Most Popular Dark Fantasy Books

World of the First Law

The Heroes

Joe Abercrombie

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

January 8, 2011

Skulduggery Pleasant #4

Dark Days

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

2010

World of the First Law

Best Served Cold

Joe Abercrombie

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 28, 2009

The First Law Trilogy #2

Before They Are Hanged

Joe Abercrombie

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 2007

The First Law Trilogy #3

Last Argument of Kings

Joe Abercrombie

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 14, 2008

A Chronicle of the Black Company #3

The White Rose

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1985

Skulduggery Pleasant #5

Mortal Coil

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

2010

Skulduggery Pleasant #3

The Faceless Ones

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

March 22, 2009

A Chronicle of the Black Company #2

Shadows Linger

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

October 1984

The Broken Empire #1

Prince of Thorns

Mark Lawrence

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

August 1, 2011

The First Law Trilogy #1

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 2006

Skulduggery Pleasant #1

Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

2007

Skulduggery Pleasant #2

Playing with Fire

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

April 1, 2008

A Chronicle of the Black Company #1

The Black Company

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

May 1984

Elric Saga #1

Elric of Melniboné

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1972

Babel: An Arcane History

R. F. Kuang

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Historical Fiction

August 23, 2022

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

June 1, 2011

Fairy Tale

Stephen King

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

September 6, 2022

Villains of Lore #1

Blood of Hercules

Jasmine Mas

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Greek Mythology · Romantasy · Mythology

August 1, 2024

The Atlas #1

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

December 31, 2020

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2

Hollow City

Ransom Riggs

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

January 9, 2014

Empire of the Vampire #1

Empire of the Vampire

Jay Kristoff

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

September 14, 2021

Balance of Fates #1

Shattered Peace

Megan Russ

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

November 1, 2025

The Eating Woods #2

Eldritch

Keri Lake

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

September 7, 2025

Elydes #1

Elydes

Drew Wells

Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · LitRPG · Adventure

June 18, 2024

Naphalia Chronicles #1

Vicious Kingdom

N.D Devereux

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romance

January 1, 2024

Overlord #2

Overlord: Volume 2

Kugane Maruyama

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dark Fantasy

September 20, 2016

Overlord #1

Overlord: Volume 1

Kugane Maruyama

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dark Fantasy

May 2016

Chains of Solitude #1

A Shattered Peace

Tesone Gabriel

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · New Adult

March 6, 2026

Of Crows and Thorns #3

Caged by Fallen Crows: Part Two

Ava Larksen

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romantasy

June 10, 2026

A Time To Series #1

A Time To Burn

Amy Lambton

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romantasy · Adult · Romance

August 1, 2025

Of Crows and Thorns #1

Bound in Inked Flame

Ava Larksen

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romantasy

February 27, 2025

The Exiled Chronicles #1

Sea of Exiles

Paige Annabentleah

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Demon · Elf · Fae

March 13, 2025

The Lost Girl Series #3

Caging Darling

T.A. Lawrence

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Slow Burn Romance

April 11, 2025

The Lost Girl Series #1

Losing Wendy

T.A. Lawrence

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Slow Burn Romance

May 28, 2024

The Eating Woods #1

Anathema

Keri Lake

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

September 8, 2024