Dark Fantasy

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps....

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won’t be easy....

In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by their cruel offspring, the Descended, Diem Bellator yearns to escape the insular life of her poor village....

In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood....

Many centuries ago, desperate to save her dying sister, Dianna made a deal with Kaden, a monster far worse than any nightmare. Locked in servitude to him, she is forced to hunt down an ancient relic held by her most dangerous enemies: an army led by Samkiel, the World Ender....

Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery. Now, bound by her blood pact, she must fight the Orders' war—and Max is determined to protect her at all costs. But when a betrayal tears apart Ara, Max and Tisaanah are pushed into a bloodier conflict....

Returning home, Jason questions his role, but discovering hidden secrets unveils his potential to belong and become the world's savior.

In a world darkened by deceit, the truth is a light that won’t be dimmed—even when it illuminates Lorian’s betrayals more starkly than I could ever want to see. They call him the Bloodthirsty Prince. His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent....

Dianna is hellbent on revenge. As the last shred of her humanity is ripped from her, she decides to embrace her monstrous side and set the worlds alight....

We were torn from life before our time, a Savage King, his queen, a betrayed son, a wronged brother, a scorned wife and so many more....

For years, Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making him a prisoner in his own realm. Until his enemy's daughter unintentionally breaks the chains on the Ever....

Betrayed and bloodied, The Hand has failed. After a desperate battle, Nismera, the Goddess of War, now rules the realms as the last remnants of Samkiel's power spill across the sky.

She was commanded to kill him with a single strike to the heart. She didn't expect her own to betray her....

I wasn’t sure what to expect when arriving in Salem. Forced to marry a man I’ve never met, attend a private university I’d never heard of, and the whispers of a rumored secret society filling the halls.

Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has....

Silla Nordvig is running for her life. The Queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest....

In the wake of a crushing defeat, Tisaanah and Maxatarius have been ripped apart. Tisaanah is desperate to rescue Max from his imprisonment, even as her people's fight for freedom grows more treacherous. But within the walls of Ilyzath, Max's mind is a shadow of what it once was....

Silla Nordvig survived the Road of Bones. In the aftermath of her journey, her dreams of a simple life have been shattered. Beaten, betrayed, and reeling from the revelation of her true name, she flees Kopa with Reynir Galtung, the ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew.

Silas, now vastly more powerful than he ever anticipated, confronts a harsh truth: brute strength alone won't save his world. Beyond mere leveling up lies a complex path to salvation....

Something always goes sideways, but this is bigger than expected. Maybe it's not an entirely bad thing, though, as mana-infected animals spreading over the world would definitely make everyone more open to the idea of the apocalypse. The question is what was Silas supposed to do about it, though.

A mysterious inheritance draws orphaned teacher Darcy O’Sullivan to the eerie coastal town of Fairydale, where she becomes entangled in a deadly love triangle while facing an ancient evil that could destroy them all in this haunting and seductive blend of gothic horror and historical fantasy.

Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves—and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again.

Morpheus's journey gets tangled in family matters with deadly consequences in Neil Gaiman's epic saga for DC--performed by an all-star cast in Dolby Atmos.

At Bloodwing Academy, blood is currency, but a dragon's legacy is priceless—and as dangerous as fire. I thought surviving my first year in Bloodwing's deadly halls would be enough. I was wrong. I accidentally woke a dragon—a creature of myth, of death, of fire.

Tessalyn Ausra’s fate has always been out of her hands. Still bonded to the Heir of Endings, she now finds herself with more control than ever before. Everyone wants something from her, and she has to choose a side.

In a world where power is everything, Aleks and Vaira Kercheval have rejected their magical heritage. When the siblings cross the threshold, a long-dormant magic awakens, thrusting them into a world of ancient feuds and twisted powers. As Vaira embraces her magical heritage, determined to claim her rightful place among the Mage Houses, the powerless Aleks accidentally summons Ilea, a monstrous prince from the Void, thereby binding himself to a creature of immense power and insatiable hunger.

Ward Dyer, a seasoned Port Authority detective, tracks a kidnapper to the eerie, forgotten tunnels of the Seattle underground—a place where shadows whisper and danger lurks. He disrupts a human sacrifice, but the victory leaves him gravely wounded and teetering on the brink of death. He’s approached by a mysterious young woman with an offer he can’t refuse.

When Ali McCain, an eighteen-year-old from Los Angeles, is accepted at Oxford, it’s a chance to fulfill his dreams. To study English literature in England; to meet true intellectuals; and to glimpse the life he might have lived had his father—British rock star Gel McCain, legendary front man of the Pale Fires—not abandoned him and his mother when he was a toddler. But not long after he arrives at the storied university, Ali is drawn into a dark, disorienting world where events grow more and more curious by the day.

Dies ist die Geschichte von drei Frauen und dem Blut, das sie verbindet. Von Maria, die im Jahre 1511 in dem kleinen Dorf Santo Domingo de la Calzada geboren wird. Sie heiratet einen spanischen Edelmann, nur um fortzukommen, doch ihr Mann ist streng und die Ehe keine glückliche. Erst als sie einer geheimnisvollen Witwe begegnet, scheint die Freiheit in Reichweite, doch der Preis ist hoch. Von Charlotte, die im Jahr 1827 in London verheiratet werden soll, doch es vorzieht, mit einer mysteriösen Adligen zu fliehen und ein Leben in Freiheit und Sünde zu verbringen.

Just beyond the waking edges of Lucerìa, an 18th-century town in the kingdom of Naples, lies the Night: an enigmatic fiefdom governed by seven immortals and fueled by Moira, the power to reshape one’s destiny. On this porous border separating Day from Night, Oriana spends her time fantasizing about becoming a smith in her father’s forge and eavesdropping on whispered tales of beasts and men who roam the nocturnal realm. But in the Night, these stories come alive, as Oriana saw for herself after she inadvertently trespassed into the Secret Market of the Dead.

Dracula hat erfahren, dass in Sussex, England, ein gewisser Dr. Ryan praktiziert, der sich auf die Erforschung des Blutes und der Bekämpfung von schädlichen Zellen spezialisiert hat. Dracula manipuliert einen Freund Ryans, um an dessen Forschungsergebnisse zu gelangen.

L'ho incontrata a sedici anni, quando la mia vita era in pericolo. Lei mi ha salvato, ma allo stesso tempo ha cambiato tutto. La sua famiglia mi ha accolto e protetto, ma con una regola: "Non toccare mia figlia". Per quattro anni ho rispettato quella promessa, tenendo a freno i miei sentimenti, fino a quando una notte tutto è cambiato. Il nostro amore è pericoloso, non solo per il mio cuore, ma per la mia stessa vita. I segreti che porto con me potrebbero distruggere tutto ciò che lei ama. Mentre il tempo scorre e la minaccia si avvicina, so che il nostro legame proibito potrebbe costarci tutto.

For any shadow-marked born in the northern realm, this means death. No one knows that better than Eirlys, who escaped her own fate twenty-seven years ago. These nights she prowls the border between realms to rescue infants from cruel and fatal blades. When an encounter with a northern priest goes awry, Eirlys is lucky to escape with her life. Only to find that very life upended. The priest has identified her as the lost northern heir who stands to inherit the crown.

Carnacki nutzt sowohl Geisterwissen als auch neueste Technologie, um sich dem Unerklärlichen zu stellen. Eine brillante Mischung aus viktorianischem Spukhaus, Detektivkrimi und Pulp-Mystery. Alexander Wohnhaas haucht der Figur mit seiner markanten Stimme Leben ein und entführt dich in eine düstere Welt, in der jede Tür ein Portal ins Grauen sein kann.

Wo Leben vergeht, erwacht seine Gabe... Taar Wax gilt im ganzen Land als Legende. Als Nekromant gibt es kein Gefängnis, das ihn halten kann, kein Schatz, der ihm verborgen bleibt und kein Abenteuer, das er scheut. Das weiß auch die Ratsvorsitzende Rysana, die ihn für einen Auftrag anheuert, den nur jemand mit seiner Gabe meistern kann. Ihm bleiben dreißig Tage Zeit, einen Mann aus dem Schlund zu befreien, dem dunkelsten und grausamsten Gefängnis des gesamten Landes.

I wouldn’t say my life is a dumpster fire—but it’s far from typical. I’m frenemies with the local werewolves’ Alpha, my clients are shady as hell, and my magic falls firmly in the WTF category. Mephisto, my mysterious and powerful client, is more interested in my magic than the jobs he’s hired me for. And I’m pretty sure my court-ordered therapist thinks I’m an ass. Maybe it’s not a dumpster fire, but it is a hot mess.

I lived in a city full of ghosts, magic, and the paranormal. A city with a haunted past. The darkness should have terrified me. But the only thing that scared the hell out of me…was love. So, I avoided it at all costs. Until Grayson Shade showed up with his British accent and ruined everything.

