Dark Fantasy Books You Should Read
July 01, 2020
As a fantasy books lover, it's a must list for me to read fantasy books but sometimes i encounter books that has dark side inside of the story. As a terrified reader that unable to read horror books, dark fantasy is as close as horror or thriller (-ish) book that i can read.
If you are a fellow reader like me that love fantasy but such a chicken for Horror or Thriller books (i probably can read thriller but maybe not horror), these are some my recommendations for Dark Fantasy Books for you to read.
If you are not familiar with the term of Dark Fantasy, this genre is absolutely Fantasy but it has a darkness in it (horror part but whole) as if you read it, it has gloomy dark tone or sense of horror or dread (that's what wikipedia said about it) some also apply the term to high fantasy stories that feature anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists (that;s what goodreads said). So...i hope you got the point.
Okay that's a lot of preword that personally i usually skip when i'm a reader of the blog. So, let's get into the list already!
This is the first book from this author. I'd say she rocks it!
This is also the first book that i read for dark fantasy genre. You know it when you realize you got some goosebumps when reading it, also i'd say in my case, my brother (cousin) said to me, "i've never seen you reading something creepy like this" when he look at the book. Yes the book has some illustrations in it and kind of creepy.
This book follows a 16 y.o Sorina who lives in a circus city that moves from time to time. City that moves everyone! Already intrigued me, and she's holding a freak show with her illusions character, somehow one of her character that she thought was... well... just illusion, got murdered! So this is her adventure to reveal the truth.
One point i like about this book it also connected or should we call mentioned? the history of Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities that mentioned in bible (Genesis to be exact) which always intriguing when a book mention about something religious (but not to flip the fact of it and make it controversial) or just based on it is also interesting
This super thick book is probably seems a bit intimidating but believe me it's worth to read.
This book is retelling of Peter Pan which is of course in dark fantasy way. This story follow Nick's adventure when he runaway from home then meet Peter who saved him from some bully of his lord tenant. Then he follows him to Avalon where Peter got other troubled children that he saves. But the adventure doesn't end there, it's just getting started.
This story i'd say is a dark side of peter pan story because of the irony, how even for these days we can see what actually happen and what's right and wrong somehow it depends on which point of view you see and some troubles we can easily solve by communicate.
This is also describe how destructive human can me, Brom himself said that this book also inspired from gang culture that happening in real world, "how quick teens are to define their own morals, to justify any action"
If you are a fellow reader like me that love fantasy but such a chicken for Horror or Thriller books (i probably can read thriller but maybe not horror), these are some my recommendations for Dark Fantasy Books for you to read.
If you are not familiar with the term of Dark Fantasy, this genre is absolutely Fantasy but it has a darkness in it (horror part but whole) as if you read it, it has gloomy dark tone or sense of horror or dread (that's what wikipedia said about it) some also apply the term to high fantasy stories that feature anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists (that;s what goodreads said). So...i hope you got the point.
Okay that's a lot of preword that personally i usually skip when i'm a reader of the blog. So, let's get into the list already!
1. The Daughter of The Burning City by Amanda Foody
This is also the first book that i read for dark fantasy genre. You know it when you realize you got some goosebumps when reading it, also i'd say in my case, my brother (cousin) said to me, "i've never seen you reading something creepy like this" when he look at the book. Yes the book has some illustrations in it and kind of creepy.
This book follows a 16 y.o Sorina who lives in a circus city that moves from time to time. City that moves everyone! Already intrigued me, and she's holding a freak show with her illusions character, somehow one of her character that she thought was... well... just illusion, got murdered! So this is her adventure to reveal the truth.
One point i like about this book it also connected or should we call mentioned? the history of Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities that mentioned in bible (Genesis to be exact) which always intriguing when a book mention about something religious (but not to flip the fact of it and make it controversial) or just based on it is also interesting
2. Child Thief by Brom
This book is retelling of Peter Pan which is of course in dark fantasy way. This story follow Nick's adventure when he runaway from home then meet Peter who saved him from some bully of his lord tenant. Then he follows him to Avalon where Peter got other troubled children that he saves. But the adventure doesn't end there, it's just getting started.
This story i'd say is a dark side of peter pan story because of the irony, how even for these days we can see what actually happen and what's right and wrong somehow it depends on which point of view you see and some troubles we can easily solve by communicate.
This is also describe how destructive human can me, Brom himself said that this book also inspired from gang culture that happening in real world, "how quick teens are to define their own morals, to justify any action"
3. Three Dark Crown
If you love series, i would definitely suggest you to read this one. Consist of 4 main books and one novella.
Three dark crowns based in Fennbirn where the queen as the ruler and when she bore a triplet she will leave them (or in some case die) and leave the crown. The triplet will kill each other for become the next queen when they reach sixteenth birthday.
This follows three queen with each has their own ability, one who controls elemental (fire, water, wind etc), one that is a naturalist who able to blooms any flower and controls any animal and the last one is the poisoner who can ingest deadliest poison and not die.
I'd say i got some trouble to choose which my fave queen that i'd support, at first book i was certain who i'd swear my loyalty to, but when the series continues it becomes harder to decide. This book includes supernatural black magic that made it fun to read. Plot twist is everywhere, shocking bold choices made by the author never fails to made my eyes bigger when i read it.
So definitely check this one out. I'd highly suggest you to read the first book first then the novella Queen of Finnbirn for the sake of spoiler free.
So that's it! As you might notice already i do have quite unique taste or sometimes underrated, but i hope you enjoy reading them anyway. Tell me all about it if you have read them and what do you think, leave a comment for which dark fantasy books you've read and you would recommend everyone to read.
See ya later!
Three dark crowns based in Fennbirn where the queen as the ruler and when she bore a triplet she will leave them (or in some case die) and leave the crown. The triplet will kill each other for become the next queen when they reach sixteenth birthday.
This follows three queen with each has their own ability, one who controls elemental (fire, water, wind etc), one that is a naturalist who able to blooms any flower and controls any animal and the last one is the poisoner who can ingest deadliest poison and not die.
I'd say i got some trouble to choose which my fave queen that i'd support, at first book i was certain who i'd swear my loyalty to, but when the series continues it becomes harder to decide. This book includes supernatural black magic that made it fun to read. Plot twist is everywhere, shocking bold choices made by the author never fails to made my eyes bigger when i read it.
So definitely check this one out. I'd highly suggest you to read the first book first then the novella Queen of Finnbirn for the sake of spoiler free.
So that's it! As you might notice already i do have quite unique taste or sometimes underrated, but i hope you enjoy reading them anyway. Tell me all about it if you have read them and what do you think, leave a comment for which dark fantasy books you've read and you would recommend everyone to read.
See ya later!
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