Grimdark Magazine

11/07/2025

Fantasy is mad, isn’t it.

The Gryphon King is a majestic melting pot of monsters, Machiavellian moves, moral murkiness, and mouthwatering meals that is a fantastic advert for the power of immersive epic fantasy.

10/07/2025

MOAR ARC AWESOMENESS!

The review copies of Casthen Gain are starting to land!

10/07/2025

I am so, so stoked with how these ARCs came out. I can’t wait to get them into reviewer’s hands!

10/07/2025

It’s time for some good old fashioned TBR punishment. If you’re looking for that book that scratches the itch that a video game created, then look no further. The GdM team has you covered!

Sometimes after finishing a video-game I’ll think “damn, that ruled. I wish I could have more of that vibe, but in a different flavor.” That’s what this post is about. Below are twelve book recommendations based on four different video-games.

09/07/2025

While Darkness Gathers resonates with a gentle melancholy of lamentation overlaid with an optimism for a brighter future.

Philip Chase welcomes us back to Eormenlond in While Darkness Gathers, the sequel to his Edan Trilogy set sixteen years after its conclusion.

09/07/2025

Just: YES.

08/07/2025

David C. Smith is the author or coauthor of 22 published novels, primarily in the sword-and-sorcery, horror, and suspense genres. Check out out interview!

https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/an-interview-with-david-c-smith/

07/07/2025

Do you love a short, sharp, bloody, and imaginative read? Then let me introduce you to CASTHEN GAIN by Essa Hansen. Set in the same epic bubble universe as NOPHEK GLOSS, this novella is going to hit all your battle royale, sci-fantasy happy spots: https://tinyurl.com/Casthen-Gain

07/07/2025

Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent. Liminal Monster eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion.

Liminal Monster is an emotionally charged nightmare brought to life through author Luke Tarzian’s vivid prose and unbounded imagination.

06/07/2025

War Lord does not change the formula that has been so successful for The Saxon Stories. It perfects, polishes and enhances it to a rewarding and memorable final outing for Uhtred and his companions.

War Lord is the 13th and final entry in the popular and engaging The Saxon Stories written by Bernard Cornwell.

05/07/2025

Easy to read and compelling.

It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest (Poisoned Pen Press) is an enjoyable ghost story with heart and a twist.

04/07/2025

Another strong installment of one of the best dark fantasy fiction magazines around.

The seventh volume of Old Moon Quarterly delivers more of the high quality dark fantasy readers of the magazine have come to expect.