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Some of my favourites - darkish stuff
The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law (Gollancz S.F.)The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law (Gollancz S.F.) by Joe Abercrombie
Buy new: £5.57 / Used from: £1.99
The beginning of an excellent trilogy! Couldn't put it down
The Secret WarThe Secret War by M F W Curran
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £1.09
Really enjoyed it. Vampires and Napoleonic War. What's not to like?
BittenBitten by Kelley Armstrong
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £2.44
First in series and great fun. Lots of imitators around, but this is best so far
Song of Kali (Fantasy Masterworks)Song of Kali (Fantasy Masterworks) by Dan Simmons
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.28
Unusual horror - excellent
The Night WatchThe Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £2.19
Again, the start of a brilliant trilogy with a new twist of the Vampire canon
Succubus Blues: 1 (Georgina Kincaid 1)Succubus Blues: 1 (Georgina Kincaid 1) by Richelle Mead
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £2.85
Something a bit more unusual than the normal vampire thing
Have Mercy on Us AllHave Mercy on Us All by Fred Vargas
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.03
An excellent French crime writer - unusual story lines
The Gormenghast TrilogyThe Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £3.44
The superlative fantasy trilogy, darker than Lord of the Rings
American GodsAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £5.02 / Used from: £2.29
The excellent Mr Gaiman
The GargoyleThe Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £0.01
Another excellent unusual story
The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics)The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.19
Intelligent and clever medieval murders
The Dumas ClubThe Dumas Club by Arturo Perez-Reverte
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Another intelligent book-ish murder story
Burning Your Boats: Collected Short StoriesBurning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £3.74
The Mistress of the dark fairy tale short story
The Complete Fairy Tales (Vintage Classics)The Complete Fairy Tales (Vintage Classics) by Jacob Grimm
Buy new: £6.56 / Used from: £2.88
Needs no introduction
The Colour of Magic (Discworld)The Colour of Magic (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £0.52
Again, Terry Prachett's immense series of books needs little introduction. This is the first.
Last RitualsLast Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.01
Excellent dark Scandanavian book from someone who apparently usually writes for children!
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman)The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman) by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £7.77 / Used from: £5.47
Superlative graphic dark fantasy
Doctor Faustus and Other Plays: Tamburlaine, Parts I and II; Doctor Faustus, A- and B-Texts; The Jew of Malta; Edward II (Oxford World's Classics)Doctor Faustus and Other Plays: Tamburlaine, Parts I and II; Doctor Faustus, A- and B-Texts; The Jew of Malta; Edward II (Oxford World's Classics) by Christopher Marlowe
Buy used from: £0.78
The near-original deal with the devil