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Get knee-deep in grit with Grimdark Magazine. GdM presents the darker side of SFF.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 5h

When The Justice of Kings, the first volume in Richard Swan’s “Empire of the Wolf” trilogy, was first announced in 2021, it sent a thrill throughout the fantasy reading world. Now a best selling completed trilogy, @edcrockerbooks.bsky.social deep dives into why it enthralled the dark fantasy world.

The Empire of the Wolf Revisited: The Swan Deep Dive

Deep dive into Richard Swan's Empire of the Wolf trilogy and discover why the trilogy is about the law above all else.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

A very welcome return of Glen Cook to the Chronicles of the Black Company.

REVIEW: Lies Weeping by Glen Cook

Lies Weeping is a very welcome return of Glen Cook to the Chronicles of the Black Company, one of the pioneering series of grimdark fantasy.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like a definitive one to Alan’s saga.

REVIEW: Alan Wake II

Alan Wake II is a fantastic game, and it ends in a way that feels like it is a definitive one to Alan's saga

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Glen Cook returns to his pioneering grimdark fantasy series with Lies Weeping. We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Cook about his latest novel and his journey as one of the pioneering authors of grimdark fantasy.

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INTERVIEW: with author Glen Cook

Glen Cook returns to his pioneering grimdark fantasy series with Lies Weeping, scheduled to be published on November 4, 2025 from Tor Books. Lies Weeping is the first book in an all-new arc of the Bla...

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

An ambitiously deep tale of fatherly love, forgiveness, and gore, God of War is a reboot from the original trilogy that brings the series to new heights.

REVIEW: God of War

Fans of the original trilogy or not, God of War is an all time great game and one of the gems on Playstation’s crown.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Why are we drawn to dark stories?

The Power of Fantasy and Sci-fi when Dealing with Grief

Why are we drawn to dark stories? Let’s take that one step further. Why are we drawn to stories that are fantastical and otherworldly?

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

A world recognizably our own but invaded by something awful from beyond.

REVIEW: Cthulhu: Grimoire by Eric Malikyte

Cthulhu: Grimoire is a fantastic horror novel and I believe people who are unfamiliar with the Cthulhu Mythos will love it as well as those who have a longstanding love of the fandom.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

Interviewer @bethtabler.bsky.social was privileged to talk with @senlinyu.bsky.social , an author she’s been reading for years and greatly admires as a lover of the morally ambiguous.

INTERVIEW: with author SenLinYu

Author SenLinyu has been a semi-anonymous force in the speculative fiction fanfiction spaces for years, where they developed their dark and unflinching characterizations and lyrical prose to a rabid r...

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 5d

I wanted to like Gyfted.

REVIEW: Gyfted by D.W. Lewis

Gyfted is the first part in an epic fantasy trilogy from D.W. Lewis. Kal is a mistreated hollowborn, someone without the magical abilities of the gyft, powers that most of the population has.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

In this conversation, powerhouse speculative fiction voices, Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller, chat with us about craft, inspiration, and the fun they had writing these two stories.

INTERVIEW: with authors Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller

Powerhouse speculative fiction voices, Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller, have teamed up as part of Simon & Schuster's Saga Doubles.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

It simply could have been a lot more depraved than it was; and it certainly had the bones to do so.

REVIEW: Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

In Olivie Blake’s new satirical dark feminist release, Girl Dinner, we are forced to ask ourselves: what makes the perfect woman, what sacrifices must be made to achieve this enlightened status, and h...

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

If one pillar of Grimdark is that the system is FUBAR, that makes room for the writer to build a story about people defying the broken system to their last breath, and I’ll be damned if that’s not aspirational.

All Systems Grimdark

If one pillar of Grimdark is that the system is FUBAR, that makes room for the writer to build a story about people defying the broken system to their last breath, and I’ll be damned if that’s not asp...

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

The greatest of the Malazan novels.

REVIEW: Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson

Toll the Hounds is not only the best Malazan novel, nor is it only one of the finest fantasy novels ever penned: this is one of the best novels ever written.

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · 8d

156.- The Scour, by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (pub by @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social)

The Scour, by Richard Swan

Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 8d

Fast and punchy, full of action and intrigue.

REVIEW: Red Star Hustle / Apprehension by Sam J. Miller & Mary Robinette Kowal

Red Star Hustle and Apprehension take a close look at trauma, grief, and how we process these things in different ways.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 8d

A superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

REVIEW: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

I’m fond of final girls, but not all final girls are created equal. @angelaslatter.bsky.social (A.G. Slatter) talks us through Some Ways of Subverting the “Women as a Victim” Trope.

Some Ways of Subverting the "Women as a Victim" Trope

I’m fond of final girls, but not all final girls are created equal. Some are born final and some have finalness thrust upon them, by which I mean some have a survival instinct and will not be messed w...

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Rosemarie Cawkwell/Everything Is Better With Dragons book review @betterdragons.bsky.social · 9d

I've just finished reading The Scour, by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (thanks to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social) for my lovely ARC (no. 33/100 - signed!) and I've written a short review on my revamped website.
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ARC Review: The Scour, by Richard Swan

A HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE A JUSTICE ACCUSED OF MURDER AND A SINGLE QUESTION What is The Scour? In the dying port town of Gdansburg, Sir Konrad Vonvalt finds the unthinkable: a fellow Justice imprisoned …

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 10d

This novel will resonate most with fans of Fight Club and Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last.

REVIEW: Traumaland by Josh Silver

Traumaland is a story of found family and the power that authority holds on the mentally ill. I think this novel will resonate most with fans of Fight Club and Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last, a...

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Hûw Steer has a fantasy trilogy @huwage.bsky.social · 10d

What's that new story of mine in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social #44 about, then? Let me explain.

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New Story – The Bull Beneath

When the Romans left Britain, they left a lot behind. They left roads, they left fortresses, they left whole cities. London, Londinium-as-was, was a thriving place under Rome, the biggest city in t…

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

For too much of its page count, Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World‘s pacing is glacial.

REVIEW: Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn

Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World is a decent first stab at a horror novel.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 12d

Will grab you and drag you through its delicious twists and turns.

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REVIEW: The Cold House by A.G. Slatter

If you're after a shorter unsettling read that will grab you and drag you through its delicious twists and turns, then The Cold House would be one for you.

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Crypti Charish @charishkristi.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social for having me! I’ve got an article in Issue 44 - Space: We’re Probably All Going to Die. Radiation, gravity, space surprises - it’s all pretty…
grim? :-)

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Grimdark Magazine #44

Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of fantasy and science fiction. This issue features Zamil Akhtar, Miles Cameron, and Emma Burnett.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 12d

Issue #44 is here! Headlined by Zamil Akhtar, known for his “Gunmetal Gods” series, and also including fiction by Miles Cameron, Emma Burnett, Ryan Cole, Hûw Steer, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Rich Larson, and Max Gladstone.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 13d

We recently got a chance to speak with Dariel R.A. Quiogue about his sword & sorcery character Orhan Timur, sword & sorcery in general, and the crowdfunding campaign with New Edge Sword & Sorcery to release his new novella The Hunt of a Thousand Leagues.

INTERVIEW: with author Dariel R.A. Quiogue

We recently got a chance to speak with Dariel R.A. Quiogue about his sword & sorcery character Orhan Timur, sword & sorcery in general, and the crowdfunding campaign with New Edge Sword & Sorcery to r...

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