Looking for darker recommendations - Page 3

mikaelalind · 10-12-2012, 05:20 PM

If you want dark, I recommend Tamara Siler Jones. All her books are Dark Fantasy, but Threads of Malice is the only book on my " Really Good but gives me nightmares" list.

hard-boiled pat · 10-12-2012, 06:52 PM

vachss is okay, ive read most of his books... problem for me is every time he starts in about burke's 'family' he goes way overboard... like sister sledge overboard.

speakingtohe · 10-12-2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hard-boiled pat

vachss is okay, ive read most of his books... problem for me is every time he starts in about burke's 'family' he goes way overboard... like sister sledge overboard.

I agree, although I didn't notice so much in the first book or so, it is a bit icky but still worth reading IMO.

Helen

GreenMonkey · 10-16-2012, 06:58 PM

Since you like sci-fi and fantasy I'll make a couple of recommendations.

C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy (when is it OK for you to use evil to fight evil? And how does that affect you? )

and C.S. Friedman's Magister trilogy (about sorcerers that user others' lives to power their magic and immortality)

Last year I read Karen Miller's Blight of Mages (about ignoring the rules in the cause of the greater good...doesn't end well). It's a prequel to a series but I'm not familiar with the series (might read it later).

owly · 10-17-2012, 01:02 PM

I found Stephen Donaldson's "The Gap" SF-series to be really disturbing (dancer in an alien bar cuts her breasts off as entertainment, uugh) as well as "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever" which is a Fantasy classic.

JoelArnold · 10-17-2012, 01:16 PM

I found David Dalglish's Half-Orc series really good. And I'll second The Lies of Locke Lamora - loved that book! If you're looking for some horror, Richard Laymon goes pretty dark much of the time. One of my favorites of his is Island.

ekster · 10-17-2012, 01:30 PM

Thanks again. So many books to read... this will be one busy winter!

Kindoll · 10-17-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ekster

Thanks again. So many books to read... this will be one busy winter!

I've picked up some good ideas from this thread too!

Winter is my favourite time to read, curled up with a blanket and a good book, maybe a hot chocolate or something a bit stronger

captkjaneway · 10-18-2012, 02:08 AM

Another thumbs up for John Connolly and the Charlie Parker books.

FatDog · 10-18-2012, 06:53 PM

Orson Scott Card "Enders Game" is one author my wife and I approach with caution as you feel somewhat depressed after reading them.

But you should read at least "Enders Game".

ekster · 10-19-2012, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FatDog

Orson Scott Card "Enders Game" is one author my wife and I approach with caution as you feel somewhat depressed after reading them.

But you should read at least "Enders Game".

Thanks, I've already read through it twice. As well as the rest of the series (except Ender's Shadow, but that's already on my to read list.)

xg4bx · 10-19-2012, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JoelArnold

I found David Dalglish's Half-Orc series really good. And I'll second The Lies of Locke Lamora - loved that book! If you're looking for some horror, Richard Laymon goes pretty dark much of the time. One of my favorites of his is Island.

I'll second David Dalglish, and add that most of his books are pretty dark. Other than Jerico the paladin, none of his characters are really outright good guys; they definitely hover around Batman levels of morality (at best) for the most part. Dalglish definitely hates/loves his characters, he punishes the everloving hell out of them lol.

The Half Orcs series is probably his darkest series, the books are absolutely apocalyptic and most would scratch their heads at how on Earth these guys could possibly be protagonists.

mbovenka · 10-19-2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

I like Andrew Vachss, F. Paul Wilson, Dean Koontz, Charlie Huston, Richard Kadrey, Walter Mosley for sort of darker authors.

I second Andrew Vachss. Good stuff.

BenBanned · 10-19-2012, 07:38 PM

Ill try to keep the list to widely accpeted classics:

Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells

I dont need to mention Poe and Lovecraft, right?

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Just a few freebies

AndrewH · 10-21-2012, 12:59 AM

Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert. The story of a Native American who kidnaps a young white boy and their journey together. Dark and heart-wrenching.

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10-12-2012, 05:20 PM	#31
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	If you want dark, I recommend Tamara Siler Jones. All her books are Dark Fantasy, but Threads of Malice is the only book on my " Really Good but gives me nightmares" list.

10-12-2012, 06:52 PM	#32
hard-boiled pat The Night Was Moist Posts: 177 Karma: 1018844 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: toronto, canada Device: kobo,kindle,supernova, playbook	vachss is okay, ive read most of his books... problem for me is every time he starts in about burke's 'family' he goes way overboard... like sister sledge overboard.

10-16-2012, 06:58 PM	#34
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	Since you like sci-fi and fantasy I'll make a couple of recommendations. C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy (when is it OK for you to use evil to fight evil? And how does that affect you? ) and C.S. Friedman's Magister trilogy (about sorcerers that user others' lives to power their magic and immortality) Last year I read Karen Miller's Blight of Mages (about ignoring the rules in the cause of the greater good...doesn't end well). It's a prequel to a series but I'm not familiar with the series (might read it later).

10-17-2012, 01:02 PM	#35
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	I found Stephen Donaldson's "The Gap" SF-series to be really disturbing (dancer in an alien bar cuts her breasts off as entertainment, uugh) as well as "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever" which is a Fantasy classic.

10-17-2012, 01:16 PM	#36
JoelArnold Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1036914 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Savage, MN Device: Kindle 3	I found David Dalglish's Half-Orc series really good. And I'll second The Lies of Locke Lamora - loved that book! If you're looking for some horror, Richard Laymon goes pretty dark much of the time. One of my favorites of his is Island.

10-17-2012, 01:30 PM	#37
ekster Currently without a title Posts: 203 Karma: 3209914 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada, Qc Device: Kobo Touch	Thanks again. So many books to read... this will be one busy winter!

10-18-2012, 02:08 AM	#39
captkjaneway Cockney Sci-Fi Geek! Posts: 472 Karma: 1463094 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Tab S 8.4", Samsung S6 Edge	Another thumbs up for John Connolly and the Charlie Parker books.

10-18-2012, 06:53 PM	#40
FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Orson Scott Card "Enders Game" is one author my wife and I approach with caution as you feel somewhat depressed after reading them. But you should read at least "Enders Game".

10-19-2012, 07:38 PM	#44
BenBanned Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 1326166 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Device: Paper	Ill try to keep the list to widely accpeted classics: Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells I dont need to mention Poe and Lovecraft, right? The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen Dracula by Bram Stoker The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Just a few freebies

10-21-2012, 12:59 AM	#45
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert. The story of a Native American who kidnaps a young white boy and their journey together. Dark and heart-wrenching.