Dark fantasy Books

In a world where magic reigns supreme, nineteen-year-old R. Morcen is the seventh Soul-Wizard of the Arcane Academy, essentially the most powerful being on the Lost Continent. Promoted to the highest wizarding rank in the Academy, he begins to discover...

Nightmares never go away...You may chase them away. You can think you killed them... You may stop believing and forget them, but Nightmares never go away...Nightmares don't die... They just wait...

Down the nights and down the days, down the arches of the years, down the labyrinthine ways, hear the call, the call of the hounds of history. Masterfully woven throughout Lee Allred's works are historical events, places, and people, echoing back through...

Why do you try, when you never know?Welcome to Newborn Kingdom, the urban-fantasy world behind the mirrors.Kilian and Jegor Lancaster are the royal case investigators of Icon, the world capital city of New Born Kingdom - the land of monster, mystery and...

Richard Barnham Middleton's "The Ghost Ship" is one of the best-loved ghost stories in English literature, about which Arthur Machen wrote, "I declare I would not exchange this short, crazy, enchanting fantasy for a whole wilderness of seemly novels."...

Circus Extraordinaire has arrived at New York! Majesty, mystery, and magic is sure to follow. Dellicia and her loyal crew must leave as soon as they arrived due to unexpected circumstances that derails the tour. Everyone has to look to their past to...

Beyond the Painting is a tale of adventure, fantasy, and self-discovery. Love, death, solitude, ordeals, and triumphs are the colours of this painting. Beyond it, the humanity of individuals, dead, alive, or dead-alive, would make life worth living. Two...

Of Twisted Thorn is a dark retelling of a fairy tale favorite. Briar Hart's quiet village life is turned upside down. Betrayed and forced to leave her home she stumbles upon a safe haven. Discovering a world of magic, curses and possibly... true love...

"We are enemies by necessity, not by desire. You are my perfect torture, and I would have it no other way."Riona Nevis has been a pawn in her uncle's court all her life. The moment she was born, her future was decided for her: when she came of age, she...

ParABnormal Magazine features stories and articles about paranormal activity, the supernatural, the occult, ghosts, myths and legends.In this issue you will find:StoriesA Ghostly Job: The Haunting of the Greatest of Gatsby's by Karen and Roxanne...

A woman with no memory of her past. Another unable to forget. Both haunted by a sinister creature of roses and shadow with an unquenchable thirst for royal blood. Return to the world of the Black Rose. ***Volume II in The Tales of the...

Talida is a mercenary. She had a sword but she needed armor, and her nice new armor is proving to be a real problem. Not only can she not get out of it,  she is also finding it extremely embarrassing.  So she is heading out on a quest to get...

First they took Daniel's freedom. Then they took his life. And when that wasn't enough, they went after his heart. Thorn, Narivous' queen, has ways of managing her undead-through vicious tactics and evil means. Her threats are never empty...

She wants revenge.He wants her.After learning of Sin's dark deceptions, Wren travels to The Feral Vale where she is introduced to therustic land of the elves. She vows to protect her family at all expense, even if that means keeping theBlack Art's...

Can a prophecy be wrong?Therolim despaired to see what Xorvan was becoming. For the past decade, the Xor's mood was turning dark, and now he was threatening to destroy the Empire. Xorvan was supposed to be the Zordaedre -- the one foretold in...

"A gripping fantasy set in a beautiful world of castles, tournaments and magic. The Sins of Kings will pull you in from the very first page!" --Kate Sorenson, author of No Coding with Kate "Suspenseful read that will keep you turning the pages"...

Once a tranquil haven, the elven forest has thrived since the dawn of time, untouched. When a sinister sickness plagues King Gergo, the very essence of the forest fades away. As the vibrant foliage withers and the once melodious birds fall silent, the...

When wicked men first took the boy she loved, she was a child.Now they've taken him again, but this time...she's a queen.For weeks, Malin plotted and schemed with the kingdom's cruelest crooks, the Nightrender and the Guild of Kryv, to infiltrate a...

Note from the Author:This is a 1.5 Novella in The Forgotten Goddess Series. It is highly recommended you read The Forgotten Goddess, book 1 first for a richer experience and to avoid spoiling the ending of book 1. And with that.... please enjoy. "We...

The War of the Skies is over, the gods are gone, and the new world has begun . . .Zara Santos is the adopted daughter of the Ikarrian king and mercenary of her kingdom's guild, though throughout the Continent of Ribera she is known as the Rogue-the High...

After their journey to the Twin Cities in search of the Neithisis to find out the truth behind the murders, Princess Sivrehya Rithloren and Prince Ivar Thaegan have uncovered a centuries-old plot and a long-thought destroyed enemy. The chaos mages of...

The realm has been saved, but at what cost?With Vaynex on the brink of civil war, Tempest Claw struggles for peace among his people, many of whom seek vengeance for their lost deity. As the recession grows deeper, one thing remains clear: Tempest will...

