Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

The Black Jewels Trilogy established Anne Bishop as an author whose "sublime skill...blend s] the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity"(SF Site). Now, the saga continues in this collection that includes four more adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred... Jaenelle is the most powerful...

With the king gone, the veil fell.Thrusting Carnage Crossing into a fresh hell.A city of the dead. A town built by demise.Torn apart by the livings' whim to exorcise.The lineage was tracked and followed to a royal heir.The fact she had a pulse a...

Since the beginning of time, the angelic forces of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in the Eternal Conflict for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now spilled over into Sanctuary -- the world...

A murdered movie star reaches out to an unlikely fan. An orchard is bewitched with poison apples and would-be princesses. A pair of outcasts fail a questionnaire that measures who in their neighborhood will vanish next. Two sisters keep a grotesque secret hidden in...

"An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King's greatest literary achievement" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen...

The seventh book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Includes an all-new Aeslin mice novella and a map of...

A stoneFallen from space and forgotten by those who broke it, found by the ones who will mend itA riftGrowing between brothers as ghosts from their past resurface and test the bonds of familyA wandererLost to all, including himself, until destiny finds him on...

The past is never far behind. If we do not leave it, if we insist on carrying it with us to the end...that end is a monster.This stunning debut collection of dark, literary fiction drowns the reader in its themes of grief, regret, love,...

The mist is rising so lock your doors and stay inside, for the monsters have returned.On a dark and ominous night, at the edge of the Abyss, Agathe rescues a baby from a monster that should have been extinct. Gravely injured in the process,...

Nola Mirg is used to being alone. After being abandoned at birth and moving from foster home to foster home, she has already had her fair share of hardships. After her foster father abandoned her two years earlier, Nola is doing her best to...

A Ranger is Forged.The next chapter in the war against S皦 the Undying and the Nether Sorcerer unfolds against the backdrop of what it takes to become a U.S. Army Ranger.The Rangers' next objective takes them on an odyssey of desperate survival and relentless...

Fear is not my master. I will never submit.A grave threat looms over the mortal world. The veil that separates the realms has weakened over time, and monsters-Undesirables-claw their way out of the Netherworld to torment the living. What once dwelled in whispered stories...

From the shadows, an inferno rises ...To save Prometheus, Pandora ventures into the infernal realm of Tartarus. There she faces perils unlike anything she has ever imagined.If she can overcome them, if she can free Prometheus, they might together return and at last claim...

"Strange to say, that in a world of gods and monsters, the greatest danger lies within you."The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha'Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her...

Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he's about to find out monsters are real. Oscar's friends: brave, stubborn Zara, and hyperactive, paranoid Marcus, might help discover what hunts him, and unravel...

After the failure in Straken, Otto is forced to accept that as long as Garenland's enemies can send reinforcements through the portals, the Northern Army has no hope of taking Marduke. But Otto has a plan. Seize control of the portals and turn the...

Author: S. D. SimperISBN-10: 1952349133ISBN-13: 9781952349133Publisher: Endless Night PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2020Pages: 710Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d

A bedtime story has unspeakable consequences. A walk in the woods introduces a father to his daughter's horrifying new friends. A bit of trash in the shower drain leads to a surreal fight for survival. In this collection that ranges from magical fantasy to...

For her entire life, Nuawa has made herself a weapon to assassinate the Winter Queen. She failed. Her secrets are laid bare and she has lost everything.The queen keeps Nuawa as a tool, and soon a sacrifice as she brings her ultimate goal to...

To save the world, first you have to survive it.The battle for freedom has left Emaneska reeling and desolated. Both Scalussen and Arka are scattered to the winds. With the Blazing Throne now empty and the Arka Empire for the taking, the race to...

A vampire, a mage, and a monster hunter try to save a town from an evil fae queen. And try not to fall in love. A polyamorous, paranormal horror/romance story!Wilderwood is a haven for those who have been cast out of "proper" society: academics,...

The treacherous, magical, seductive world of Kingdom of the White Sea, introduced by USA Today bestselling fantasy author Sarah M. Cradit in The Kingless Crown, continues in this thrilling sequel, The Broken Realm.The crown demanded everything. The kingdom will answer.Chaos paints the White Kingdom....

In a war-scarred world where horrible Creatures ("Creats") roam wild, the future of humanity rests upon the shoulders of Lash and Ander, two brothers who failed to fulfill their prophecy once before.Liv cut her teeth on war, famine, death, and despair. When her brother...

Ten-year-old Lily Nelson lives with her mother, sister, and the wellspring of her hatred: her father, Henry. Since Henry returned to their lives after an unexplained eight-year absence, the family has been uprooted, both physically and emotionally, moving from the mystical forests of Nakusp...

EMBARK ON A ROAD TRIP FOR YOUR LIFE... or your DEATH?After the funeral of his best friend Neil, Lou's sorrow-drowning tequila-fueled night didn't bring just a hangover, but crazy visions of his friend's ghost.Fortunately for him, a charming and mysterious medium will offer her...

In this third novel of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily's youngest child must follow in his parents' footsteps to protect both his family and the realm. Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and...

