Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

Winner of the 2019 Foreword Indies Book Award in Fantasy Too many secrets...Chloe Mikaelsson barely remembers her mother, and her father refuses to talk about her death. Her best friend has suddenly stopped returning her phone calls. If that wasn't bad enough, some creepy...

Tatum Pre'fain, a diplomat to NATO, has worked hard toward a peaceful resolution to global religious war. But through the writings of an old book gifted her by a stranger, she learns much more. Tatum finds within the weathered cloth covers on old brittle...

Everyone has heard the legend of Snedronningen. She has gone by many names. The most popular of those is Snow Queen. Many who have crossed her path have paid the price. Prince Valeman rejected her proposal of marriage. In a psychotic rage, her revenge...

This is the story of the Ringmaker, a woman working to harness the power-hungry will of her Tundin people's Council for the greater good of all, though she bears the stigma of Namelessness (she is a dragon changeling). When she is abducted in a...

In the dark streets of Corma exists a book that writes itself, a book that some would kill for... Black market courier Rowena Downshire is just trying to pay her mother's freedom from debtor's prison when an urgent and unexpected delivery leads her face...

Bizarro fiction's most prolific author takes the serial killer genre to a whole new level. Oksana Maslovskiy is an award-winning artist, an internationally adored fashion model, and one of the most infamous serial killers this country has ever known. She enjoys murdering pretty young...

Three more short stories from Stephen King's "Crossroads" series that will help keep you entertained late into the night. Discover the bright imagination, suspense, thrilling drama, picturesque visions, and a deeper look into the true landscape of the "Crossroads" series.Author: Stephen R. KingISBN-10: 152397219XISBN-13:...

By dint of a mispronounced spell, Cugel the Clever finds himself once again unceremoniously dumped by a winged demon onto the bleak far northern shores of the Sea of Cutz - the location of a fierce battle aeons past between the archmagician Simbilis and...

Blood, sweat, tears, and some laughs in between From the very first Magical Girl Raising Project all the way to Magical Girl Raising Project ACES, dozens of magical girls have found a special place in our hearts. Though it may seem like they spend...

The greatest trick the First Vampire ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist.If you enjoyed the Blade or Underworld movies, you will love the Shade of Devil series.Before the now-infamous Count Dracula ever tasted his first drop of blood, Sorin Ambrogio...

One Cursed City. Two Dead Gods. Ten Thousand Murderers and Thieves. One Orphaned Girl.As a child, Kyrioc was groomed to be the head of one of the most powerful noble families in Koh-Salash, a city built inside the skeletons of two murdered gods. Kyrioc...

Four years have passed since Lidan's world was ripped apart, and time is running out to change her father's mind about the succession before the bargain with her mother expires. Torn between what she wants and what she knows is right, she is faced...

Prepare yourself for more uncanny tales, with macabre spectacle and contes cruel, crawling things and loathsome gods, predators from deep inside the mind of man and from far outside angled space, all brought to you by the incomparable Frank Belknap Long Included in this...

Discover the class you were born to play.Wren, a seasoned healer, is dismayed when Somnia Online automatically assigns her character, Murmur, to the Enchanter class. Determined to overcome the unexpected setback, she assembles her guild, intent on the coveted #1 spot. Twelve keys stand...

The highly anticipated follow-up to BookList's Top Ten Best Horror of 2016 selection, The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft.The Demons of King Solomon is the innovative sequel to JournalStone Publishing's bestselling anthology The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft. This anthology explores the legendary demonic bestiary of...

How brave do you have to be to face your worst fears? Nightmares. Premonitions. Dark Secrets. DEATH HAS NEVER BEEN SO CLOSE. How can you go on living if the person you love is gone? Consumed by grief and remorse, Gemma Bloom wonders that...

Following on last year's award-winning dark fantasy series, Quincy Harker is back, and the stakes are higher than ever. Collecting four novellas into one volume, The Cambion Cycle sees Harker and his cohorts battling bigger threats, teaming with legends of folklore, and trying to...

Gladiators and whores, dancers and acrobats--the insatiable lust of an empress and the cruelty of the Circus. All this and much more swirl through the pages of The Latin Orgy, a key text of the decadent fiction, and the author, F licien Champsaur's, most...

***Due to language, violence, and sexual situations, this book is recommended for mature audiences.*** It's been two months. Two months since Gabrielle survived the horror that was Samhain. Two months since she slipped from the devil's clutches. Two months since she learned that she...

Since her Awakening, seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Fiori has known the devil wants her as his own, and that when she dies, he'll finally lay his claim. Evading death should be easy. But when a prophecy linking her to the lord of the underworld is leaked,...

At the age of six, Ebon Drayden discovered he was an alchemist, but his father forbade him to use his magic, and kept him from attending the Academy where he could learn how to use it. Now, at seventeen, his aunt has finally enrolled...

Praise for Alistair Rennie and BleakWarrior"Transgressive and hard-edged" - Jeff VanderMeer, Nebula award winning author of the Southern Reach trilogy"Flabbergasting Black Metal New Weird"- Edward Morris, author of the Blackguard series"Death, violence, and inappropriate sex" - Neil Williamson, author of The Moon KingFor eons,...

"May you lose all you love to the flame and the sword--and the Dark Lady take your soul "Jonmarc Vahanian fled from the raiders and monsters that killed his family, but when danger dogs his steps once again, he leaves the traveling caravan that...