Three of humanity's most notorious felons are banished to a strange new world, where they are captured and tested by the gods. An endless horde of mutant wolves, a supersonic race to the death, and an impossible riddle will push the worst of mankind to...

In Death Always Wins, the second installment of the Death series, Abner and Lucifer are back and doing battle for the souls of people who have moved on from this world. As with its predecessor, Death Has Its Ways, this book presents the reader with ten...

In the arcane embrace of "12 Days of Eldritch Yule," Magnum Tenebrosum weaves a tapestry of cosmic horror that beckons readers into a Lovecraftian odyssey through the darkest corridors of winter. As the nights stretch into an abyss of chilling...

We Buy Used Marbles and Other Tales of Terror by K.P. MaloyDive into a chilling anthology that uncovers the malevolent influence of The East Erie Company, an enigmatic entity based in the quaint town of Patrick, Ohio. Specializing in fates that are not...

Mondirra is a city on the brink of destruction. While magic wanes and science leaps forward, the church and the university are about to come to blows, and the veil of progress hides deep cracks in the foundation of the world. Isabel is a Sentinel of...

THE key lies within the concealed truth...Legendary, mysterious, epical, The Secrets of the Sacred Arms reveals the origins that gave rise to the decay of Mars into the red planet. There are many myths, legends and ancient history surrounding this...

This book of unique and humorous short stories covers everything from mice to pseudo-human men; from the future to the past; and everything in between. But the stories are often not what they seem. For instance, before there were the Beatles, there were...

Cadet Julian is about as righteous a demon as they come. In a realm where magic is the currency of life itself, Cadet Julian, a newly-minted enforcer demon is determined to bring justice to the underground magic trade. And with his wife, Myrah, expecting...

I never really considered when dreaming, imagining or conceiving other worlds could be prohibited.Sometimes I wonder if I'm really thinking, or if I exist in this dark place. The idea that every decision was already carefully planned by my parents haunts...

For centuries a fragile peace treaty has kept supernatural factions separated in the city of Evernite. But the arrival of a mysterious woman threatens to end it all. After his father's sudden death, newly appointed Alpha Cole Wilderwolf's world unravels...

Quiet your thoughts, steady your breath, and open your mind to the unusual.Far from the noise of the world itself, something calls from within the silence. Follow the sound of varied voices whispering unfamiliar words as they lead you down dark,...

Arianna e Asterio condividono i segreti e il sangue della propria famiglia, come un'eredità da cui non è possibile sfuggire e come un sentiero da cui non è possibile allontanarsi. Perché il destino di ogni vita è da sempre scritto nel cielo immenso,...

A one-of-a-kind bilingual edition of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis (German/Greek) in a new masterly translation that conveys Kafka's extraordinary language, which shaped modern literature, while preserving in the Greek text as much as possible every aspect...

Welcome to the Seventh Terrace of Dante’s tower of Purgatory. Here, in darkness lit only by a wall of flame, we find souls enslaved by the sin of lust. Desire, curdled by madness and desperation. From a pair of crazy-in-love criminals on a...

Lives altered. Lives ended. Nothing left but revenge. The love Jelani sought for years is finally in his grasp only to be torn away by the dark gift Remy forced upon him. His blood simmering with revenge, Jelani chases Remy through the city of Vancouver...

When vampires are after your family, death is the least of your worries. Jelani witnesses what he thinks is a murder but is far worse; a vampire feeding. Now he is the target. Undead enforcers descend, intent on silencing him and everyone he...

Discover a world where magic and science collide, where a courageous botanist and a wizard of medium ability must navigate perilous challenges and ancient mysteries to save their kingdoms from a devastating threat. In Plague Wizards, Alison Mackarg's...

SPLIT SCREAM has a new home at Tenebrous Press! Editor Alex Ebenstein brings his acclaimed split-novelette series back, featuring:"The Guts of Myth" - Carson WinterIt's 1973. British-American thug Byron is tasked with finding the occultist...

Tobias is a vampire, living out his boring nights in the city of Cesvic. His life is turned upside down when he rescues a human called Bloodbag. Tobias never wanted a human. Hell, he couldn't even afford one. But now he has Bloodbag. What's a vampire to...

Since her mother's death, Scarlett has given in to what pleasures she can find, and a new determination to fight for what she wants is born of that pain. Jett and Tawny work to keep her from slipping further from the family and help to give her hope...

Book Three of The Moon Travelers TrilogyFred is tormented by the secrets the oracle has ordered him to keep and worries they will ruin his relationship with Mina before it even begins. Meanwhile, Mina's return to the Moon is tainted by an...

The eternal struggle between light and dark takes a savage new direction: the battlefield is a dilapidated English seaside town and the weapons wielded are humanity's own children. This new battle for the survival of humanity uncovers monstrous creatures...