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The home of Grimdark fantasy, sci-fi, and horror reviews. Discover new books, comics, movies, TV shows and more!

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H2	REVIEW: Requiem of Dice by Timothy Wolff
H2	Voice of Command by Richard Swan is the next Gaunt’s Ghosts
H2	REVIEW: A Plague’s Tale: Requiem
H2	Grimdark Magazine #48
H2	Grimdark Magazine #47
H2	The Anguished Earth: an Empire of the Wolf Novella by Richard Swan
H2	Fortune’s Wake by C.L. Clark
H3	REVIEW: Requiem of Dice by Timothy Wolff Duplicate text
H3	Voice of Command by Richard Swan is the next Gaunt’s Ghosts Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: A Plague’s Tale: Requiem Duplicate text
H3	The Anguished Earth by Richard Swan is out today!
H3	REVIEW: Pan by Francesco Dimitri
H3	REVIEW: Monstera by Delilah S. Dawson
H3	8 YA Dark Fantasies That Might Work for Grimdark Fans
H3	REVIEW: Requiem of Dice by Timothy Wolff Duplicate text
H3	Voice of Command by Richard Swan is the next Gaunt’s Ghosts Duplicate text
H3	The Anguished Earth by Richard Swan is out today! Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Pan by Francesco Dimitri Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Monstera by Delilah S. Dawson Duplicate text
H3	INTERVIEW: with author Peter Orullian
H3	INTERVIEW: with author Francesco Dimitri and translator Sophia McDougall
H3	INTERVIEW: with author T. Kingfisher
H3	INTERVIEW: with author C.G. Drews
H3	INTERVIEW: with author Daniel Abraham
H3	INTERVIEW: with author Sara Omer
H3	Grimdark Magazine Delivered to your Door
H3	REVIEW: Golden Axe (2026)
H3	REVIEW: The Vampire Lestat
H3	REVIEW: House of the Dragon S3
H3	REVIEW: Legend of Vox Machina S4
H3	REVIEW: The Odyssey (2026)
H3	8 YA Dark Fantasies That Might Work for Grimdark Fans Duplicate text
H3	Is Beowulf Grimdark?
H3	Five Lone Wolves from the Fantastic and Grim
H3	The best dark fantasy and science fiction books of 2026 so far
H3	On the Hunt for a Monster Hunter? Presenting Grimdark’s Greatest Monster Hunting Books
H3	Grimdark: The Illusion of Progress
H3	Short Fiction delivered differently
H3	The Best Dark Fantasy, Horror, and Sci-Fi Games of 2025
H3	The best fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books of 2025
H3	Killing Them with Kindness: A Grimdark Gift Guide
H3	REVIEW: The World Below
H3	INTERVIEW: Maithree Wijesekara
H3	EXCLUSIVE: Chapter 1 Excerpt from Fortune’s Wake by C.L. Clark
H3	EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: The Soft Touch (Low Town 3.5) by Daniel Polansky
H3	EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: from Wolfskin by Jeremy Szal
H3	EXCERPT: Chapter One of Endlords by J. V. Jones
H3	EXCLUSIVE: Extract from Anderson Versus Death by Anna Smith Spark
H3	First look at Casthen Gain by Essa Hansen: read the entire first chapter!
H3	EXCLUSIVE: Cover Reveal for A Sword of Gold and Ruin by Anna Smith Spark
H3	REVIEW: Alva in the Dark by Aksel Studsgarth
H3	REVIEW: Conan the Barbarian #26
H3	REVIEW: Conan the Barbarian #25
H3	REVIEW: Dark Souls: Mother of Mourning by George Mann
H3	REVIEW: A Plague’s Tale: Requiem Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Titan Quest
H3	REVIEW: Mortal Shell 2
H3	REVIEW: Rogue Trader
H3	REVIEW: Xenos by Dan Abnett
H3	Warhammer 40,000 Amazon Production News Update
H3	REVIEW: Rogue Trader Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Vainglorious by Sandy Mitchell
H3	Voice of Command by Richard Swan is the next Gaunt’s Ghosts Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Monstera by Delilah S. Dawson Duplicate text
H3	The Anguished Earth by Richard Swan is out today! Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: The Fallen Faithful by R.A. Sandpiper
H3	INTERVIEW: with author Peter Orullian Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Golden Axe (2026) Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Incarnate by Alma Katsu
H3	Is Beowulf Grimdark? Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: The Exorcism of Faeries by J.L. Vampa
H3	REVIEW: Ashes of the Past by D.W. Ross
H3	REVIEW: The Slantwise Histories by Alix E. Harrow
H3	REVIEW: The Worth of Scars by Gabriel Farrell
H3	Five Lone Wolves from the Fantastic and Grim Duplicate text
H3	REVIEW: Star Wars: Andor
H3	REVIEW: The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt
H3	REVIEW: You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca
H3	5 brilliant Polish SFF book covers
H3	REVIEW: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
H3	REVIEW: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
H3	REVIEW: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
H3	REVIEW: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
H3	REVIEW: The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
H3	REVIEW: Memoria by Kristyn Merbeth
H4	Books
H4	Interviews
H4	Movies & TV
H4	Discussions
H4	Grimdark Magazine
H4	News & More
H4	Excerpts
H4	Graphic Novels
H4	Video Games
H4	Warhammer 40k
H4	Explore more
H4	Infinite Improbability Drive
H4	Quick Links
H4	Support
H6	TURN YOUR INBOX INTO A GRIMBOX
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