Gritty and Gray: 12 of the Greatest Grimdark Fantasy Books Ever
These books would turn any idealist into a cynic.
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter
By Michael Swanwick
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A Place Among the Fallen
By Adrian Cole
Thieves' World®
By Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn Abbey
Sister Light, Sister Dark
By Jane Yolen
The Mere Wife
By Maria Dahvana Headley
The Blade Itself
By Joe Abercrombie
The Poppy War
By R.F. Kuang
The Lies of Locke Lamora
By Scott Lynch
The Steel Remains
By Richard K. Morgan
A Crown for Cold Silver
By Alex Marshall
The Black Company
By Glen Cook
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