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  2. A Song of Ice and Fire - Wikipedia

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    It also had the highest single and first-day sales of any new fiction title published in 2011 at that point, with 170,000 hardcovers, 110,000 e-books, and 18,000 audio books reportedly sold on the first day. [135] A Dance with Dragons reached the top of The New York Times bestseller list on July 31, 2011. [8]

  3. Grimdark - Wikipedia

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    Grimdark is a subgenre of speculative fiction with a tone, style, or setting that is particularly dystopian, amoral, and violent. The term is inspired by the tagline of the tabletop strategy game Warhammer 40,000 : "In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war."

  4. The Legend of Drizzt - Wikipedia

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    The Legend of Drizzt is a series of fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore that began in 1988, [1] [2] and consists of 39 books as of August 15, 2023. [citation needed] They are based in the Forgotten Realms setting in the dimension of Abeir-Toril on the continent Faerûn in the Dungeons & Dragons universe currently published and owned by Wizards of the Coast.

  5. The Poppy War - Wikipedia

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    The Poppy War is a 2018 fantasy novel by American author R. F. Kuang, published by Harper Voyager.A grimdark fantasy, it draws plot points and politics from mid-20th-century China, [1] [2] [3] with the conflict in the novel based on the Second Sino-Japanese War, and an atmosphere inspired by the Song dynasty. [4]

  6. Anna Smith Spark - Wikipedia

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    A review in Grimdark magazine stated that the book "hurts to read", but is "unputdownable at times". [1] [9] Also released in 2023 was the novel A Sword of Bronze and Ashes, about a retired warrior, Kanda, who is now a wife and mother living peacefully until ancient foes return and threaten the agrarian existence of herself and her family.

  7. The Forgetting Moon - Wikipedia

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    The story is squarely in the grimdark genre and "not for those who would rather spend the day dreaming in Rivendell." [ 3 ] On Barnes & Noble's science fiction and fantasy blog, Jeff Somers describes the story as "epic fantasy turned up to eleven", pointing out that "Durfee doesn’t shy away from darkness" in this grimdark fantasy tale. [ 4 ]

  8. Redwall (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. [1] Originally published in 1986, it is the first book of the Redwall series. The book was illustrated by Gary Chalk, with the British cover illustration by Pete Lyon and the US cover by Troy Howell.

  9. Darkdawn - Wikipedia

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    [4] Publishers Weekly and Fiona Denton of Grimdark Magazine wrote that the book satisfyingly concluded the trilogy's plot thread's, and introducing twists to the metanarrative. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Denton singled out the reveal of the narrator's identity as a particularly well written revelation.