What are your favorite dark fantasy books?Answer

Fantasy spans the spectrum from lighthearted fun to kick-you-in-the-teeth realism. When done right dark fantasy explores themes that are often taboo or emotional. Exploring these dark themes in fantasy offers a safe space to explore concepts like these in a new world without the limits of our own reality. What dark fantasy books do you recommend to other readers?

She Who Became the Sun

#1 of 2 in The Radiant Emperor

She Who Became the Sun
ByShelley Parker-Chan

2021 • 905 Readers • 416 pages 3.8

The Drawing of the Three

#2 of 7 in The Dark Tower

1981 • 738 Readers • 463 pages 4.1

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis
ByFranz Kafka,David Wyllie(Translator)

1915 • 292 Readers • 106 pages 3.9