Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

Legends say when the skies grow dark and scourge starves the land, a star will fall in order to save humanity. Only when the star is sacrificed at the end of their journey will light return. It's a cycle-one humanity refuses to break because...

A priestess finds forbidden love in the arms of a mysterious man she believes is the vampire king.Born with peculiar markings on her skin, Lucia, a sheltered priestess, has always felt inadequate.When she's tasked with luring the vampire king into a trap to bring...

Arcane archivist Harper has always been plagued by dreams of grotesque creatures and bloody deaths. When she bumps into a ghostwalker in the Shambles and has a visceral experience of his execution, she knows it's a foretelling. Yet fear of the Queen's Guard stops...

Eight miles of mystery. One night of terror.Residents trapped in a remote neighborhood confront the unimaginable in this horror novel from award-winning author Debra Castaneda.The salt marsh at Devil's Landing is home to a terrifying urban legend.Adam Gray knows the old stories about the...

Step into 'The Devil and The Deep, ' a spine-tingling journey through the darkest of fantasy and the most terrifying of horrors.Seventeen years after a harrowing exorcism, echoes of evil begin to resurface in the coastal town of Port Gaynor. Soon the tranquility of...

The Devil wasn't real. Only men were.Step into an elaborate gothic world of steam-powered machinery, where industrialism takes hold of a Victorian-era city, throwing a vast divide between the rich and the poor. Here, you'll meet Jackson Hadley, a man of varied peculiarities, returning...

Arabella Thomas accepts a challenge to psychoanalyse a criminal and meets with the devil. How far will she push her desire to the stunning but terrifying patient as she unwittingly surrenders to evil?She was always so sweet.Her eyes were like pools of honey that...

Meet Amber Benson's "authentically original creation" (Locus)... My name is Calliope Reaper-Jones (Callie to my friends). I'm Death's Daughter and--as of very recently--the (reluctant) head of my father's company, Death, Inc.I was gradually learning how to be a businesswoman. Had the power suits and...

Unable to hear, I live my life in silence.Unable to argue with my father, I live my life in service, married off to the highest bidder.Now, to save myself and my kingdom, I will have to play the part of their prisoner.But I'm not...

One man. Assassin. Caster. A new world. And a Game that is as brutal as it is complex.Michael finds himself in the realm of the Forever Kingdom, with no memory of how he got there and who he is. Even so, he must participate...

Dark As Life features dark stories of trying to stay alive under dismal living conductions. Some of those conditions are created by ourselves, others are creared for us. In a South American country, a government is 'disappearing' its dissidents. A psychotic woman has to...

Approximately 1,600 years ago King Arthur Pendragon, the once and future king, died. About 17 years ago he was reborn on another world. On a world named Valherus, Merlin, who is called Mierlien, follows the signs, finds the baby he believes to be the...

This isn't a happy story. Not at all. It's a sad story filled with lust, trauma, and dark magic.Terra.Fernestia has destroyed everything, leaving only ashes and the new Shadows that teem beneath our skin. My lovely assassin claims I'm his Shadow mate and has...

A young woman rises from the streets to battle a sinister evil in this magical fantasy adventure by the bestselling author of the Darwath series. Something is amiss with the world's magic. Spells don't work the way they used to--when they work at all....

Inspiration is a living thing and it is hungry...Terra Desmarais's success as the next big artist in NYC is absolutely inevitable. Her patrons, the associates, Mr. Black, Mr. Silver, and Mr. Green, can practically taste the raw talent dripping from the enigmatic trailer park...

Grey is a shut-in hemomancer-a blood-manipulating magic user who sacrifices life for life to use his power-with a troubled past and questionable future. So when that fae-laced Calling grips him in the middle of the night and takes him to the obelisk he's been...

Nestled in primeval forests and misty valleys is the isolated community of Haven Shire. This quiet town holds a terrible secret that only the brothers Thatch know- this is where the world ends.Born and raised in the shadows of Haven Shire, George and Phineas...

Nerg i is among of the last of her tribe of nomadic people reluctantly living as refugees behind the walls of a fortified city. Isolated and grieving after the public execution of her lover, she despairs at the injustice done to him and dreams...

When winning turns deadly...It's 1972. On a scorching summer day in North Carolina, the sight of Rut, the father of her child, cheating with the next-door neighbor, sends pregnant Loretta into labor. Amidst the chaos, she promises that her baby boy, Rich Richardson, will...

When winning turns deadly...It's 1972. On a scorching summer day in North Carolina, the sight of Rut, the father of her child, cheating with the next-door neighbor, sends pregnant Loretta into labor. Amidst the chaos, she promises that her baby boy, Rich Richardson, will...

She's heading home...Dani, having discovered more about herself than she bargained for, has only one thing in mind. Find Lilith and make her pay. She wants Dani back, but on her terms, playing her game. Dani discovers that submitting to the darkness is a...

Six years ago, I awoke in a cage with no knowledge of who I was or where I'd come from.Six years ago, I was spared the flesh markets and instead thrown in with a group of savages, where I learned it was fight or...

"Rolfe's writing is a wonderful throwback to the fun and bloody days of paperback horror glory." -- Richard Chizmar, New York Times Bestselling Author Rocky Zukas lives with the ghosts of what happens when you fall in love with a monster. Lucky to be...

When Lias' wife was kidnapped, all his skills as a woodsman couldn't save her-or himself. Captured, sold repeatedly to different masters, Lias endures abuse, torture, and worse. By the time his latest master buys him, Lias is little more than an animal. At times,...

