Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

Years ago, the dark queen was executed by witches, her cultists hunted down like rats and forced into hiding. Their black magic buried and put to rest, all was well in the world ... or so we thought. Kitarni B疵疣y, witch and shepherd of...

Since the beginning of time, the angelic hosts of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in a struggle for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now come to the mortal realm...and neither Man nor...

Glen Cook, the father of Grimdark, returns to the Chronicles of the Black Company with a military fantasy adventure in Port of Shadows. The soldiers of the Black Company don't ask questions, they get paid. But being "The Lady's favored" is attracting the wrong...

Nearly 200 years ago, a teenager dreamt of a scientist who experimented with restoring life to the dead. Encouraged by her literary-minded friends, she expanded her fantasy into a gripping story that became the epitome of the Gothic novel. Mary Shelley's suspenseful narrative of...

The fragility-and the durability-of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-nineteenth century. Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the "Marble Faun," Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking...

A dark connection. A deadly responsibility.Sparks fly when Elairie, a mixed-blood elf living on the edge of society and serving as a night guard, meets her latest prisoner. Strange auras surround them, and a magical gravity draws her to him, despite what her associates...

The War Begins...The world of Ruin erupts into the flames of war as a great evil rises once more from the Tombs of Eternal Midnight. Werewolves and vampires march from the east, the orcs of Umnoth are on the move, and cities disappear beneath...

Trouble always had a way of finding Seamus Van Leer. Growing up in the rough and tough village of Bradford made his struggle for the straight and narrow path impossible. At the age of twenty-one, his life plunged deeper into sorrow when his parents...

Would you sacrifice yourself for the world?Ara's found her soul mate and accepted the bond, but now she must journey south with her team, keeping her secret while fighting against the power that's threatening to destroy her and the world at every turn. Though...

The dead don't always stay dead in Claysville . . . and in the afterlife, Death himself can't be trusted. Amity Blue has begun to remember strange impossible events, her ex trying to bite her and people vanishing like mist. Everyone in town swears...

The third book in The Song of Shattered Sands series--an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action. Since the Night of Endless Swords, a bloody battle the Kings of Sharakhai narrowly won, the kings have been hounding the...

Into Anita Blake's world-a world already overflowing with power-come creatures so feared that centuries-old vampires refuse to mention their names.Author: Laurell K. HamiltonISBN-10: 0515144614ISBN-13: 9780515144611Publisher: Berkley BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2008Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 6.76h x 4.34w x 1.19d

From the New York Times bestselling author of Shards of Hope, Shield of Winter, and Heart of ObsidianDiscover the exhilarating risks of passion in this breathtaking Psy-Changeling novel... Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with her past--to face a devastating...

Dante is a struggling artist. His hopes and dreams are shattered by the world harshly looked down upon. Lost his job and tormented by his own demons. But he has more to fear. Something monstrous. Something much, much more...Haunted by horrifying nightmares of a...

Campbell's writing is intimate, darkly funny, and deeply human, balancing edge-of-the-seat suspense with heartfelt character development. This delightfully unsettling sequel does not disappoint. -- Publishers Weekly Book 2 in the Three Births of Daoloth trilogy. 1985. Dominic Sheldrake is now a lecturer on cinema....

This first novel of an epic fantasy trilogy reintroduces readers to the beloved and bestselling world of Deverry, blending magic, politics, and adventure in an unforgettable setting. The bards are the people's voice--and their sword. All over the kingdom of Deverry, the common people...

This princess can shave herself The hilarious bestselling authors of Kill the Farm Boy and No Country for Old Gnomes are back with a new adventure in the irreverent world of Pell. Once upon a time, a princess slept in a magical tower cloaked...

The New Wife is a bloody tale of ghosts, vengeance, and dark curses from the award-winning Kirstyn McDermott, sure to appeal fans of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Angela Slatter's Sourdough stories.Bluebeard's seventh wife is the first to survive his wrath, courtesy of...

Heroes are made through suffering.Chaos rages across the northern kingdoms. Rogscroft has fallen, sacked by the combined might of the Wolfsreik and Goblin armies. Delranan is consumed with civil war as a small group of rebels seeks to overthrow Harnin One Eye and restore...

"Warm her heart. Cherish it. Kiss her as you slit her pretty throat."Successful in her quest, Flowridia returns to Staelash for a joyous affair-the long awaited wedding of Marielle and Zorlaeus, an event promising to seal her kingdom and Nox'Kartha as allies. But the...

Following The Root and The Tree, the Final Novel in the Wrath & Athenaeum, a Compelling Urban Fantasy Set in a San Francisco Merged with a Dimension Filled with Gods and Magic The ravenous darkness threatening the twin worlds of Earth and Corpiliu is...

For almost thirty years, Shirley Jackson Award-winning horror author Gemma Files has consistently served up tale after tale celebrating monstrosity in all its forms: the imperfect, the broken, the beautifully alien and the sadly familiar. Her characters make their own choices and take their...

The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six--now newly revised and edited with additional content. - The tag #theatlassix has millions of views on TikTok- A dark academic debut fantasy with an established cult following that reads like The Secret History meets...

The third and final novel in Ramsey Campbell's triumphant Lovecraftian trilogy, The Three Births of Daoloth, where time travel, monstrous evil and the alien apocalypse combine to create a stunning conclusion for streaming TV lovers and suspense readers alike. With The Way of the...

The Witcher meets D&D in the first book of this epic fantasy adventure where a warrior priest must suddenly protect his world from monsters that were once only legend from USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish. Devin Eveson is a Soulkeeper, traveling through remote...

