Topic
Dark Fantasy
12 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
12 posts
Where to Start with Marlon James: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Marlon James — whether to begin with A Brief History of Seven Killings, Black Leopard Red Wolf, or Moon Witch Spider King. A complete guide.
Where to Start with Andrzej Sapkowski: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Andrzej Sapkowski and The Witcher — whether to begin with The Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, or Blood of Elves. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Garth Nix: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Garth Nix — whether to begin with Sabriel, Lirael, or Abhorsen. A complete reading guide to the Old Kingdom series and the Australian fantasy master.
Where to Start with Holly Black: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Holly Black — whether to begin with The Cruel Prince, Tithe, or The Stolen Heir. A complete reading guide to the Faerie fantasy novelist.
Where to Start with Joe Abercrombie: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Joe Abercrombie — whether to begin with The Blade Itself, Best Served Cold, or A Little Hatred. A complete reading guide to the grimdark fantasy master.
Where to Start with Ray Bradbury: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ray Bradbury — whether to begin with Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, or Something Wicked This Way Comes. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with R.F. Kuang: A Reading Guide
Where to start with R.F. Kuang — whether to begin with The Poppy War, Babel, or Yellowface. A complete reading guide to the bestselling fantasy and literary novelist.
Where to Start with Scott Lynch: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Scott Lynch and the Gentleman Bastard sequence — why to begin with The Lies of Locke Lamora and what to expect from the heist fantasy series.
Where to Start with V.E. Schwab: A Reading Guide
Where to start with V.E. Schwab — whether to begin with A Darker Shade of Magic, Vicious, or The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. A complete reading guide.
Witcher Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide to Sapkowski's Series
How to read the Witcher books in order — from The Last Wish through The Lady of the Lake, with context on where the games, Netflix series, and short stories fit in.
Zodiac Academy Books in Order: Complete Series Reading Guide (2026)
Every Zodiac Academy book in reading order — the main 8-book series, the extended universe, and where to start with Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Fae world.
Books Like American Gods: 11 Dark, Mythological Fantasies With Big Ideas
If Neil Gaiman's road trip through a forgotten America hooked you, these dark and mythological fantasies will pull you just as deep.
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