More like Seduced by Shadows

anchored on:fantasysecondary worlddarkdark fantasyromancedemons+2 more

but

Narrow

NecroSeam ChroniclesSeries
series1 book2016
About undead, set in underground & caves.
“When he saves the Death king's daughter from a yellow-eyed assassin, apprentice Reaper Xavier Devouh is thrown from a cliff and vanishes into the depths of the Ocean realm.”
from the catalogue
Start with Willow of Ashes →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
series2 books2021
About witches and enemies to lovers.
Start with Witches Steeped in Gold →
Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries
series11 books1977
Epic fantasy, about quests.
Start with Lord Foul's Bane →
AlchemisedNovel
SenLinYustandalone novel2025
Horror, emotional in tone, about amnesia and war.
“Described as both dark fantasy, horror and gothic romance, and sometimes erroneously classified as dark romance, the standalone novel follows the life of a former alchemist, Helena Marino, as she recovers her memories of a civil war.”
from the catalogue
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, about war.
“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gardens of the Moon →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy