Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

A psychopathic wizard. An immortal mage. An epic battle of wills.Nikolai doesn't want much out of life: sex, immortality, and the power to disembowel anyone who crosses him. But with dark magic forbidden, his only option is Medea-a mage so deadly even the Enforcers...

Welcome to year two at Tompkin's bloody school!Our powers have grown stronger than ever and the stakes couldn't be higher.With a snap of her finger, Izara can hold fire in her hands. It whispers sweet nothings in her ear and prods her to drink...

Devon Chastain has always been angry. He burns with it, is consumed by it, lashing out at friend and foe alike and securing his reputation as a difficult noble son for all to see. Now that his family has betrayed the crown, Devon is...

Welcome to hell-I mean, Tompkin's Academy.Where students go missing, demons hunt freely, and the school does nothing to stop it.Oh, and dating the hot captain of the basketball team could be the deadliest mistake I've ever made.I thought my life was over the moment...

An old man. A dead body. A conspiracy to burn a country.Alvis always serves his Empress. Regardless of the trouble he finds.Discovering a dead body is normal for Alvis. Especially on a diplomatic mission for his Empress. Yet the Bloodied Rose on the body...

Some family traditions are better left in the past Jaskian Veris grew up knowing that one day, his mate would be killed. It was law amongst his kind that allowed no exceptions - but for a playboy angel with darker, more sinful preferences, it...

Book 3 in the Reclaimed Earth series, praised by Analog SF, Compelling Science Fiction, Cemetery Dance and more Earth is mostly depopulated in the wake of a massive supervolcano, but civilization and culture are preserved in vast orbiting ringstations, as well as in a...

Getting claws raked across your face isn't all that fun...The New York Paranormal Police Department is still reeling from the beating they took while saving Mike, the weretiger. Bethany Black is resilient, though, even if she does have to deal with the constant criticisms...

Don't kidnap a weretiger unless you're ready to have your ass kicked...Bethany Black is a rookie cop in the New York Paranormal Police Department (PPD). She's fast as hell, tougher than nails, and she's got no problem with blowing up stuff. She also turns...

Once upon a time in Lankhmar, City of the Black Toga, in the world of Nehwon, two years after the Year of the Feathered Death, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser parted their ways. Firtz Leiber forever changed the landscape of the sword & sorcery...

To get home, she'll have to win. But to win, she'll have to risk everything.This is the story of Mina, a teenage girl who is lured away from Earth to an outdoor marketplace on the moon. Mina's only desire is to return to her...

Ankhesenamun finally has the Eye of Horus although she has given up almost everything to secure it. She returns to Egypt to reclaim her throne and restore a more humane monarchy. But she underestimates the power of the Eye. It won't be content with...

Back by popular demand, the infamous cult classic has returned in all its original glory!Orphaned by war, alone, Mila is an enigma. A fugitive of the state, her blood runs thick with magic, teeming with untapped potential. She is an army of one with...

In the mid 80s, Curtis and his friend, Hunter are small time news reporters in the city of, Black Creek. Hoping one day they'll get the big story they always dreamed of reporting. However dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. When visiting family for...

"It's inevitable. We love, it burns us, we love again. Or we don't, and we wither on the vine." Emile de Guillory swore off love the night his wife died in his arms. Bazyli Drakos loves too deeply, despite what he stands to lose....

In a world where one's Name holds power, the Nameless - kimeno - are left behind.Resplendent Shrapnel Firecracker was born amongst Miderochi's elite. She finally seized her Name at the late age of fifteen - but it is one of bloodshed, and one she...

In the mid-21st century, the Great Magician Simon Magus reappeared, preaching a new gospel of sorcery over science. He offered the gift of magic to all who followed him, and billions flocked to his banner, eager to conquer the world in his name and...

Laurent and Sabre's story continues...All Laurent de Rue wants to do is live a peaceful life with his husband, Sabre, and support his little sister Rose's rise to stardom on the Starian stage. But learning the truth of his heritage, and rediscovering his magic,...

The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the stunning The Reluctant Queen comes to a gripping conclusion in the final volume of Sarah Beth Durst's Queens of Renthia trilogy . ....

Not all is happily ever after. Reyne has given up on love. After a failed marriage and dating horror stories, she has thrown in the towel. She has no intention of ever falling in love again. But her best friend has other ideas and...

WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - Superior Achievement in a Collection.Shirley Jackson Awards FinalistBritish Fantasy Awards FinalistCassandra Khaw's dynamic and vibrant debut collection, Breakable Things, explores the fragile and nebulous bonds that weave love and grief into our existence. This exquisite and cutting...

Gods will beckon, as a prophecy unfolds...Policewoman. Orphan. Single...again. This is what Maya knew. But that's all about to change.For the first time in five years, Maya Cross returns to her family home, only to learn that her past is completely fictional. Not only...

*Paperback Edition*Ancient peoples knew there were lands given over to shadow and spirit. The world is full of haunted places that exact a terrible toll on trespassers. Our forebears paid a heavy price to earn the wisdom and the warning they bequeathed to future...

PASSE-PARTOUT is a story of two lives--two narratives centuries apart, both tasked with unraveling the mystery of a hidden, corrupted magic. In a different "Present" than our own, Paul Fischer is driven to decipher the cause of his father's death. A second man separated...

