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The Best Dark Fantasy Books to Explore Your Dark Side (Adult & YA)

These are some of the best dark fantasy books (according to myself). What makes a book dark fantasy differs, but generally, these are supernatural horror books or books with an anti-hero or morally ambiguous protagonist. In this list, you will find both books for adults as well as YA. I hope there are some of these you haven't read yet, and I'd recommend you to try them out!
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Wicked Saints (Emily A. Duncan)
Wicked Saints
1
Emily A. Duncan
The Risen Shard (D.K. Holmberg)
The Risen Shard
2
D.K. Holmberg
The Library of the Dead (T. L. Huchu)
The Library of the Dead
3
T. L. Huchu
Daughter of the Blood (Anne Bishop)
Daughter of the Blood
4
Anne Bishop
Blood Heir (Amélie Wen Zhao)
Blood Heir
5
Amélie Wen Zhao
What Big Teeth (Rose Szabo)
What Big Teeth
6
Rose Szabo
The Warded Man (Peter V. Brett)
The Warded Man
7
Peter V. Brett
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
Blood Song
8
Anthony Ryan
Nevernight (Jay Kristoff)
Nevernight
9
Jay Kristoff
Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Thorns
10
Mark Lawrence
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
11
Leigh Bardugo
A Little Hatred (Joe Abercrombie)
A Little Hatred
12
Joe Abercrombie
The Second Bell (Gabriela Houston)
The Second Bell
13
Gabriela Houston
All the Murmuring Bones (A. G. Slatter)
All the Murmuring Bones
14
A. G. Slatter
The Bone Maker (Sarah Beth Durst)
The Bone Maker
15
Sarah Beth Durst
Mistborn (Brandon Sanderson)
Mistborn
16
Brandon Sanderson
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