She died protecting the man she loved. She died by his hands. And on that blood soaked grave, vengeance grew.Quinn Darkova leads a listless existence in the dark realm. As honored guest and beloved by Mazzulah, she wants for nothing. But when Risk enters...

When Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) was recruited to the stable of writers assembled by Catulle Mend s to supply L' cho de Paris with material on a weekly basis, in July 1890, he joined in readily with the experimental spirit of that enterprise, exploring various...

In the second installment in her supernatural Taker trilogy, Alma Katsu, author of the highly acclaimed The Hunger, takes you on a "fascinating" (Clich Magazine) and passion-fueled journey that transcends the boundaries of time. Lanore McIvlvrae is the kind of woman who will do...

Boneset & Feathers is a novel of witchy folk horror by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste, in which a young woman must re-ignite her magic against the threat of the dreaded witchfinders.You don't know their fire is coming until it's too late. That's...

Return to a world of crystal armour, savage wilderness, and corrupt dynasties in book two of The Deathless series from Gemmell award-winning author Peter Newman.THE REBELFor years, Vasin Sapphire has been waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Now, as other Deathless families come...

VAELIN AL SORNA RETURNS Anthony Ryan's debut novel Blood Song--the first book of the Raven's Shadow series--took the fantasy world by storm. Now, he continues that saga with The Wolf's Call, which begins a thrilling new story of razor-sharp action and epic adventure. Peace...

Since the beginning of time, the angelic forces of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in eternal conflict for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now spilled over into Sanctuary -- the world of...

From the creator of the Beautiful Nightmare book series comes a hauntingly enchanting villain origin story. If you enjoy dark fantasy romance, vampires, dark powers and more, dive into the world of Chartreuse Grenoble. This Special Edition includes the complete Untamed story and Afterlife,...

A stoneFallen from space and forgotten by those who broke it, found by the ones who will mend itA riftGrowing between brothers as ghosts from their past resurface and test the bonds of familyA wandererLost to all, including himself, until destiny finds him on...

In this extraordinary stand-alone novel, the authors and translator of Vita Nostra--a "dark Harry Potter on steroids with a hefty dose of metaphysics" (award-winning author Aliette de Bodard)--return with a story about creation, music, and companionship filled with their hallmark elements of subtle magic...

A secret sect of the Catholic Church, armed with an ancient book of the undead called The Gospel of Shadows, has been slowly destroying vampires for centuries. Now the book has been stolen, and the sect races to retrieve it before their purpose is...

Lily is a girl who discovers she has the ability to see how others will die simply by touching them. Only she doesn't want this gift and takes extreme measures to protect herself from it. When her mother--because every fairy tale has to have...

Winner of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Novella AwardWinner of the 2020 BFS Award Acclaimed author Priya Sharma transports readers back in time with Ormeshadow, a coming-of-age story as dark and rich as good soil. Burning with resentment and intrigue, this fantastical family drama invites...

*2018 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL CATEGORY*"Smart, literate, funny." --Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Someone is dead set to air the spy agency's dirty laundry in The Delirium Brief, the next installment to Charles Stross' Hugo Award-winning comedic dark fantasy Laundry...

New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams' ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle The perfect introduction to the epic fantasy world of Osten Ard, The Heart of What Was Lost is Tad Williams' follow-up to his internationally bestselling landmark trilogy....

In an antediluvian world, Keltos warrior Rogan emerges as the lone survivor of a battle. Slaying a Nephilim giant from Shynar, Rogan takes back the mammoth his folk gifted the kings.Soon, warriors are sent to recapture the mammoth and bring it to the Lord...

It has been 100 years since the fall of the gods. Dark times have fallen over the world of Annmar as the power of the gods have disappeared. Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, and Fae try to live in peace, but are suspicious of one...

Danika Kane is the prophesied descendant of Christ. Possessing powers greater than any God or Jinn, she is faced in an uphill battle where the odds are stacked against her and every choice she makes, questions arise of whether they're the right ones. In...

To defeat the minotaur known far and wide as the King of the Labyrinth, Zara, the son of the hero Panzel, embarked on a journey of self-improvement. Over the course of his travels, he met many influential figures-including a daughter of the mountains, a...

Sakima, New York, a sleepy, idyllic city nestled in the Hudson Valley, a place where everyone knows each other, families look after the highly prized community garden, and the crime rate is so low that Dr. Laura Powell, the police department's medical examiner, spends...

Even your most deeply buried secrets can find their way back to you.The mysteries of Agatha's past -- which is rife with mythical gods and magical creatures -- threaten to expose themselves when Joseph investigates a noise he hears in the middle of the...

A crown woven together by lies. A kingdom with the power to unravel them. Four Reaches. Four brides. Only a fortnight separates the young women from becoming reluctant queens of the usurper king, Eoghan Rhiagain. Twenty years earlier, King Eoghan's father cunningly devised marriages...

Eugen Bacon's work is deemed cheeky with a fierce intelligence in text that's resplendent, delicious, dark and evocative. NPR called her novel Claiming T-Mo 'a confounding mysterious tour de force.' The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories imbues the same lushness in a...

A chilling tale of African drums and human souls from #1 international bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush lyricist and drummer Neil PeartEarly in their three decades of correspondence, Neil Peart sent Kevin J. Anderson extensive descriptions and travelogues of his adventures...

Joined in a battle for survival, a broken-winged angel and a shapeshifter huntress with a bloody past form a bond that will change their world. Alone since her father's murder, Aurora has spent years hunting his killers. Battle-weary she's ready to start over where...