Try "Elfstones of Shannara", by Terry Brooks. It's possibly his best work. Evil is on the brink of winning. Good does triumph at the end, but not quite in the way you'd normally expect. It hit home rather hard, with me, anyway.
When you read it, you'll also see that the book has quite the wrong title, IMHO.
If you really want a book where evil wins out... I don't know of any.
Last edited by Katsunami; 01-23-2012 at 03:08 PM.
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