A collection of nine adventures: Buttons, The Restless Dead, Retribution, Coffin Box, Wicked Dreams, Collector, Bad Memories, Shadow Garden, and Spook House. This revised edition also includes three bonus stories chronicling Sorren's early days: Vanities, The Wild Hunt, and Dark Legacy.Cassidy Kincaide runs Trifles...

This collection of stories winds through the twisting streets of the unconscious mind with the grace and power of an experienced traveler. The exotic sensations of lands beyond dreamscapes and nightmares mingle with the harsh truths of reality in tales unbound by borders or...

Ten Minute Stories / Day and Night Stories "The author plunges with boldness, yet with consistent invention, into the realm of the fantastic." -The Outlook Ten Minute Stories, originally published in 1914, and Day and Night Stories, from 1917, offer two superlative story collections...

David Gemmell passed away in 2006, leaving behind a legacy of memorable characters, epic settings, and thrilling tales. In the Legends anthologies, today's finest fantasy authors pay homage to one of fantasy fiction's greatest ever writers. Full of swordplay, treachery, deeds both dark and...

Tales of the Apt is a companion series to the best-selling decalogy Shadows of the Apt, gathering together short stories from disparate places and supplementing them with a wealth of new tales written especially for the series. Together, they combine to provide a different...

The Scarabae, a mysterious family, who are not entirely human, have been forced to leave the burned ruins of their reclusive home in a remote part of England. Most are dead at the hands of Ruth, a child created through incest with the purpose...

Dinner at an ancient Cornish inn leads to one baffling disappearance after another in the latest intriguing Ishmael Jones mystery. "It's just a nice weekend, in a nice country inn. Nothing bad is going to happen ..." Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny are...

A deadly disease outbreak intensifies the war between humans and monsters in this gripping dark fantasy from the New York Times-bestselling "master of drip-feeding horror and suspense" (The Guardian) There exists a secret and highly illegal trade in mythological creatures and their artifacts. Certain...

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, a handsome prince rescues a beautiful princess from the machinations of her wicked stepmother, sweeps her onto his white horse and rides off into the sunset. Well, not quite. Snow White as the innocent...

"I understand, Venzel. I will be your servant forever. I will never leave your house. I will keep your secrets. Now, if it pleases you, tell me the words that are worth a man's tongue."Ezri sat in stunned silence as Venzel told him about...

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 was born...

The Godkiller will rise.Despite his recent victories, Nate Temple's problems are only just beginning. Although it had been necessary, killing the most infamous of the Norse gods has consequences, and no one knows petty vengeance like the Aesir. Especially with Odin's legendary spear mysteriously...

America, 2022 - drugs are legal, witches are real, and a literal vampire is President.In this world of boutique blood bars and policies that force witches to out themselves, 21-year-old Mercury Amell just wants to live. He wishes that the ages-old feud between vampires...

Ankhesenamun has lost everything, including her position as queen. She is being sent away from Memphis to slave in the Nubian gold mines. But there is one thing that might save her yet: the Eye of Horus, a fabled artefact which is supposed to...

Within the tenth-floor boss room of the Sazardon Labyrinth, the mighty minotaur awakens once more. Unlike its predecessors, slain at the hands of treasure-seeking adventurers, this monster's primal urges push it further than ever before. Kill. Consume. Grow stronger. The more powerful its opponent,...

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...

What would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you?Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back?After barely surviving last year's lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing...

Sometimes Respect Has To Be Earned The Hard Way. The end of an arduous apprenticeship is close at hand, and Kayden Jayta unexpectedly learns that being the favoured apprentice of a living legend is not conducive to gaining the respect she deserves. With little...

MY NAME IS SHERLOCK HOLMES. IT IS MY BUSINESS TO KNOW WHAT OTHERS DO NOT.In the dark lurk horrible secrets. Long buried and hidden from prying eyes are the twilight tales of the living and the dead - and those that are neither. The...

In a Cosmos-wide war between celestials, humans are as expendable as pawns. Until Ulfric Aldinhuus, leader of the Knights Corporealis, decides to use the celestials' weapons to fight back.Book One in the Shackled Verities Series. An epic fantasy with magic, monsters, and a Cosmos-crossing...

When Knights attack the town of Skystead, seventeen-year-old Pela is the only one to escape. Her mother and the other villagers are taken, accused of worshiping the False Gods. They will pay the ultimate price - unless Pela can rescue them. Pela has never...

When Knights attack the town of Skystead, seventeen-year-old Pela is the only one to escape. Her mother and the other villagers are taken, accused of worshiping the False Gods. They will pay the ultimate price - unless Pela can rescue them. Pela has never...

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...

Adventurous readers of Kelly Barnhill and Cat Valente's Fairyland books will be sure to soar among the dark marvels that can be found in Into the Windwracked Wilds, by Seanan McGuire's open pseudonym, A. Deborah Baker.When the improbable road leaves Avery and Zib in...

Ian Dunai entered a time loop that turned him into a master of death magic. Now he needs to find a way to escape.Author: Lorne RyburnISBN-10: 1956021000ISBN-13: 9781956021004Publisher: Timeless Wind Publishing LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2021Pages: 374Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d

This Halloween...On a night when anything seems possible...We dare you to spend an evening in the small town of Clifton Heights.October nights here are long and strange, filled with both dread and transformation, and in these four shared-world tales of small-town Halloween horror, you'll...

A realm aside from our own is the center of the realities, home to every spectrum of magic. From the beautiful to the terrible, it was all held in delicate balance by the Eternal Emperor and his immortal children.For 10,000 years, the empire was...