I cannot thank Adrian from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social enough for the ARC. And I am so sorry for the rabid word vomit it brought out in me.

Conan the Barbarian #24 delivers a strong conclusion to one of the best storylines in Titan Comics’ two-year run.

If the shipwreck of the Christbel wasn’t haunted before this night, it certainly is now.

Casthen Gain by @essahansen.bsky.social is $0.99 across a stack of markets for a few days only! US, UK, AU, and CA.

Alex here at Grimdark Magazine recently got the chance to catch up with indie author Bryn Hammond, an Australian writer of historical novels and standalone sword and sorcery novellas.

Horror season is almost here! Find out what you should be reading. www.grimdarkmagazine.com/new-and-upco...

With the release of The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social mere weeks away, we think it’s time we gave you a bit of a peek at the amazing dark fantasy novella that awaits you.

Shining as bright as brilliant stars and as deep as the blackness between them, Christopher Ruocchio’s Demon in White is one of—if not the—best sci-fi I’ve ever read.

Richard Swan is live with an AMA over in Reddit's version of Swanstantinople! Head on over there for a chin wag about THE SCOUR and the other, far less important books he's releasing in the coming 12 months: www.reddit.com/r/RichardSwa...

Adam Godfrey likes to make the ordinary dangerous.

In many ways, Oden is heir to Howard – an author whose work is gripping, occasionally appealingly doom-laden, making expert use of history to infuse stories of high adventure with an added, addictive frisson.

The Scour drops 20/10/25. "You're gonna love this" - @nicholaseames.bsky.social "Hugely enjoyable" - @annasmithspark.bsky.social "Packed with atmosphere." - @cameronjohnston.bsky.social "Even better than I'd hoped for." - @fondalee.bsky.social "A must-read" - @lukescull.bsky.social

Red Country is a rugged, but marvelous, work, and I can’t recommend it enough for fans of the western genre.

The Savage Sword of Conan #6 marks a strong conclusion to the black and white magazine’s first year at Titan Comics.

if you’re someone who does like school settings, someone who wants a cutthroat society with a lot of twists, someone who wants to go into deeper themes of life, then pick up The Will of the Many.

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter remains the most original and exciting vampire novel in years.

This BEAUTY arrived this morning from Waterstones 😍 Review coming soon as nearly finished the eARC! SO honoured & thrilled to see my quote on the inside cover & alongside @petemc666.bsky.social @shaunalawless.bsky.social and @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social !! @annasmithspark.bsky.social

A high-octane thrill ride full of grit, violence and some truly mind-bending worldbuilding.

The awards shows might be as boring as watching paint dry but the Emmys did at least recognise some of the great grimdark TV series brought to our screen over the last year.

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I review The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social out in October from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social “a prequel novella to satisfy those craving an early adventure with their favourite Justice…What a treat this was!” Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

Reaper’s Gale is one of the most action packed, heart-breaking, and metal books in Steven Erikson’s Malazan: Book of the Fallen.

The story, setting, and voice acting are so pitch perfect I’m still in awe of them after more than twenty years.

With ARCs for The Scour by Richard Swan landing a few weeks back, feedback is starting to absolutely POUR in. Let's start with @fondalee.bsky.social . “Political corruption of the legal system, the machinery of empire, and the slippery slope that bends powerful men toward evil.”

Pearl, already a complex, character-driven thriller, is more devastating than we could have imagined as we get an inside look into Pearl’s descent into psychopathy.

Crossroads of Ravens is gripping and thrilling.

Just blatantly bizarre.

REVIEW: You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social 🖤 "one of those deeply disturbing books that I adore and abhor in equal measure, and I think that is exactly what makes it such a masterpiece." @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-you-w...

This is one of those deeply disturbing books that I adore and abhor in equal measure, and I think that is exactly what makes it such a masterpiece.

Here the queen of grimdark meets a grimdark legend. Anderson Versus Death is sure to be a hit with fans of Judge Dredd and is also totally accessible to newcomers to this world. Read on for our exclusive extract from @annasmithspark.bsky.social

Demon is a gritty, heart-breaking, viscerally horrifying story that should delight any and all grimdark fans.

Anthony Ryan’s The Feeding is fast, comfortable, accessible, and just flat out fun to read.

Having failed in his attempt to strike down his captor, the ruthless sorceress Athyr-Bast, Conan finds himself struggling to resist her mind domination magic.

When Among Crows brings old world folklore to modern-day Chicago in a compact urban fantasy package that tackles ideas of redemption, retribution and belonging alongside themes of emigration/immigration, culture and the ills of Christian colonialism and its associated, persistent violence.

An exploration and celebration of male friendship and brotherhood, the unbreakable bonds we form in extreme situations … it’s just a shame the ending is so dismally moronic.

Coffin Moon is a bullet train midnight descent into a purgatorial hell that never stops from the first page, a simply stunning tour de force of the cost of rage and vengeance painted in scenes of unending carnage, topped with a blistering set of character studies.

Such a fun way to spend a few short hours reading.

Ruocchio rewards the faithful, and the ending of Howling Dark is the cherry on top of one of my favorite sequels of all time.

Shauna Lawless returns to her Gael Song Saga with Daughter of the Otherworld.

We got a chance to sit down with Rob J Hayes—a man who refuses to be chained by any single sub-genre—and talk about his books, Baldur’s Gate, fantasy as a whole, and play the game “Wavelength”.

📕💀🌴 New Review! 🌴💀📕 Roots of My Fears ed. by @manylittlewords.bsky.social “In this collection, a group of acclaimed authors combine to drag you down in the tangled dirt with them, and the result is a genuinely terrifying, vivid, and often beautiful smorgasbord of intense family ties horror."

A stand-out collection.

An all time classic, The Black Company is a book that has left its mark and continues to influence the entire genre of dark fantasy.

He knows his swords and how to swing them, which makes for excellent reading. www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-l...

They have a knack for genuinely distressing moments.

A damn good dark fantasy adventure full of dragons, wyverns, schemes, intrigue, and bursts of pulse-pounding action.

Deeply reflective and challenging.

Fans of dark fantasy will absolutely love it.

I ultimately wanted to love The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk a lot more than I did.

There is a lot of subtlety in We are Always Tender with our Dead that is disguised beneath the violence, you have to be willing to be challenged and willing to think beyond your immediate reactions to get to it.

A stunning tale and one that sci-fi fans should not miss!