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The Dead Take the A Train

Cassandra Khaw · 391 pages

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Fallocaust

Quil Carter · 827 pages

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Empire of the Vampire

Jay Kristoff · 672 pages

"From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hands sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs' sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. G

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The Tale of the Body Thief

Anne Rice · 448 pages

Miami, 1992, "city of water, city of speed," tropical garden of a city where corruption pulses beneath the lush surface. Miami, the perfect city for a vampire. Yet Lestat—hero, rock star, incorrigible seducer of millions, the most powerful and sensual vampire of them all—prowls this savage garden in desperate N. misery. Restlessly pursuing the mystery of his dark existence across time and space,

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The Gunslinger

Stephen King · 238 pages

***The Gunslinger is the first book of the Dark Tower series. "Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is unlike anything you've ever read." Roland of Gilead, the last gunslinger, is in relentless pursuit of the man in black through his strange and desolate world that is oddly similar to our own. He enc

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Constantine: The Hellblazer, Volume 1: Going Down

Ming Doyle

"The dark adventures of DC's foremost occult detective continue in an all-new series as he investigates the cruelest case he's ever come across--his own dark history! Writer Ming Doyle (THE KITCHEN, Quantum and Woody) relaunches John Constantine's solo series with more horrifying roots than ever before"--

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Scorpion

Aleksandr Voinov

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Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas

Garth Ennis · 200 pages

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Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 1

Gamon Sakurai, Tsuina Miura

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Harbingers

F. Paul Wilson · 448 pages

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The Lunatic Cafe

Laurell K. Hamilton · 362 pages

You don't fall in love with a werewolf. It interferes with your work. Especially when you're a preternatural expert, like me. My name is Anita Blake. My business brings me up close and personal with all shapes and sizes of monsters. And not all of them want to kill me.

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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying

Django Wexler · 392 pages

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Twilight Falling

Paul S. Kemp · 310 pages

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The Heresy Within

Rob J. Hayes · 424 pages

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Witcher Stories Boxed Set

Andrzej Sapkowski · 752 pages

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The Conqueror's Shadow

Ari Marmell · 432 pages

With The Conqueror's Shadow, Ari Marmell brings a welcome seasoning of wit to the genre, proving that dark fantasy can address the enduring questions of good and evil and still retain a sense of humor. Playful yet intense, sharply sarcastic yet deeply sincere, The Conqueror's Shadow announces the appearance of a unique talent--and an antihero like no other.They called him the Terror of the East. H

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Blackwing

Ed McDonald · 360 pages

"Set on a postapocalyptic frontier, Blackwing is a gritty fantasy debut about a man's desperate battle to survive his own dark destiny ... Hope, reason, humanity: the Misery breaks them all. Under its cracked and wailing sky, the Misery is a vast and blighted expanse, the arcane remnant of a devastating war with the immortals known as the Deep Kings. The war ended nearly a century ago, and the ene

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Trail of Lightning

Rebecca Roanhorse · 287 pages

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The Steel Remains

Richard K. Morgan · 352 pages

A dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath--Gil, for short--a washed-up mercenary and onetime war hero whose cynicism is surpassed only by the speed of his sword. Gil is estranged from his aristocratic family, but when his mother enlists his help in freeing a cousin sold into slavery, Gil sets out to track her down. But it soon becomes apparent that more is at stake than

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Darkness Weaves

Karl Edward Wagner

Once Efrel was the beautiful consort of a king. Now she is a hideous creature who lives only for revenge. She has allies to aid her, but only Kane, the Mystic Swordsman, can rally her forces for battle. Only he can deliver the vengeance she has devised in her knowledge of black magic.

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The Left Hand of God

Paul Hoffman · 436 pages

"Listen. The Sanctuary of the Redeemers on Shotover Scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuary."The Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a vast and desolate place – a place without joy or hope. Most of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the Lord Redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singula

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River of Teeth

Sarah Gailey · 176 pages

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