tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post922639227512598897..comments2024-03-26T16:31:13.865-07:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: Grimdark. We're nailing it down!Mark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-41811358065348948702023-12-23T13:39:10.068-08:002023-12-23T13:39:10.068-08:00The fifth season and sequels, talk about bleak! Al...The fifth season and sequels, talk about bleak! Although for me, also, ultimately pointless. Should grimdark have a meaningful plot? Or is that not the point. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-23200826942780772702023-06-29T04:40:08.724-07:002023-06-29T04:40:08.724-07:00This book I believe deserves as pot on this list. ...This book I believe deserves as pot on this list. I know you've yet to read it Mark but wow it is amazing.<br /><br />The Obsidian Path #1<br />Black Stone Heart<br /><br />Michael R. Fletcher<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-63741675917138978812023-06-10T13:41:24.126-07:002023-06-10T13:41:24.126-07:00Richard Nell and his Ash and Sand trilogy is prett...Richard Nell and his Ash and Sand trilogy is pretty dark, imo something like 4.5. The obsidian path from Michael R Fletcher is also really dark.Darek Zawiskonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-4163381927622847742023-02-05T14:17:16.970-08:002023-02-05T14:17:16.970-08:00Had you looked longer you would have spotted him.Had you looked longer you would have spotted him.Mark Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-65552972623657694122023-01-28T10:24:28.966-08:002023-01-28T10:24:28.966-08:00Yes. Malazan is as Grimdark as they come! It shoul...Yes. Malazan is as Grimdark as they come! It should be added here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-82176153434479649862022-08-20T18:44:05.983-07:002022-08-20T18:44:05.983-07:00I have to disagree. Those books were not only not ...I have to disagree. Those books were not only not that dark plot wise, but were essentially comedies. I can't recommend books with that much slapstick shit and ...."wit" to anyone looking for grimdark. In fact, I feel vaguely nauseous just thinking about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-82409083200514098652022-04-28T13:07:32.505-07:002022-04-28T13:07:32.505-07:00Suggestions:
Best Served Cold, The Heroes, and Re...Suggestions:<br /><br />Best Served Cold, The Heroes, and Red Country by Joe Abercrombie (standalone books).<br /><br />The Powder Mage trilogy by Brian McClellan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-83419266051067727012022-03-24T07:57:18.626-07:002022-03-24T07:57:18.626-07:00I think the Japanese manga Berserk by Kentaro Miur...I think the Japanese manga Berserk by Kentaro Miura would be a good addition to this list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460583467850965791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-77265572461174716692022-02-24T19:13:59.537-08:002022-02-24T19:13:59.537-08:00A few more John Gwynne additions like the blood an...A few more John Gwynne additions like the blood and bone series, shadow of the gods. Brent Weeks lightbringer has some grim-ness. Red Rising by Pierce Brown is hardcore grim albeit technically scifi (not sure if you are exlcuding scifi). Brian McClellan powder mage. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980827893469302521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-9788901300330987812022-02-22T03:45:35.403-08:002022-02-22T03:45:35.403-08:00It would seem more sensible to post the thing you ...It would seem more sensible to post the thing you were hoping for a response to :DMark Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-78335525827538077182022-02-10T22:29:27.519-08:002022-02-10T22:29:27.519-08:00I just want to see if Mark is still responding to ...I just want to see if Mark is still responding to theseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-41465534585353870392021-08-15T06:13:19.265-07:002021-08-15T06:13:19.265-07:00The answer is threefold:
i) it's a list of si...The answer is threefold:<br /><br />i) it's a list of single books - first in series<br />ii) nobody has ever suggested Winterbirth<br />iii) I've never heard of it<br /><br />Whether is now should be is a different question. It should be noted that a book has to be pretty well known or current to attract a meaningful number of votes from the audience I can reach. Whether a book that's 15 years old and has 3,211 ratings on Goodreads can do it, I don't know. It's a borderline case.Mark Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-51973694278760317102021-08-14T10:37:37.430-07:002021-08-14T10:37:37.430-07:00I am curious why the Godless World Trilogy by Bria...I am curious why the Godless World Trilogy by Brian Ruckley is not on the list? Thanks, Marrk.