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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?
Who Fears Death
ByNnedi Okorafor
2010 • 203 Readers • 386 pages • 3.7
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1)
ByMarlon James
2019 • 491 Readers • 612 pages • 3.1
The Fifth Season
ByN.K. Jemisin
2015 • 2,121 Readers • 421 pages • 4.3
The Raven Tower
ByAnn Leckie
2019 • 309 Readers • 432 pages • 3.9
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
BySeth Dickinson
2015 • 457 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
The Poppy War
ByR. F. Kuang
2018 • 1,816 Readers • 544 pages • 4