SILVERS HAS SOLD OVER 500,000 BOOKS, AND IS A DRAGON AWARD NOMINATED AUTHOR.Callie Penrose must die...Callie Penrose - a wizard with a splash of Angel's blood flowing through her veins - kind of broke the Vatican and their band of Holy-warrior, wizard-priests, the Shepherds....

The story you're about to read actually happened.Only the names were changed.Author: Jp StormISBN-10: 1952027624ISBN-13: 9781952027628Publisher: New Leaf Media, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2020Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d

A New Mythology for the 21st CenturyIn this conclusion to the Wyrdwood Welcome Trilogy, Viv's new powers are blossoming, and she's beginning to understand what it means to live with magick. It's unclear, however, whether the benefits outweigh the cost. Her family's secrets are...

The Road to the Crown is Red...Gathelaus is a Sellsword. Since his youth he has fought and won against all foes. But now as successful commander of infamous mercenaries an unexpected opportunity presents itself. The Fates weave a tale with multiple threads in the...

A gripping follow-up to Dark Diary.What doesn't kill you makes you a hell of a lot stronger.A beast lurks in Kathera's mind, shredding her sanity until all that remains hangs by a fragile thread. While the line between fiction and reality blurs, a moral...

What happens when the hounds think they have run the wolf to his den? No one is more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose.Warships surround Dyzantium threatening murder, rapine and worse. The only option left the impotent Emperor to avoid the sacking...

Lord Simon Baldevar knew that vampires would walk in daylight once the offspring of two vampires was born. A child whose intermingled blood excised of the weaknesses that kept the immortals ensnared in darkness. Determined to see sunlight again and heedless of the consequences,...

Mikal Baldevar - The legendary living Philosopher's Stone and a murderous sociopath Simon Baldevar and Meghann O'Neill have twins, Elizabeth and Mikal. Elizabeth is a mortal, loving, and normal child while Mikal is his father's son. Simon and Meghann separated in order to keep...

Meghann O'Neill once dreamed of having a child, but that was a long time ago. It was before she had been seduced into a relationship of pleasure and pain, excitement and torture. It was before she had been transformed into a vampire by Lord...

The sixth annual compilation of the best fantasy and horror, covering work produced by Australian and New Zealand writers in 2015. Over 150,000 words of fiction from some of the genre's best and most awarded writers. Together with an annual genre overview and recommended...

Elsabet or Elizabeth Bathory's life is notorious and, for the most part, known to history. What she's done since is another story altogether. Haunted by the crimes of her life and by her bloodfather, Vlad Dracula, Elsa seeks a life of her own in...

Dark rumors and whisperings of unholy sorcery bring Rayden Valkyrie to the remote city of Sereth-Naga. There she finds a populace cowering in fear of the city's ruthless, mysterious rulers, who remain behind the high walls of their citadel. An even greater mystery surrounds...

Enter the world of The Royal Curtain, Amsterdam's premier gentleman's club.Here you can have as good a time as your money can stretch. You can watch the dancers, have a private dance, you can take things even further. For the right price you can...

Game of Thrones fans, meet your new obsession... Potent in magic and pure of blood defines the power of Castle Astaseul, but decades of exile shadowed their existence with an obsession for vengeance. A sinister mating ritual with the demon of lust unlocks the...

Who wouldn't cry when they realize that they are dead? The capital beyond twilight is full of nocturnal birds squealing annoyingly on electricity poles. Who would have known that they were Messengers of Death who perform music to send souls to the underworld? Stella,...

For years, alien children have arrived at the gates of Area 51. They come seeking refuge from the threats of intragalactic war and the pirates ravaging the galaxy. Finally, their planets are safe enough for them to return home. But the war is not...

She survived. Her world didn't. Fuala lives on a remote island filled with dangers: famine, natural disasters--and bloodthirsty monsters called duyvils that are separated from her village by a massive wall and kept in check by the powerful but unseen Island King. Her people...

The Old Gods are dead. But magic has not returned, even though all the dragons are slain and the Great Prophecy fulfilled.Princess Tori has grown up during the longest peace in recorded history, but still she is at war. She fights a continuous battle...

Gavin could swear he heard maniacal laughter in the terrible and deadly twister outside the shelter they had miraculously found, but he knew it was probably his mind making up greasy thoughts as he came down from the sudden and awful rush of witnessing...

SPECIAL EDITION HARDCOVER INCLUDES DUST JACKET + 3 PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE ILLUSTRATION!Worlds collide when a 17th-century vampire meets a modern tattoo artist tormented by visions of her untimely death. Guilt stricken by the passing of a friend and lover, he entertains her offer of...

A rogue agent has come in from the cold and wants to spill his secrets. The Organisation wants Ishmael Jones to find out if Frank Parker is who he says he is, and why he has emerged from the shadows after all this time....

The Witch's Heart meets The Foxglove King in this debut novel about a woman who can bring people back from the dead, and the princess--and only heir to the throne--that she must protect, no matter the cost.The first time Hellevir visited Death, she was...

LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN--featuring gorgeous, starry stenciled edges, beautiful case art under the book jacket, and exclusive bonus scenes--for the first time in print! Only available for a limited time and while supplies last. The Serpent & the Wings of Night meets Shadow and...

Step into the City of Witches, where the community's foundation rests on a legacy of sacrifice. In this city, healing is revered, and the Witch's University is renowned for its rigorous standards.Jade, a talented Witch with aspirations of becoming an extraordinary healer, has dedicated...

In the aftermath of a devastating event that rocks their island home, Hera and Aaron find themselves thrust into a world of political intrigue and danger. Surrounded by foes and friends alike, the two young thieves must navigate the treacherous landscape of a mad...

"But heed this warning, and heed it well-your mate's life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill."With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to...