Most Popular Dark Fantasy Books of the 2020s
Discover popular Dark Fantasy books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Alchemised
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Dark Romance
September 23, 2025
Babel: An Arcane History
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Historical Fiction
August 23, 2022
Fairy Tale
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
September 6, 2022
Villains of Lore #1
Blood of Hercules
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Greek Mythology · Romantasy · Mythology
August 1, 2024
The Atlas #1
The Atlas Six
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
December 31, 2020
Empire of the Vampire #1
Empire of the Vampire
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
September 14, 2021
Balance of Fates #1
Shattered Peace
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
November 1, 2025
The Eating Woods #2
Eldritch
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
September 7, 2025
Elydes #1
Elydes
Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · LitRPG · Adventure
June 18, 2024
Naphalia Chronicles #1
Vicious Kingdom
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romance
January 1, 2024
Chains of Solitude #1
A Shattered Peace
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · New Adult
March 6, 2026
Of Crows and Thorns #3
Caged by Fallen Crows: Part Two
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romantasy
June 10, 2026
A Time To Series #1
A Time To Burn
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romantasy · Adult · Romance
August 1, 2025
Of Crows and Thorns #1
Bound in Inked Flame
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romantasy
February 27, 2025
The Exiled Chronicles #1
Sea of Exiles
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Demon · Elf · Fae
March 13, 2025
The Lost Girl Series #3
Caging Darling
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Slow Burn Romance
April 11, 2025
The Lost Girl Series #1
Losing Wendy
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Slow Burn Romance
May 28, 2024
The Eating Woods #1
Anathema
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
September 8, 2024
Luna Battle #1
Luna Battle: The Game
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Reverse Harem · Adult
August 31, 2024
Realms In Peril #2
Bound by Fate
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · New Adult · Romance
December 5, 2024
The Brilliant Soul Duology #1
The Faithful Dark
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
April 2, 2024
The Ever Seas #2
The Ever Queen
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romance
January 26, 2024
Inheritance of Magic #1
An Inheritance of Magic
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Romance
October 10, 2023
Blood of a Fae #1
Queen of Roses
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · New Adult · Romance
April 15, 2023
The Legacy Series #1
Rain of Shadows and Endings
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · New Adult · Romance
August 31, 2023
Lady of Darkness #1
Lady of Darkness
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Romance
September 29, 2021
The Wraith Cycle #3
A Flame of Song
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult
December 17, 2021
In the Ravenous Dark
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult
May 18, 2021
The Ghost Tracks
Horror · Dark Fantasy
November 2, 2021
Sooty Feathers #2
Lord of the Hunt
Fantasy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Urban Fantasy
March 20, 2020
The Legacy Series #2
Storm of Secrets and Sorrow
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · New Adult · Romance
February 29, 2024
Elydes #2
Elydes 2
Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · LitRPG · Adventure
September 25, 2024
Empire of the Vampire #2
Empire of the Damned
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
March 12, 2024
Rise of Mankind #1
Age of Stone
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
April 24, 2021
Rise of Mankind #5
Age of Forged Steel
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
April 10, 2023
Vicious Lost Boys #4
The Fae Princes
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Romance
March 22, 2023