Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

For every positive trait humanity has, they seem to do more harm then good. Be it to the planet, the wildlife, to even each other. But they're only human, and no species is perfect. But with that being said, no other species can kill...

It didn't start with fire and blood.It started with a man, drinking alone in a bar, thinking about a woman, and whether or not to kill her.Meet Isabrand and Mallory, siblings separated at a young age. Their family has a few problems.To start, Isabrand...

The Old Gods have returned to Imeriel. As one of the few people who can hear Their Call, Ehryn, a simple launderer, is expected to lead Clearwall to greatness.Along with several others-a warrior destined to rule Clearwall, a spirited child with infinite knowledge, and...

Vanessa only wanted one thing in life, to be accepted into the Alphan Society and give back to the community that helped to raise her after she was orphaned. With the desperate need to please her superiors, she accepts a dangerous mission to infiltrate...

Born to a life of abandonment and servitude, Syl'Kara finds herself confronted by a horror she could not have imagined. As the rest of the population falls victim to the beast's horrid designs, she is left with a terrible choice.Should she attempt to flee,...

The Haunted Woman (1922) is a fantasy novel by David Lindsay. Following the commercial failure of his critically acclaimed novel A Voyage to Arcturus (1920), Lindsay hoped to achieve financial stability with a more conventional tale of suspense and the occult. Although he once...

The Bizarchives is back! In issue 2 we bring to you a dozen more strange tales from up and coming new authors in the genres of fantasy, sci-fi and cosmic horror. Several of your favorite authors from our debut issue return alongside some fresh...

Robin is a rather self-absorbed model. On a night out, she bumps into Red, a vampire. One unholy and lustfully fantastic night later she finds herself a member of the undead. Having shied away all of her life from love, she now has to...

Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape. Time.Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth. Fewer still have high enough affinities to rule. Ian's decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death. He conquers...

In all the games Matt has played, Dungeons are places to raid, places you dream of conquering, but when the world is stripped of electricity, and the first mana-twisted beasts start to prowl, the games all come to an end...Matt's just an ordinary guy,...

Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer is a story told across Christmases, rooted in loneliness, horror, and the ever-lurking presence of Krampus written by World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award-winning author M. Rickert. "Smooth and ruthless, Lucky Girl is M. Rickert at...

First Published in 1860, "The Marble Faun" is the last of the four major romances written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Published shortly before the beginning of the American Civil War, it is a romantic and fantastical tale set in an imagined Italy and...

Set in the same epic world as the award winning Kings of Paradise...this new series from author Richard Nell can be read on its own, or as a continuation of the Ash and Sand trilogy. Feared pirate and scoundrel 'Lucky' Chang has a dirty...

Debut novel by Marnie L. Norton - A Path of Darkness and Runes, Book 1New Adult Fantasy - *Trigger warnings below*The Fallow, a hallowed place and sanctuary for the beasts and creatures of the Continent, has been desecrated. The balance between the human and...

Their lives are linked.Mila's power has been stolen. Taken by a villain she can't escape, her secrets all revealed. Held in thrall by an enemy she hates, she is consumed by the man whose mark circles her throat. Her wrists...Her every action subject to...

The Haunted Woman (1922) is a fantasy novel by David Lindsay. Following the commercial failure of his critically acclaimed novel A Voyage to Arcturus (1920), Lindsay hoped to achieve financial stability with a more conventional tale of suspense and the occult. Although he once...

Rys is still shaking dust from his hair after a thousand years of sleep, and he already finds himself in a two-front war. The sorcerers of the Malus League are summoning a demon lord, while his northern neighbor marches south. Now that Rys has...

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...

Marius Chastain has spent his entire life running: first from his abusive father, and more recently from the king's justice after his father's failed coup. With no allies willing to help him, Marius attempts to flee Staria for the safety of the Diabolos Islands,...

Child of their Blood.Blessed by their magic. The Divine Gods may have been Corvina's patrons but she would tear them down from their thrones and ascend to claim their places - to claim her place - both in this world and the heavens above....

Now in paperback, the final book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series closes the epic fantasy saga in a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action. The plans of the desert gods are coming to fruition. Meryam, the deposed queen...

When a man goes out seeking blood, he will find it.Always he will find it. It was a truth Cutter had learned long ago, for he had been that man. For countless years, on countless battlefields, he had sought violence and blood...and the gods...

Izzy Ames lives with her high school sweetheart, Cyrus Rivera, in the Salton Sea. They cling to each other and to their close friends Nephy and Seth to cope with the trauma of their pasts. Until the morning Izzy awakes to find Cyrus has...

IT BEGAN WITH A HIJACKING...Annigan is a world of contrast and balance in wonderous orbit. One side, Lumina, basks in perpetual sunlight, and the other, Nocturn, is cast in constant darkness. Sentient creatures, terrestrial, marine or amphibious, share a hyper-fertility devoid of genetic boundaries,...

Upon receiving a vision of his nephew forced into following in his family's footsteps of protecting the world from evil, John Salvatore sets out to change the future before Dominic's time comes. After learning that the coming apocalypse was to be led by Z臧d...

If only the gods cared about justice...In this Manga/Wuxia-inspired dark fantasy, an assassin stalks the alleyways, killing those who would bleed illegal magic from a people who once ruled.It's the mystery of it that attracts Kamen Malik, and sends him on his own hunt....

A vampire succubus created during the Black Plague, Godfrey works as a Boston paramedic and battles loneliness and exhaustion as he fights to keep humanity safe from twin COVID and opioid epidemics. He has always pursued that which provides him hope--medicine, the cello... love....

The laws of the legion are eternal, handed down by the gods of the Imperium themselves. Out of the ashes left by the great cataclysm that was the end of a world, the Princes of Iron arose and forged themselves a dominion ever expanding...

Three years ago, the sisters confronted their demon father in that strange other-world called Everwhere. It was a battle that ended in a devastating loss, and the scars they carry seem to have slowly pushed the sisters apart . . . One sister, still...

Iniq thought the dreams would never end. From the moment she left that world she has had a show over her. She sees him in her nightmares, his claws still deep within her soul. After Nitri had refused her from the throne, claiming her...

Almost nothing is only what it seems to be at first glance. Appearances can be deceiving and first impressions often lead us disastrously astray. If we're not careful, assumption and expectation can betray us all the way to madness and death and damnation. In...

Kilian Kildare is a soldier, fighting the witches and vampires who twist the gift of magic into something dark. However tragedy after tragedy have left him struggling--he's been turned into a vampire, ostracized, and left to grieve alone. An offer to join an elite...

A dark sword-and-sorcery adventure for adults featuring cover artwork by the legendary Erol Otus, The Dust of Rhll is J. F. Meskimen's first novel.Told from the perspectives of an ensemble of sinister and desperate characters -- an assassin returning from his retirement as a...

Continuing her travels along the coast of Seann ﾀite, Fiadh continues to ply her trade facing dangers of magical and monstrous origin for those who can pay.Now pursued by a shadowy order and with a new companion at her side, Fiadh has a chance...

Many stories are told about the seas of Stormina - ghoste ships, sea witches, and monsters. Helana never expected to end up with in one of those stories. Now, she must find a way to live with the once infamous pirate, Turnog, and his...

Things are looking up for Jax, more or less, He's met a cool girl (Who's a wisp), got some new friends (Who're Dwarves and Cat people and Elves and all sorts), and started a war... (Whoops!)That last one might not be the best idea...

Two months ago, Nathan Grant was thrown into the world of Alchemic Warriors and the flesh-eating homunculi they hunt. His mentor, Astrid Rachelle, left him to go back to his life with his friends and sister... who think he's the Starlight Lancer, defending the...

The final battle has come.Grinner and his conspiracy to overthrow Perennia have been defeated, but victory came at a high cost. The alliance suffered losses it could ill afford, for the true enemy still lies in Baresh, growing stronger with each day that passes....

When darkness comes, there is no knowing who will carry the light and stand against it.Aaron and his companions have been saved from Kevlane's creatures only to find themselves in the power of the Akalians, a shadowy group of warriors many believe aren't men...

Since H. P. Lovecraft first invited colleagues such as Frank Belknap Long and Robert Bloch (among others) to join in his creation of what has come to be known as the "Cthulhu Mythos" (over Lovecraft's less invocative name of "Yog-Sothery"), dozens of authors have...

The Omnibus of Shadows; a collection of tales previously written, now reviewed and corrected. Mistakes or things missing are added. They're all bundled together for ease of reading, and because this way I can keep the price on the cheap. It's basically five books...

The rise of the Goblin King in the world of Pannithor This is the tale of the rise of the Goblin King in the world of Pannithor. Goblins are a major faction in the world of Pannithor and their control under the rule of...

In Hiro's world, youkai are a supernatural story used to scare children into obedience, and to keep men out of back alleys and brothels. Until Sakurai Hideyoshi walks through his door with a fantastical tale of a samurai who had killed a thousand men...

A gifted psychiatrist, Daniel Dodson is perfectly aware that he's in a tough place personally following the death of his wife. Then a mysterious new patient offers a welcome professional distraction. The world of swords and magic that Tenai so vividly remembers obviously can't...

UrchinOn the cold, mean streets of Tar Vangr, the ruin-scarred child eked out a desperate, violent existence until a chance encounter.KnightThe boy named Tithian found his purpose defending she whom he most loves, until she betrayed and left him for dead.ScourgeFreed of his fetters...

The final book that completes the bestselling and highly acclaimed Soul Savers series, with over 1 million sales and downloads.Evil reigns the world. Earth's been ravaged. The only signs humans survived the war come from those who serve the Demons' army. To continue his...

Deep in the swamps of the Okefenokee lives Hatchetface.Betrayed by his friends, mauled by alligators and left for dead, he arose from his watery grave with superhuman strength, an indestructible body, and a vengeance as old and unstoppable as the land itself. Consumed with...

WHEN ALCOHOL MAKES YOU INVISIBLE TO ZOMBIES, A BAR CRAWL COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. Milo's fear of everything has held him back for as long as he can remember. He knows university will drag him out of his comfort zone but he has no...

A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing practice from her New Orleans home. Gifted with water magic since...

A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing practice from her New Orleans home. Gifted with water magic since...