Most Popular Dark Fantasy Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Dark Fantasy books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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A Chronicle of the Black Company #3
The White Rose
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1985
A Chronicle of the Black Company #2
Shadows Linger
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
October 1984
A Chronicle of the Black Company #1
The Black Company
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
May 1984
Kane
The Book of Kane
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories
1985
The Dread Empire (prequels) #2
With Mercy Toward None
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1985
The Dread Empire (prequels) #1
The Fire in His Hands
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1984
A Chronicle of the Black Company
The Silver Spike
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
September 1989
A Chronicle of the Black Company #4
Shadow Games
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
June 1989
The Dread Empire (main sequence) #3
All Darkness Met
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1980
The Dread Empire (main sequence) #2
October's Baby
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1980
The Tower of Fear
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1989
The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #2
An Ill Fate Marshalling
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1988
The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #1
Reap the East Wind
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1987
The Swordbearer
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1982
Dark Fantasies
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Short Stories
1989