Best Dark Fantasy Books
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1. Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
Author: by Kentaro Miura
Dark Horse Manga
English
696 pages
Have you got the Guts? Kentaro Miura’s Berserk has outraged, horrified, and delighted manga and anime fanatics since 1989, creating an international legion of hardcore devotees and inspiring a plethora of TV series, feature films, and video games. And now the badass champion of adult fantasy manga is presented in an oversized 7″ x 10″ deluxe hardcover edition, nearly 700 pages amassing the first three Berserk volumes, with following volumes to come to serve up the entire series in handsome bookshelf collections.No Guts, no glory!
2. Beyond (The Founding of Valdemar Book 1)
Author: by Mercedes Lackey
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DAW (June 15, 2021)
June 15, 2021
The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this new series from a New York Times bestselling author and beloved fantasist. Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding.
Anticipating the day when the Empire’s exploitative and militant leaders would not be content to leave them alone, Korda’s father set out to gather magicians in the hopes of one day finding a way to escape and protect the people of the Duchy from tyranny.
Kordas has lived his life looking over his shoulder. The signs in the Empire are increasingly dire. Under the direction of the Emperor, mages have begun to harness the power of dark magics, including blood magic, the powers of the Abyssal Planes, and the binding and “milking” of Elemental creatures.
But then one of the Duchy’s mages has a breakthrough. There is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire that it is unlikely the Emperor can find or follow them as they evacuate everyone that is willing to leave.
3. Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
Author: by Kentaro Miura
Dark Horse Manga
English
704 pages
The reigning king of adult fantasy manga now in deluxe 7×10 hardcover editions! Born in tragedy, raised in abuse and neglect, young Guts is hardened into a warrior of fearsome prowess and fearless will, drawing the attention of the charismatic Griffith, commander of the elite mercenary legion, the Band of the Hawk.
This crossroad will take Guts to fame and glory …And to damnation! Kentaro Miura’s Berserk has cast its enormous shadow for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring a parade of TV series, feature films, and video games.
And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf format, each collecting three volumes of the original manga.
4. Piranesi
Author: by Susanna Clarke
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Bloomsbury Publishing
September 15, 2020
New York Times Bestseller! From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others.
Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.
There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.
For readers of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller’s Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.
5. Hellsing Deluxe Volume 3
Author: by Kohta Hirano
Dark Horse Manga
English
704 pages
The international hit manga series concludes in this deluxe hardcover edition, collecting Kohta Hirano’s action- horror epic for the first time in its original 7×10 serialized format. Includes an extensive color gallery and all the author notes, character profiles, and bonus art, including color art not included in the original Dark Horse paperback editions.
The curtain rises on the final act of the apocalyptic war between vampires, werewolves, fanatics, and mercenaries. Amidst the grisly wreckage that is now London, the champions of light and darkness face off in a final showdown that will determine the humanity’s future …Or its downfall!
Collects Hellsing chapters 63-88 from Hellsing volumes 8-10, plus extras from volumes 1-10.
6. Hellsing Deluxe Volume 1
Author: by Kohta Hirano
Dark Horse Manga
English
696 pages
The international sensation returns in deluxe hardcover editions, collecting Kohta Hirano’s manga masterpiece for the first time in its original 7×10 serialized format. This deluxe hardcover edition comes with an embossed casing, sewn binding, and ribbon marker. Renowned for its action-packed approach to horror, Hellsing is gruesome fun turned up to eleven!
With supernatural horrors haunting the streets and preying upon humanity, the shadowy Hellsing Organization fights back against hell’s minions. And Hellsing has a secret weapon in their arsenal: the vampire lord Alucard, whose terrifying powers are needed more than ever as an army of the undead marches on London beneath the banner of the swastika!
Collects Hellsing chapters 1-27 from Hellsing Volumes 1-4.
7. Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
Author: by Kentaro Miura
Dark Horse Manga
English
704 pages
The acclaimed adult fantasy manga now in 7×10 deluxe hardcover editions! The hundred-year war between the kingdoms of Midland and Tudor nears an end as the legendary Band of the Hawk mercenaries, led by the charismatic Griffith and his fearless berserker champion Guts, turn the tide in Midland’s favor.
But impending victory ignites a secret war within Midland, as those seeking courtly favor see the ambitious Griffith as an obstacle to power. And nothing is more powerful than an enemy unseen! Collects Berserk volumes 7-9. Kentaro Miura’s Berserk has reigned in darkness for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring anime TV series and feature films, video and card games, and a phalanx of related products.
And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf editions, each collecting three volumes of the original manga. Collects Berserk Volume 7, 8, and 9.
