Most Popular Dark Fantasy Books of the 2020s
Discover popular Dark Fantasy books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
Browse publication years
Choose a year or decade. Your genre selection stays the same.
Books in this list
Rise of Mankind #3
Age of Iron
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
March 1, 2022
Elydes #3
Elydes 3
Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · LitRPG · Adventure
January 21, 2026
Rise of Mankind #8
Age of Conquest
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
February 28, 2025
The Age of Madness #2
The Trouble with Peace
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
September 15, 2020
Density God #5
Advent of the Density God Book 5
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
August 5, 2025
Rise of Mankind #6
Age of Glass
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
September 27, 2024
The Atlas #3
The Atlas Complex
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
January 9, 2024
Rise of Mankind #4
Age of Steel
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
February 14, 2023
Rise of Mankind #2
Age of Bronze
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
December 15, 2021
Bloodwing Academy #3
The Wings That Bind
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Dragons · Fae · Vampires
March 10, 2026
The Nexus Series #3
Ethereal Shifters
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Reverse Harem · Romantasy · Shapeshifters
March 31, 2025
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
Dreams of Roses
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · New Adult · Romantasy
September 24, 2024
Bloodwing Academy #2
The Bond That Burns
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Dragons · Fae · Vampires
December 27, 2024
Realms In Peril #1
Worthy of Fate
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · New Adult · Romance
April 11, 2024
Asunder
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
August 20, 2024
Inheritance of Magic #2
An Instruction in Shadow
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Romance
October 15, 2024
Blood Over Bright Haven
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
July 25, 2023
Rise of the Devourer #1
Voidborne
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
October 24, 2023
Vespertine #1
Vespertine
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult
October 5, 2021
The Lot Lands #3
The Free Bastards
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
September 28, 2021
The Age of Madness #3
The Wisdom of Crowds
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
September 14, 2021
Villains of Lore #2
Bonds of Hercules
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Romance
October 28, 2025
Bloodwing Academy #1
On Wings of Blood
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Dragons · Fae · Vampires
October 25, 2024
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #5
The Conference of the Birds
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult
January 14, 2020
Skulduggery Pleasant #18
A Soul Full of Shadows
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult
June 23, 2026
The Nexus Series #4
Moonlight Bonds
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Reverse Harem · Romantasy · Shapeshifters
September 26, 2025
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
Realm of Magic and Shadow
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · New Adult
January 31, 2025
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
The Devil's Mask
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · New Adult
November 12, 2024
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
Fairest Rose
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · New Adult · Romantasy
October 9, 2024
Rise of Mankind #7
Age of Expansion
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · LitRPG
November 8, 2024
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
Dreams in Time
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · New Adult
August 13, 2024
Don't Let the Forest In
Fantasy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult
October 29, 2024
World of the First Law
The Great Change (and Other Lies)
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Short Stories
September 28, 2023
Vicious Lost Boys #3
Their Vicious Darling
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Romance
September 1, 2022
Skulduggery Pleasant #14
Dead or Alive
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult
April 1, 2021
The Forgotten Ways #1
Well of Bones
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
February 2020