Cape Cove, Indiana, 1998. After the strange events of the summer of 1997, the members of 'The Crew' try to get back to some semblance of their normal lives lived before the arrival of the Liber Malficous, but the darkened corners of their strange...

Aside from the primary ongoing series of the Dark Titan Universe Saga and the heroes such as The Swordman, Taltus, Nano Man, Voltage, and much more, there are other stories to be told. From the early investigations of the Spirit-Seeker, to the mercenary tactics...

Young Bessie and Bryant enjoy everything an old New England family has to offer: hereditary wealth, an historical home on Long Island Sound, generations of connections, an all-but-assured successful future. They have the world in the their hands as they enjoy the warm, calm...

Jost is an unusual loner in Cartha. He wanders the stone maze that surrounds his city, where hideous creatures dwell and danger lurks. No one else dares set foot within the maze.On a day like any other, he discovers a gem in the walls,...

A horror story about removing the corrupt and abusive elite in modern society In mythology, the Oroborus is a snake that eats its own tail making a never ending circle that represents death, rebirth and therefore infinity. For a corrupt society it shows that...

Prince of Woe...Avaria Norrith is the adopted heir to the Ariathan throne. But that means little to a man who, for the better part of fifteen years, has sought and failed to earn his mother's love. Fueled by pride and envy, Avaria seeks the...

The Ballad of Black Tom--the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Award finalist and Shirley Jackson and British Fantasy Award-winning excavation of Lovecraftian mythos by Victor LaValle--is given new life in a brand-new hardcover edition. "Full of rage and passion."--The New York...

Inspired by the 1917 Russian revolution and the last months of the Romanov sisters, The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo is a beautifully crafted historical fantasy with elements of technology fueled by evil magic. The Crescent Empire teeters on the edge...

More than two decades strong, the Saint-Germain cycle is one of the most compelling works of dark fantasy and horror of our age. Historically accurate, often involving key events or figures from throughout world history, these deeply emotional novels have a devoted readership. Each...

In the early 1990s, Charles de Lint wrote and published three dark fantasy novels under the pen name "Samuel M. Key." Now, beginning with Angel of Darkness and From a Whisper to a Scream and concluding with I'll Be Watching You, Orb presents them...

The second book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series--an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action. eda, now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai, trains as one of their elite warriors, gleaning...

New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams' ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle - Volume One of The Last King of Osten Ard The Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, was published in hardcover in October,...

In this second installment of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, the children of Heralds Mags and Amily must follow in their parents' footsteps to protect the realm. Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King's...

A recognized master fantasist, Tanith Lee has won multiple awards for her craft, including the British Fantasy Award, the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror. The White Serpent returns to the world of Vis...

Magic, danger, and adventure abound for messenger Karigan G'ladheon in the fifth book in Kristen Britain's New York Times-bestselling Green Rider fantasy series Karigan G'ladheon is a Green Rider--a seasoned member of the elite messenger corps of King Zachary of Sacoridia. King Zachary sends...

The second book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series--an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action. eda, now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai, trains as one of their elite warriors, gleaning...

Lands Die. The Living Light Fades. An Ancient Darkness Awakens. The Living Light that sustains Arlethia is dwindling. The rebirthing of lands ceased decades ago, and the world of V leira is dying. Only Arlethia, the Western Province of the Realm, remains untainted by...

Welcome to the world of Crypto Bizarro, where all manner of ghosts and ghouls and things that go "bump" in the night come out to play. This fully-illustrated collection of horror includes short stories, poems, puzzles, cryptograms, secret messages, a choose-your-own-adventure tale, and more....

New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop weaves a dazzling tale of romance, high adventure, and thrilling fantasy in the second novel in the Tir Alainn Trilogy... Ever since the slaughter of the witches, the Fae--who should be shielding their long-lost cousins from danger--have...

Classic novellas, never-before-published stories, essays on the history, literature, and films of Halloween, and real-life memories of October 31st-from today's best practitioners of fear: Dean Koontz * Peter Straub * Poppy Z. Brite * Rick Hautala * Steve Rasnic Tem * Elizabeth Engstrom *...

Brenawyn knows loss. Her mother, her father, her husband...that bastard. She can't let Alex die, too. With the Coven closing in, Alex flees with Brenawyn to Tir-Na-Nog, even though he knows he is setting her on a path of no return. Brenawyn must say...

Welcome to Blood Haven. Magic has returned, reshaping the modern world. Unfortunately, it's not all love potions and broomsticks. A thirst for power has awoken; only the strong will prevail. Killian is just trying to survive in this frightening new world, and it is...

There is rumoured to be a noble dragon, an almost mythical beast, long thought to be extinct in Torea - terrorising a village in the north, at the foot of the Sky Cleaver Mountains. Saul Karza, Emissary to the Empress and licensed magic user,...

This prequel to the novel CHILD OF FIRE (which was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009) tells the story of the first meeting of Ray Lilly and his boss, Annalise Powliss, how they began to work together, how he betrayed her, and how...

In the last novel of The Devil's West trilogy, Isobel, the Devil's Left Hand, and Gabriel ride through the magical land of the Territory to root out evil by the way of mad magicians, ghosts, and twisted animal spirits. As Isobel and Gabriel travel...

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1816. Born in K nigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged to pursue a career in law. However, in his late...