Any grimdark fans out there? What are your grimdark recommendations?
There is a
Grimdark Magazine with reviews and stories!
Some prominent grimdark authors include:
Mark Lawrence (for example, the Broken Empire series)
Joe Abercrombie (for example, the First Law series)
Richard K. Morgan (The Steel Remains)
Michael R. Fletcher (Beyond Redemption
was voted as the "grimdarkest" book)
Anna Smith Spark (for example, the Empires of Dust series)
Scott Oden (for example, A Gathering of Ravens)
Glen Cook (for example, Chronicles of the Black Company)
Kameron Hurley (for example, The Mirror Empire)
Brian McClellan (for example, the Powder Mage series)
R. Scott Bakker (for example, the Prince of Nothing series)
Anna Stephens (for example, Godblind)
Daniel Polansky (for example, the Low Town series)
Some authors who may or may not be grimdark include R.F. Kuang, Robin Hobb, Andrzej Sapkowski, C.S. Friedman, Steven Erikson, and Stephen R. Donaldson. Authors who influenced grimdark include Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber.