16 Dark Fantasy Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down
These mesmerizing stories aren't afraid to explore the sinister, scary, or sensual.
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Carolyn Cox & Kelsey McConnell | Updated Oct 23, 2019 | Published Apr 25, 2019 Creatures of Want & Ruin
By Molly Tanzer
The Sunset Warrior
By Eric Van Lustbader
The Book of the Damned
By Tanith Lee
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Silver Birch, Blood Moon
By Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Wylding Hall
By Elizabeth Hand
Borrowed Souls
By Chelsea Mueller
Boy's Life
By Robert R. McCammon
Coffins
By Rodman Philbrick
The Dark Tower
By Stephen King
The Gormenghast Trilogy
By Mervyn Peake
Elric of Melniboné
By Michael Moorcock
The Blade Itself
By Joe Abercrombie
The Monster of Elendhaven
By Jennifer Giesbrecht
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
By Christina Henry
White Stag
By Kara Barbieri
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