When Walt Blackmore moves into an old Gablefront house on the outskirts of a small town, things are really looking up for him--he has an adoring girlfriend, a new job, and an altogether bright future. But Walt's destiny is irreparably changed when a dark...

From Jeremy C. Shipp, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Atrocities, comes a tense dark fantasy novel of psychological horror in Bedfellow. It broke into their home and set up residence in their minds.When the . . . thing first insinuated itself into...

"A contemporary novel of masterful horror replete with magic, fantasy, and more than a little stylish sensuality."--The Washington Post Phil Hastings was a lucky man--he had money, a growing reputation as a screenwriter, a happy, loving family with three kids, and he'd just moved...

With their kingdom in ruins, Dorian and Nyssari Eaglefyre must make a choice.Remain bound to the kingdom and people that betrayed their family and live their lives in silence, or run and be declared traitors of the realm.Choosing exile, they'll leave their crowns behind...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A thrilling fantasy debut--a high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice, and perfect for fans of Six of Crows! In just over a year's time, Ryia Cautella has already earned herself a reputation as the quickest, deadliest...

It Takes a Queen to Save a Kingdom The last thing Riette expects on a snowy winter's evening is Meirdre's royal guard appearing on her doorstep. Their purpose? The king needs a bride, and tradition dictates the position is hers to accept. Desperate to...

The Wolfman. Where does the Hollywood version end and folklore begin? What is the truth about the wolfman, the werewolf, the were, the lycan, the skinwalker and shapeshifter? You know what? It doesn't matter! Because here between these pages, we invite you to explore...

MAGIC IS IN THE AIR! ​The popular magical-girl battle royal series returns with a collection of short stories hot off the press! These vignettes are jam-packed with dozens of magical girls from across the series, from the very first entry up to Magical Girl...

The acclaimed, epic, and spellbinding fantasy by Hugo Award-winning author Matt Wallace, about a utopian city with a dark secret...and the underdogs who will expose it, or die trying. They call them Savages. Brutal. Efficient. Expendable. The empire relies on them. The Savages are...

Now in trade paperback, the fifth book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series--an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action. The reign of the kings of Sharakhai has been broken. The blood mage, Queen Meryam, now...

"Ghost stories don't get any better than this." --J.R. Rain Something evil has awakened beneath a forgotten ravine in the Great Smoky Mountains. After lying in peace for centuries, an ancient deity watches.... David and Miriam Hobbs celebrate their fifteenth anniversary in Gatlinburg, unaware...

A quiet town's sinister past is catching up to ... everyone.Twelve years after their lives were upended by Vulcan, Agatha has nestled her family into a life in the heart of Germany. But when the bodies of townsfolk turn up dead and mutilated, people...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the New York Times best-selling creator of Monster Hunter International: Book #2 in the hard-hitting Grimnoir Chronicles. Jake Sullivan is a hardboiled private eye at war with evil magical powers in a dark and gritty urban fantasy that's a...

Winner of the John W Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Jeannette Ng brings a stunningly different Victorian fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Victorian missionaries travel into the heart of the newly discovered lands of the Fae, in...

One man's search for the truth about one of the most intriguing urban legends ever--the modern bogeyman, Slender Man--leads him down a dark, dangerous path in this creepy supernatural fantasy that will make you question where the line between dark myth and terrifying reality...

Six Dreams About the Train and Other Stories, by Swedish-Canadian author Maria Haskins, brings together twenty-three speculative fiction short stories-two of them previously unpublished-that span fantasy, science fiction, and horror, delving into the dark, the strange, the beautiful, and the uncanny points in between....

A dysfunctional royal family, a generation's old secret, and a strange book with the names of those closest to the Crown written within its pages all serve as the backdrop for Fynn's surreal adventure through life, death, and the strange place that lies in...

The sixth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts. The Necromancer is dead. Long live the Necromancer. After being attacked by a demon in the one place...

The final installment of the bestselling Kitty Norville series showcases the paranormal escapades of Carrie Vaughn's fan-favorite werewolf talk-show host. This engaging short fiction collection--with its own soundtrack for each tale--is sure to delight both existing Kitty fans and anyone who enjoys urban fantasy...

Brian Staveley's new standalone, Skullsworn, returns to the critically acclaimed Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne universe, following a priestess attempting to join the ranks of the God of Death. Pyrre Lakatur is not, to her mind, an assassin, not a murderer--she is a priestess....

I killed a demon. I don't know if it was really, technically a demon, but I do know that he was some kind of monster, with fangs and claws and the whole bit, and he killed a lot of people. So I killed him....

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series comes the second Novel of the Fallen Angels, and a deadly new mission for the reluctant savior enlisted to protect the future of humanity... Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that...

2021 Locus Award Finalist In the newest volume of her World Fantasy Award-winning short story collections, beloved author Jane Yolen's dark side has fully emerged. Her vivid, startling, and thrilling tales and poems of the supernatural--from icy-hearted witches to sometimes-innocent shapeshifters--reveal a classic storyteller...

The apocalypse is not only near, but a certainty. Set before the event and the aftermath detailed by the hit manga, this stand-alone prequel light novel series chronicles the inexorable approach of the reign of vampires. Witness the trials of Guren Ichinose, who must...