8. For the Wolf (The Wilderwood, 1)
Author: by Hannah Whitten
Orbit (June 1, 2021)
English
480 pages
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. For fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale comes a dark, sweeping debut fantasy novel about a young woman who must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom.
But not all legends are true, and the Wolf isn’t the only danger lurking in the Wilderwood. As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purposeto be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hope he’ll return the world’s captured gods.
Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a dangerous power she can’t control, at least she knows that in the Wilderwood, she can’t hurt those she loves.Again. But the legends lie. The Wolf is a man, not a monster.
Her magic is a calling, not a curse. And if she doesn’t learn how to use it, the monsters the gods have become will swallow the Wilderwoodand her worldwhole.”A brilliant dark fantasy debut!” Jodi Picoult, NYT bestselling author
9. Taunting Destiny (The Fae Chronicles Book 2)
Author: by Amelia Hutchins
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September 18, 2013
English
Adam and I are both going through identity crises of epic proportions as we Transition from who we were, and discover who we were meant to be. More Fae are dying, and I feel as if time is running out for us to find all of those responsible and put an end to the killings.
The people I thought I could trust have betrayed me and the one person I should absolutely not trust; is taking me deeper and deeper into his world. Ryder’s secrets are dangerous and devastating. With each touch and word, he pulls my heart closer to himself and at the same time he is trying to keep me at arm’s length.
The dance he and I have begun, is getting more complicated as our worlds are being shaken from all sides, and the visions of the future are frightening, and nothing like I had ever pictured for myself or those I care for.
This time, destiny is taunting me. I had always thought that I controlled my destiny. Now, my rights are being taken from me by powerful people and leaving me with alternatives that range between bad and awful. This time, the choices I have to make can decide the fate of both worlds.
10. Death's Detective: The Malykant Mysteries, Volume 1
Author: by Charlotte E. English
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February 25, 2015
English
To catch a killer, send a monster.There’s a realm. Wreathed in ice and snow, drowning in the dark, Assevan needs a different kind of hero.There’s a god. Merciless and cold, and quick to anger, the Lord of the Dead insists upon one thing only: vengeance for a murdered soul.And there’s a man.
A ruthless killer, Konrad is detective, judge and executioner in one. Dauntless, relentless, monstrous, he stands alone against the dark.Meet the Malykant. Justice will be served.Four cases.Four killers.Four executions. Dark fantasy and murder mystery collide in this first collection of the Malykant Mysteries.
11. Sandstorm: A Dystopian Science Fiction Story (The Sandstorm Series Book 1)
Author: by T.W. Piperbrook
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June 2, 2018
English
Something is hunting the inhabitants of RavarFor three generations, the colonists on Ravar have been stranded on a harsh planet, forced to survive in a desert environment where only the scrappiest animals and the heartiest plants survive. Most live without the foolish hope that Earth’s supply ships will ever grace the skies again.
Trapped in a sandstorm, Neena Xylance struggles to make her way back to her colony. What she doesn’t know is that she isn’t alone, and what she finds might destroy the last of the fragile life on her planet. Book 1 of the SANDSTORM series.
Book 2 WINDSWEPT available now! Book 3 coming Winter 2018/2019.
12. Hellsing Deluxe Volume 2
Author: by Kohta Hirano
Dark Horse Manga
English
648 pages
“No one writes about stories like Pat Rothfuss. How the right story at the right time can change the world, how the teller can shape a life.” Lin-Manuel Miranda This deluxe, illustrated edition celebrates the New York Times-bestselling series, The Kingkiller Chroniclea masterful epic fantasy saga that has inspired readers worldwide.
This anniversary hardcover includes more than 50 pages of extra content! Beautiful, iconic cover by artist Sam Weber and designer Paul Buckley Gorgeous, never-before-seen illustrations by artist Dan Dos Santos Detailed and updated world map by artist Nate Taylor Brand-new author’s note Appendix detailing calendar system and currencies Pronunciation guide of names and placesDAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND My name is Kvothe.
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in.
14. WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior: Volume 8
Author: by Brandon Varnell
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July 13, 2021
English
THE HEAT IS ONAfter returning alive from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, Eryk tries to resume his normal activities, but there are many issues that have cropped up now that he is back. Kari has been dreaming of their previous lives together ever since they shared a bed.
Lin has gained a seal on her chest that resembles the one that would show up on Kari’s chest when they slept together in his previous life. Fay is struggling to find her place in his harem. The Leucht Family has disappeared with Dyr in their possession.
And to top it off, Empress Hilda plans to announce Eryk’s engagement to Kari, Fay, and Lin. With so much going on, and with dreams of his past now plaguing both him and Kari, Eryk has the strangest feeling that the newest chapter in his life is going to be a rough one.
