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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
1
Michael R. Fletcher
The Darkness That Comes Before (R. Scott Bakker)
The Darkness That Comes Before
2
R. Scott Bakker
Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Thorns
3
Mark Lawrence
The Court of Broken Knives (Anna Smith Spark)
The Court of Broken Knives
4
Anna Smith Spark
Godblind (Anna Stephens)
Godblind
5
Anna Stephens
Heroes Die
Heroes Die
6
The Steel Remains
The Steel Remains
7
Chronicles of the Black Company (Glenn Cook)
Chronicles of the Black Company
8
Glenn Cook
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
9
Joe Abercrombie
Low Town (Daniel Polansky)
Low Town
10
Daniel Polansky
The Left Hand of God
The Left Hand of God
11
Horus Rising (Dan Abnett)
Horus Rising
12
Dan Abnett
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
13
Steven Erikson
Blackwing (Ed Mcdonald)
Blackwing
14
Ed Mcdonald
Elric De Melniboné
Elric De Melniboné
15
Grim Company (Luke Scull)
Grim Company
16
Luke Scull
The Mirror Empire (Kameron Hurley)
The Mirror Empire
17
Kameron Hurley
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
18
George R.R. Martin
Prince of Fools (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Fools
19
Mark Lawrence
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
20
Stephen R. Donaldson
The Vagrant (Peter Newman)
The Vagrant
21
Peter Newman
Red Sister (Mark Lawrence)
Red Sister
22
Mark Lawrence
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
Shadow of the Torturer
23
Gene Wolfe
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
24
Scott Hawkins
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
Blood Song
25
Anthony Ryan
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish
26
Andrzej Sapkowski
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
27
Brent Weeks
Conan
Conan
28
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
29
Stephen King
The Red Knight (Miles Cameron)
The Red Knight
30
Miles Cameron
Half a King (Joe Abercrombie)
Half a King
31
Joe Abercrombie
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
32
Seth Dickinson
The Warded Man (Peter V. Brett)
The Warded Man
33
Peter V. Brett
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
34
David Gemmell
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
35
Scott Lynch
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
36
N. K. Jemisin
Malice (John Gwynne)
Malice
37
John Gwynne
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