Dark Fantasy

"Thrones will shatter, knees will bend. What was forgotten will rise again..." War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion...

”Then, Samkiel, you will know this is how the world ends.” But it was not this world. No, it was mine. It was Dianna. The world quakes in fear as the last shred of Dianna’s humanity is ripped from her. As it should. Grief consumes Dianna, burning away any semblance of good within her and...

For years, Catherine Foundling struggled to scrape together enough money to enroll in the War College of Ater, the capital of the Dread Empire. Only when she arrives there, it's not as a powerless orphan: she is the Squire, apprentice of the Black Knight, and is immediately dragged into the...

A mysterious cabal called the Thirteen Nightblades has been running things in the Midgar Kingdom from the shadows, and its members have concealed all manner of crimes through their connections to the Cult of Diablos. How impressi—no, how terrible. These dastardly nobles commit so many evil...

Dean is being hunted. Several of his teammates are dead. His necromancer ally is comatose from forbidden experiments, and the conspiracy behind it all reaches across multiple nations. But the betrayal from Earth is the least of his problems. The System has escalated.

Harbingers of enlightenment, bringers of darkness. Givers of life, tellers of death … significance flies on the backs of raven wings for those who dare to listen to its meaning. For we are the Messengers of the Realm. The White Raven was born to bring magic to the dying realm. One hundred and...

The gods of Ashkareth built their world on blood and silence. Someone else's blood. Someone else's silence. Brann spent fourteen years drinking away the things he'd done-what the gods demanded, what the temple required, what his bond was built on. He was done with all of it. Then a name he...

First-year medical student Selena Serrano was prepared for the stress of exams, not the literal end of the world. When a mysterious Event kills the power and causes the cadavers in her Gross Anatomy class to rise as zombies, the old rules of society vanish. In the blink of an eye, technology dies. Magic returns. And Selena’s anatomy final sits up to eat her. While others scramble for safety, Selena discovers she has a dark talent for her brutal new reality of monsters and magic.

Esme escaped the dragon realm of Draethys with her life—barely. A king is dead. A usurper has taken the throne. And an army beneath the earth is preparing to rise. But the worst thing Esme brings home isn't the news. It's Dayn Draxion—an exiled dragon king with molten-gold eyes, a talent for...

They told me turning eighteen meant freedom. They never said it might kill me. All I wanted was cake, candles, and a fresh start after aging out of the group home I’ve been stuck in for six years. What I got instead? A vampire crashing my party and trying to drain me dry. Apparently, vampires are real and I can sense them.

Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from USA Today bestselling author Freya Marske. At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healer’s gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam—a five-day...

Dragon fire remade them—yet the coming storm may still shatter what remains. After surviving an encounter with a race long thought extinct, Serenna, Jassyn, Lykor, and their companions rise as druids, bearing a boon powerful enough to tip the balance of a dying world. To wield it, they must...

From critically acclaimed, bestselling author MK Lobb comes a noir romantic fantasy set in a world in which sin is a fatal disease, and the rich hire the poor to carry out their basest instincts—until the forbidden romance between a sinner and a mysterious figure threatens to destroy...

Rivals by design. Lovers by choice. Enemies by destiny. Alaire Aerendyl has survived by her fists, her wits, and sheer defiance. An orphaned human, unjustly imprisoned by the powerful fae houses that rule her world, she's never truly known freedom—only how to fight for scraps of it. So when...

For fans of Elden Ring, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, and Joe Abercrombie comes a debut, post-apocalyptic epic sure to reel you in. Relics of the past scattered. A hero broken. A world on the brink. A paragon left for dead, Alevist Lightseeker sought peace—but peace had other plans. Thirty...

His brother conquered the stars. Derek must survive the expectations. A hundred years ago, the world was sundered by war. Battles shattered mountains and shifted coastlines. Yet that is the past. Now, the new generation is desperately attempting to grow to the heights of the original heroes, while old monsters in human skin struggle for supremacy, and daring explorers search the cosmos for dangerous things to poke with sticks.

Twin Flames: The Gilded Eclipse is a mythological dark fantasy of duality and cosmic betrayal. In a world bathed in the blinding light of Whitefire, a perfect utopia reigns, but at what cost? Xol, the shadow twin of the radiant Quetz Syndicate leader, was born to balance light with darkness. When he pierces the veil of perfection, he does not find salvation. He finds a sterile void devouring humanity's soul. This is not a romance. It is an epic tragedy rooted in Mesoamerican mythology, a Quetzalcoatl retelling where Aztec gods walk as syndicate kings.

The Unnamable by H. P. Lovecraft is a classic tale of cosmic horror and supernatural dread. Two men debate whether some terrors are too strange to be named, only to encounter a horrifying presence that challenges reason itself. A chilling work of weird fiction filled with dark atmosphere...

Now that they can travel by teleportation circle, Rentt and Lorraine visit Vistelya, the capital of the Kingdom of Yaaran. Lorraine uses magic to hide their identities, and Rentt checks out the guild headquarters. There, the duo gets involved with Augurey, an adventurer from Maalt. When Augurey...

Rentt Faina, the undead adventurer, arrives at his hometown of Hathara. He's joined by Lorraine, a scholar and sorcerer. The villagers are all excited to meet Lorraine, and to celebrate Rentt's return, they throw the two a welcome banquet. During the banquet, Rentt slips out. Lorraine finds him...

Ryker Imprisoned by my father, and at the mercy of those who serve him, I now hold the key to my freedom, but accepting it means aligning with an enemy. However, I’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the man who helped create me. My father thought he could keep me caged... but I’m coming for him. Ellery The duke stole our children and imprisoned Ryker. To get them back, I took a risk by releasing the gargoyles our ancestors betrayed. I’m not sure if I can trust them, but holding back isn’t an option… even if it costs me everything. Return to the Shadow Realms.

Zura: Many a rising I made myself smile even when my heart was breaking. I yearned for my love to be returned, only to never be seen. Once I left, I made a firm promise to myself that I would never return. Disaster strikes and amidst the sudden darkness and devastation, my mind is solely...

The Pied Piper meets The Cruel Prince and Throne Of Glass in this dark fairy-tale retelling romantasy. Her Duty: to Protect. His Mission: to Conquer. Her secrets will destroy him. His heart? Already intertwined. In a world where magical creatures like the fae are thought extinct, arena warrior...

Innocent until proven guilty . . . but no one is truly innocent if you dig hard enough. I never expected to find a mate, much less five. What does a girl even do with five men? Silly question . . . you enjoy them!! Unfortunately, my untimely death had a detrimental impact on my love life. Don't...

V. B. Lacey presents Book 4 in the Veridian Empire series. Contains mature themes...