic runs wild and reflections hold secrets. Illuminated by an eternal twilight, the Market shimmers with stalls overflowing with impossible wares-time in...

In the shadow of the Imperium, the Rubicon Program transforms ordinary citizens into perfect warriors-or sacrifices them to the Emperor's machine. For Jarek Cassius, conscripted from a dying hive world, survival means enduring horrifying trials of biomancy and warp-tainted experimentation. But as his body...

In the grim darkness of the far future, where the light of the Emperor is the only beacon against the consuming abyss, a Deathwatch Kill-Team is sent on a desperate mission to a decaying industrial planet harboring a terrible secret. Deep within the ruins...

In the grim darkness of the far future, where the Imperium of Man wages endless war, the elite warriors of the Deathwatch are called to Atraxis-IV to confront a threat unlike any they have faced before. The Obsidian Spire, a massive Necron construct pulsating...

Dare to explore the dark side of possibilityStep into the shadows of tomorrow where technology twists reality, humanity teeters on the edge of the abyss, and the fragile line between sanity and madness dissolves into the void.From dystopian futures ruled by cold logic to...

In the heart of a shadowy, dense forest under an ominous crescent moon, Aes, a young woman with a mysterious past, finds herself lost and injured after a terrifying fall. As she tries to piece together how she ended up here, strange whispers call...

A ruthless fire vampire. An unsuspecting human. A bargain that will cost them everything.Tatyana Vorona has no idea that she just made a deal with a vampire. When the na?ve human bookkeeper offers to help locate embezzled funds for a wealthy CEO, she doesn't...

A gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy that reimagines the Jewish myth of golem in a tale of a cursed forest, impossible choices, and sapphic romance--perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik. The forest eats the girls who wander out...

The Hollow Throne is a gripping, nightmarish journey into the heart of the Warhammer 40K universe, where power, corruption, and betrayal collide in a chaotic struggle for control. Tybalt Sahr, a once-proud man driven by ambition, descends into a grotesque abomination of flesh and...

Chronicles of the Spoke'N Sword: Part 1 - Origins introduces a group of misfits, strangers to one another, yet bound by fate. Each is driven by their own demons, desires, and mysterious pasts. In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, they find...

In a complex world of humanity and ancestral dragon heritage, Kalaxy is a strong warrior who suffers an unimaginable loss that forces her to reexamine the course of her life.When she arrives home three weeks early from her military duty, Kalaxy's nose is assaulted...

Saralyn Everhart takes a turn, bringing her works into a new adult era. The Corruption series is a dark romance that meets epic fantasy with a taste of sci-fi. The Bloodmane was a child when she snuck into the Light Coalition's military. Her trauma...

In a universe torn apart by war, Carys, a powerful Inquisitor, embarks on a dangerous journey to hunt down Lord Marshal Varris, a figure of corruption whose reach stretches into the darkest corners of the galaxy. But as Carys uncovers the horrifying truth behind...

"...Orphan...""...Outcast...""...Witch."Bryn Kenneally has spent her entire life hiding in the shadows, hated for things she cannot control.But now, those very shadows are coming to life, bringing dark secrets from a past she cannot remember. Lives hang in the balance as those very secrets weave...

When a Rivani woman faces a series of misfortunes on the road, she takes shelter in a crumbling fortress where old magic slumbers. When she discovers roses, long believed to be extinct, she makes a fateful decision that brings her face to face with...

The enthralling and romantic sequel to Santana Saunders' enchanting A Curse of Blood and Bloom.Evanthe, a Stone Holder and Final Guardian, finds herself caught between two deities and two destines while the future of the human and Fae realms hang in the balance.After making...

New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire takes us back to the world of the award-winning Alchemical Journeys series in this action-packed follow-up to Middlegame and Seasonal Fears. Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City...All across the world, people look up...

BOOK 2 OF THE CURSEBREAKERS SERIES, FEATURED #1 ON KIRKUS REVIEWS' 20 SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY NOVELS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND - Author Madeleine Nakamura plunges readers back into her spellbinding series, where Professor Adrien Desfourneaux's journey through peril, passion, and dark magic takes...

An over the top violent fantasy comedy tale like never before seen. Author: Aaron AbileneISBN-13: 9798224709793Publisher: Syphon CreativeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2024Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d

The Journey to Darkstone Tower relates the continuing saga of the Thalin family antics, and how the size of the Thalin empire has grown in this memorable fantasy series.The family suffers pain as age and battles winnow down its members, but the Thalins continue...

Trapped in a spreading web of darkness, the power of an ancient book might be their only hope.Mary Sparrow was cursed at birth, and the bawdy house at the Cardinal's Cap is the only home she's ever known. Like most of the girls, she...

I am the dark foreigner among pale-skinned mercenaries, crossing exposed grasslands. My only ally is a sinister scholar hiding scars from past rituals. He alone knows I carry a child. Each day assaults my senses and leads me farther away from home. Inevitably, my...

"The Mechanical Macabre: Tales of Steampunk Horror" is a thrilling collection of short stories that take readers on a journey through the dark and twisted world of steampunk horror. From clockwork curses and steam-powered specters to brass beasts and cogwork corpses, each story is...

When Marianna was spirited away by unknown raiders, everyone expected a ransom demand to soon follow. Such was the peril of everyday royal life in the chaotic times following abandonment of the misty isles of Albion by indifferent Rome. But when weeks went by...

"Hunting things that go bump in the night is child's play when compared to juggling relationships."During the Roaring Twenties, Clara Grey hunted things that went bump in the night. On her final mission, she paid the ultimate price to rid the world of a...

"While the Roaring Twenties are long gone, a heroine's work is never done."Clara Grey was a hunter and part of a secret organisation known only as the Tower. During the Roaring Twenties, she sacrificed herself to destroy a powerful vampire. As a reward, she...

Griffin O'Shea is Forgotten.Maybe it's a good thing no one outside the prison realm remembers everything he did to earn his place in the dark kingdom. Now that he's back in the world of the Light Fae, he wants to earn their trust, their...

"A gal has to look out for herself, after all."Clara Grey's parents once said that the world was a dark and dangerous place. There was more truth than fiction in those words. There were things that lurked in the shadows which defied the laws...

A fantasy tale about several opposing cultures of warrior nations, and the Kingdom of Mordid whose people worship the mountain god.Author: Linda M. SparksISBN-10: 154477530XISBN-13: 9781544775302Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/19/2017Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.36d

In a galaxy consumed by endless war, one warrior's quest for power will reshape the very fabric of the universe. The Ascension of Korr is a dark and twisted tale set in the unforgiving world of Warhammer 40k, where humanity's last hope lies in...

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war.When an ancient artifact of unimaginable power resurfaces on the desolate world of Rubicon Alpha, Kill-Team Darius of the Deathwatch is dispatched to annihilate the heretic forces corrupting the planet. What begins as...

In the darkness of a dying world, duty will demand the ultimate price.When Brother-Captain Thassius and his Deathwatch Kill-Team are dispatched to investigate the corruption spreading across a forgotten planet, they uncover a terror older than the Imperium itself: the Womb-a sentient force of...

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, even the Emperor's chosen are not immune to corruption. The Emperor's Pawns is a harrowing tale of survival, betrayal, and sacrifice that takes readers to the heart of a decaying manufactorum on the toxic world of...

When her loved ones are brutally slain, Alora vows to hunt down the men responsible. Through her journey of grief and revenge, she becomes an assassin. Unintentionally becoming a symbol of hope for the people of the war-torn land.Fate had other paths for her...