Dark Fantasy Books of the 2020s
The 126 most-read dark fantasy books first published between 2020 and 2029, led by Haunting Adeline (2021), Brutal Prince (2020) and Babel (2022).
This list collects 126 books from the 2020s by 103 authors, published between 2020 and 2026. 1 is free to read. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
Haunting Adeline
H. D. Carlton
Brutal Prince
Sophie Lark
Babel
R. F. Kuang, Michel Pagel
The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
Lightlark
Alex Aster
Kingdom of the Wicked
Kerri Maniscalco
The Atlas Six
Olivie Blake
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Holly Black, Rovina Cai
Rule of Wolves
Leigh Bardugo, LitJoy Crate
The Stolen Heir
Holly Black
Belladonna
Adalyn Grace
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark
Nightbane
Alex Aster
The Gilded Ones
Namina Forna
House of Hollow
Krystal Sutherland
Blood over Bright Haven
M. L. Wang
Chain of Iron
Cassandra Clare
The Lost Book of the White
Wesley Chu, Cassandra Clare
Dark Song
Christine Feehan
Come Tumbling Down
Seanan McGuire
All the Stars and Teeth
Adalyn Grace
The Prisoner's Throne
Holly Black
Captive in the Underworld
Lianyu Tan
The Girl and the Stars
Mark Lawrence
The book of Azrael
Amber V. Nicole
Little Thieves
Margaret Owen
For the Wolf
Hannah Whitten
Prosper's Demon
K. J. Parker
Hazelthorn
C. G. Drews
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
Sarah A. Parker
Ruinsong
Julia Ember
Relentless
R. A. Salvatore
Poisoned
Jennifer Donnelly
Each of Us a Desert
Mark Oshiro
Far Wilder Magic
Allison Saft
The Justice of Kings
Richard Swan
Down Comes the Night
Allison Saft
Crowntide
Alex Aster
Ruthless Gods
Emily A. Duncan
Daughter From the Dark
Марина Дяченко, Marina Dyachenko
Looking Glass
Christina Henry
House of the Beast
Michelle Wong
SMALL FAVORS
Erin A. Craig
The Maleficent Seven
Cameron Johnston
The Tyranny of Faith
Richard Swan
Dead Lies Dreaming
Charles Stross
Driftwood
Marie Brennan
The Trials of Empire
Richard Swan
Race the Sands
Sarah Beth Durst
The Factory Witches of Lowell
C. S. Malerich
Seasons of the Storm
Elle Cosimano
The Hunting Moon
Susan Dennard
Dark Heir
C. S. Pacat
Grave Empire
Richard Swan
Elysium Girls
Kate Pentecost
We Ride the Storm
Devin Madson
The Sisters Grimm
Menna van Praag
Queen of Volts
Amanda Foody
Bladebone
Ausma Zehanat Khan
Sunshield
Emily B. Martin
Of Silver and Shadow
Jennifer Gruenke
Out of Body
Jeffrey Ford
Beyond the Ruby Veil
Mara Fitzgerald
Les Chroniques de Sundaris I
Maùve McWeil
Skyshade
Alex Aster
Song of the Risen God
R. A. Salvatore
We Dream of Gods
Devin Madson
The King of Evil
Eileen Gillick
The Domes of Calrathia
Isaac Young
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Empty Bottle
Mari Wolf
Midnight Circus
Jane Yolen, Theodora Goss
Celine Bower Story
Carly Brown
The Last Shield
Cameron Johnston
The Tindalos Asset
Caitlín R. Kiernan
A Golden Fury
Samantha Cohoe
Creeping Jenny
Jeff Noon
Folk of the Air Complete Gift Set
Holly Black
The Lightning Thief / The Sea of Monsters / The Titan's Curse / The Battle of the Labyrinth / The Last Olympian / The Chalice of the Gods / Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Rick Riordan
Greyfriars Reformatory
Frazer Lee
Hush
Dylan Farrow, Emily Shaffer
The Boundless (the Deathless Trilogy, Book 3)
Peter Newman
Lies Weeping
Glen Cook
Seven Endless Forests
April Genevieve Tucholke
Fighters of Fear
Michael Ashley
Shadow City
Francesca Flores
SETA E SANGUE
Brian Gjini
Even if the Light Forgets
Ys Goldt
The King's Questioner
Nikki Katz
We Lie with Death
Devin Madson
We Cry for Blood
Devin Madson
Cascade
Rachel A. Rosen
Here, and Only Here
Christelle Dabos
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2017 Edition
Paula Guran
Kitty's Mix-Tape
Carrie Vaughn, Emma Bull