Darla always felt like something was missing. Ever since her childhood best friend—the boy next door she secretly loved—disappeared, she’s been lost. But now he’s back, and he’s come for her. Only, he’s not the same boy she remembers. He’s changed. Leaving everything behind, Darla follows him—only to discover a mysterious necklace in her pocket, unlocking powers she never knew she had. Powers that had been deliberately hidden from her. Thrown into a world she doesn’t understand, Darla must learn to control her newfound abilities.

Before and After is a novel that relates to how negativity and the need to be on top can corrupt and influence the minds of most people with broken promises of riches and fame, along with everything that comes with it.

Ob im schwarzen Herz Afrikas, auf nebelverhangenen Hügeln oder im Kampf gegen blutrünstige Sekten – Kane begegnet dem Grauen mit Stahl, Glauben und unerbittlicher Entschlossenheit. Alexander Wohnhaas verleiht der legendären Sword-&-Sorcery-Figur mit seiner kraftvollen Stimme Leben, Gravitas und Gänsehaut – ein Muss für Fans von düsterer Fantasy, Schauerliteratur und Pulp-Fiction-Klassikern.

This is book one of The Vagrant Chronicle series, a dark fantasy story that follows a mercenary investigating the disappearance of children and the strange reemerge of magic.

A lonely teen discovers a new door in his family's old summer cottage and unknowingly opens a portal to a terrifying world. All my life they told me monsters weren't real. They were dead wrong. Hello. My name is David Rawlingson Junior and I’ve accidentally opened a door into Hell. When my brothers and I found the locked door to the newly built extension on our rental cottage, the race to find the key was on. Little did I know that exploring the room beyond would create a bridge to countless alternate realities where humans have been eradicated.

UNA EXTRAÑA OSCURIDAD crece en Allward. Incluso Corayne an-Amarat puede sentirlo, confinada en su pueblo al borde del mar. Para confirmarlo, un mítico inmortal y una implacable asesina aparecen inesperadamente y revelan a Corayne que es la última descendiente de un antiguo linaje con el poder de salvar el mundo de la destrucción.

As their bond grows and their powers evolve, The Unfortunates will face rogue memories, buried loops, and a predator hiding behind a friendly smile. To survive, they'll need more than bathroom humor and trauma—they’ll need each other.

Kellan Oakes is a private investigator just trying to make it through each day, working enough cases to keep his agency afloat. It pays the bills, barely, but beats having a real job. Kellan Oakes is a man who has spent time in two different worlds, and knows just enough about both to be helpful, or dangerous, depending on which side he’s on. Kellan Oakes is the son of Foltchain of the Oak, an immortal druid priestess revered throughout the mystical realm known as the Deep Woods. And Foltchain of the Oak is missing.

The sound of the sirens pierced the stillness of the underground bunker, a haunting wail that echoed through the concrete walls like a banshee's cry. For two decades, the inhabitants of this subterranean refuge had lived in the shadows, shielded from the horrors of the world above. They had prepared for this moment, meticulously cataloging supplies and maintaining the air filtration systems, but nothing could have prepared them for the sheer terror that accompanied the realization that the sirens signalled the onset of a nuclear blast.

Ashmielle knows there’s something different about her. She simply can’t put her finger on it. Living on her own since she was thirteen, she’s a cynic and hardened to the world’s problems. She tends bar at the place of a crusty old dude named Hank, who is actually a softie on the inside. She minds her own business, puts on a fake smile, and slings beer.

Is the new nanny as good as she appears to be or does she have a dark secret? Will influencer narcissistic mom realize in time what is going on?

Following her father's mysterious disappearance, Elara discovers his workshop filled with cryptic journals, ancient texts, and an obsidian orb that seems to pulse with temporal energy. As she delves deeper into her father's past, she uncovers his involvement with the Chronomasters, a secret society that manipulates time, and learns of a catastrophic temporal fracture threatening to unravel Aevum's existence.

A prophecy. A kingdom on the brink. Two fated souls bound by forces beyond their control. Kali, daughter of the Dark Pures, was born to uphold a destiny she never chose. In a world divided between light and darkness, she is forced to walk the path of a savior, shackled by the will of the divine. Meanwhile, Prince Cecil of the Light Pures carries his own burdens—an unwavering belief in justice, yet an unavoidable fate that ties him to Kali in ways neither of them fully understand.