Dark fantasy has become one of the most popular literary subgenres over the past two decades, largely thanks to George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher.
Their television adaptations drove much of that popularity, but the subgenre’s core themes—morally grey characters navigating violent, unjust worlds—remain deeply relevant. While Jon Snow and Geralt of Rivia are among the most recognizable heroes, classics like Glen Cook’s The Black Company and Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen are arguably even better despite never receiving adaptations.
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