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Grimdark Fantasy Book List

A list of books that scored a 2 or higher on a grimdark poll created on Mark Lawrence's blog. I omitted that books that scored a 1 as they were merely there to provide a baseline for the poll. The book that avg. the highest score was 'Beyond Redemption' with a 4.71.
(Scoring system: 1 - not grimdark; 3 - quite grimdark; 5 - as grimdark as it gets)
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Beyond Redemption (Michael R. Fletcher)
Beyond Redemption (Michael R. Fletcher)
2
The Darkness That Comes Before (R. Scott Bakker)
The Darkness That Comes Before (R. Scott Bakker)
3
Prince of Thorns
Prince of Thorns
4
The Court of Broken Knives (Anna Smith Spark)
The Court of Broken Knives (Anna Smith Spark)
5
Godblind (Anna Stephens)
Godblind (Anna Stephens)
6
Heroes Die
Heroes Die
7
The Steel Remains
The Steel Remains
8
Chronicles of the Black Company (Glenn Cook)
Chronicles of the Black Company (Glenn Cook)
9
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
10
Low Town (Daniel Polansky)
Low Town (Daniel Polansky)
11
The Left Hand of God
The Left Hand of God
12
Horus Rising (Dan Abnett)
Horus Rising (Dan Abnett)
13
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
14
Blackwing (Ed Mcdonald)
Blackwing (Ed Mcdonald)
15
Elric De Melniboné
Elric De Melniboné
16
Grim Company (Luke Scull)
Grim Company (Luke Scull)
17
The Mirror Empire (Kameron Hurley)
The Mirror Empire (Kameron Hurley)
18
A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
19
Prince of Fools (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Fools (Mark Lawrence)
20
Lord Foul's Bane
Lord Foul's Bane
21
The Vagrant (Peter Newman)
The Vagrant (Peter Newman)
22
Red Sister (Mark Lawrence)
Red Sister (Mark Lawrence)
23
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
24
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
25
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
26
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
27
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
28
Conan
Conan
29
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
30
The Red Knight (Miles Cameron)
The Red Knight (Miles Cameron)
31
Half a King (Joe Abercrombie)
Half a King (Joe Abercrombie)
32
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
33
The Warded Man (Peter V. Brett)
The Warded Man (Peter V. Brett)
34
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend (David Gemmell)
35
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
36
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
37
Malice (John Gwynne)
Malice (John Gwynne)
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