<br />Mark Amenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568103730630227515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-3446987910683142562021-04-17T11:41:55.563-07:002021-04-17T11:41:55.563-07:00Please add the 80's "Thieves World" ...Please add the 80's "Thieves World" anthology series to the list<br />First book in the 12+ book series is the eponymous "Thieves World"<br />Thieves World was grimdark before there was grimdark<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thieves%27_World Mark Slebodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598620868161290288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-57260181170883202482020-08-24T14:31:36.339-07:002020-08-24T14:31:36.339-07:00For absolutely the best of the most dark Grimdark ...For absolutely the best of the most dark Grimdark books, Jesse Bullington takes the prize. "The Enterprise of Death", "The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart" and "The Folly of The World" are amazing. <br />Mark Lawrence will always be my favorite, and Jorg will be my first love, but comparatively the Bullington books are at the bottom of the darkest part of the Grimdark abyss, and accomplished with the same expertise as Lawrence that can make you like and root for the most dastardly of characters. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812467069860512822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-59267704511298425682020-02-10T06:36:49.447-08:002020-02-10T06:36:49.447-08:00Map for Book of the Ancestors:
Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice...Map for Book of the Ancestors:<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />some stuff happens here<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice<br />Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-38874145271360624402020-01-23T15:05:49.097-08:002020-01-23T15:05:49.097-08:00Absolutely, those books were glorious!Absolutely, those books were glorious!Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756986819297094567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-28620741528482558422020-01-23T15:00:58.197-08:002020-01-23T15:00:58.197-08:00Some of these books are in another category seemin...Some of these books are in another category seemingly, "Grimblack?" Books that take a little bit of suffering to get through. Bakker is a prime example. Just finished Beyond Redemption, and that was great but not as hard for me. Adrian Selby might be in that category as well, and more people need to read him. The Winter Road could have been Cormac McCarthy trying his hand at Grimdark. Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756986819297094567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-41805664057361133982019-09-06T06:01:58.891-07:002019-09-06T06:01:58.891-07:00No you haven't. Just click on the title of any...No you haven't. Just click on the title of any of the books to vote. The Poppy War is on there.Mark Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-89619179783245177022019-08-29T19:08:24.006-07:002019-08-29T19:08:24.006-07:00I believe I missed the vote, and I was going to na...I believe I missed the vote, and I was going to name a different novel/series, but "The Poppy War" and "The Dragon Republic" by R.F. Kuang is as grim as grimdark is, for me anyway. AquaVenatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405515918620274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-71278703013991954592019-07-20T06:36:56.085-07:002019-07-20T06:36:56.085-07:00I think the Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne (Emper...I think the Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne (Emperor's Blades is first book) and the Crimson Empire trilogy (A Crown for Cold Silver) belong on this listAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733197042383685481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-46813248556730844392019-03-07T09:55:16.224-08:002019-03-07T09:55:16.224-08:00100%, if you read The Unholy Consult and still say...100%, if you read The Unholy Consult and still say there's a single book that's grimmer or darker, I'll eat my goddamn chapeau.jadepugethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580246327115869710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-2412304253999778732019-03-07T09:52:13.009-08:002019-03-07T09:52:13.009-08:00I think they are voting based on the series as a w...I think they are voting based on the series as a whole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-36850931802180335202019-02-21T12:36:10.784-08:002019-02-21T12:36:10.784-08:00What about Hunger Games? I'd argue it's at...What about Hunger Games? I'd argue it's at least partly GD...very bleak world, and I'd say Peeta and Prim are the only main characters that aren't morally ambiguous Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235578171946773210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-78311672592327948472019-02-10T19:54:35.773-08:002019-02-10T19:54:35.773-08:00Yes I was surprised to see him not there. I think ...Yes I was surprised to see him not there. I think of Ericsson and Cook in the same general bracket. Also surprised not to see KJ Parker. The finale of The Belly of the Bow counts amoung the most shocking things I have ever read. Caustic Sodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633304290247271874noreply@blogger.com