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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."
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.
His paintings have appeared in various genre and other magazines, games, and books. One of his wildlife paintings is in the permanent collection at the Grand Canyon National Park visitors center. Saga Press published his epic grimdark fantasy series, beginning with The Forgetting Moon. He also has a horror alternate history series.
Dark fantasy, also called fantasy horror, is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporates disturbing and frightening themes. The term is ambiguously used to describe stories that combine horror elements with one or other of the standard formulas of fantasy. [1]
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
Horribly Huge Press-Out-and-Build Book: Terry Deary Horribly Hilarious Joke Book: Who's Horrible in History: The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland: 2010 Frightfully Funny Quiz Book: Deadly Days in History: 2013 The Beastly Best Bits: The Big Fat Christmas Book: 2014 Top 50 Kings & Queens: 2015 Top 50 Villains: 2016 This is a Horrible Book ...
On its first-page blurb, it was described as "a book of sword-and-sorcery that anyone can read with delight and pleasure". But the readers of the book would extend way beyond sword and sorcery fandom. [78] By the end of 1968, The Lord of the Rings had sold over 3 million copies in America. Its unexpected success caused American publishers to ...
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] A sequel, The Dragon Republic, was released in August 2019, and a third book, The Burning God, was released November 2020. [5]