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100 Dark and Badass Books Daert Has Read or Wants to Read

This Started out as a Grimdark Fantasy List, but after browsing a bit, I kind of bailed on that since there's so much debate... still... on what Grimdark actually constitutes. So Here it is; I've just put in stuff I've Read or that's actually on my TBR Shelves collecting dust, that I think is dark as hell fantasy or scifi fiction (mostly fantasy though). At the end I put in 5 Warhammer Fantasy Omnibi and 10 40k omnibi.
The books on this list that I've read are awesome, the ones I haven't I can not vouch for, but have good hopes for.
By the Way, Go Read Matthew Stover's Acts of Caine series. Sight unseen, buy it and read them: you will not be disappointed.
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Heroes Die (Matthew Woodring Stover)
Heroes Die
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Matthew Woodring Stover
Blade of Tyshalle (Matthew Woodring Stover)
Blade of Tyshalle
2
Matthew Woodring Stover
Caine Black Knife (Matthew Woodring Stover)
Caine Black Knife
3
Matthew Woodring Stover
Caine's Law (Matthew Woodring Stover)
Caine's Law
4
Matthew Woodring Stover
The Steel Remains (Richard Morgan)
The Steel Remains
5
Richard Morgan
The Cold Commands
The Cold Commands
6
The Dark Defiles (Richard Morgan)
The Dark Defiles
7
Richard Morgan
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
8
Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates (Steven Erikson)
Deadhouse Gates
9
Steven Erikson
Memories of Ice (Steven Erikson)
Memories of Ice
10
Steven Erikson
House of Chains (Steven Erikson)
House of Chains
11
Steven Erikson
Midnight Tides (Steven Erikson)
Midnight Tides
12
Steven Erikson
The Bonehunters (Steven Erikson)
The Bonehunters
13
Steven Erikson
Reaper's Gale (Steven Erikson)
Reaper's Gale
14
Steven Erikson
Toll the Hounds (Steven Erikson)
Toll the Hounds
15
Steven Erikson
Dust of Dreams (Steven Erikson)
Dust of Dreams
16
Steven Erikson
The Crippled God (Steven Erikson)
The Crippled God
17
Steven Erikson
Night of Knives (Ian C. Esslemont)
Night of Knives
18
Ian C. Esslemont
Return of the Crimson Guard (Ian C. Esslemont)
Return of the Crimson Guard
19
Ian C. Esslemont
Stonewielder (Ian C. Esslemont)
Stonewielder
20
Ian C. Esslemont
Orb Sceptre Throne (Ian C. Esslemont)
Orb Sceptre Throne
21
Ian C. Esslemont
Blood and Bone (Ian C. Esslemont)
Blood and Bone
22
Ian C. Esslemont
Assail (Ian C. Esslemont)
Assail
23
Ian C. Esslemont
Dancer's Lament (Ian C. Esslemont)
Dancer's Lament
24
Ian C. Esslemont
Deadhouse Landing (Ian C. Esslemont)
Deadhouse Landing
25
Ian C. Esslemont
Kellanved's Reach (Ian C. Esslemont)
Kellanved's Reach
26
Ian C. Esslemont
Forge of the High Mage (Ian C. Esslemont)
Forge of the High Mage
27
Ian C. Esslemont
The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (Steven Erikson)
The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach
28
Steven Erikson
The Second Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (Steven Erikson)
The Second Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach
29
Steven Erikson
Malice (John Gwynne)
Malice
30
John Gwynne
Valor (John Gwynne)
Valor
31
John Gwynne
Ruin (John Gwynne)
Ruin
32
John Gwynne
Wrath (John Gwynne)
Wrath
33
John Gwynne
A Time of Dread (John Gwynne)
A Time of Dread
34
John Gwynne
A Time of Blood (John Gwynne)
A Time of Blood
35
John Gwynne
A Time of Courage (John Gwynne)
A Time of Courage
36
John Gwynne
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
37
Joe Abercrombie
Before They Are Hanged (Joe Abercrombie)
Before They Are Hanged
38
Joe Abercrombie
Last Argument of Kings (Joe Abercrombie)
Last Argument of Kings
39
Joe Abercrombie
Sharp Ends (Joe Abercrombie)
Sharp Ends
40
Joe Abercrombie
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