Grimdark Magazine

13/12/2024

Throughout Conan the Barbarian: Battle of the Black Stone #3, the spirit of James Allison mutters portentously about “heroes and fools,” but it feels like there are more fools than heroes in this issue.

Conan the Barbarian: Battle of the Black Stone #3 begins with the Heroes of Man reeling from the loss of two of their own.

12/12/2024

“Sanderson is a master at creating believable societies in his fiction, intricacies and inventive swear words and all.”

James’ full review in the comments below.

11/12/2024

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the utter fu***ng GLORY that is the special edition of IN THE SHADOW OF THEIR DYING by and

10/12/2024

YAAAAAASSSSSSS

To celebrate some Warhammer news, I decided to make a pilgrimage to the very first place I bought Warhammer models over 30 years ago....the Little Shop, on my home island of Jersey! 

My incredible team and I, alongside the brilliant minds at Games Workshop, have been working away in concept rooms, breaking down approaches to the enormity and magnificence of the Warhammer world. Together, we've been sifting through the plethora of incredible characters and poring over old tomes and texts. Our combined efforts have led us to a fantastic place to start our Universe, which has been agreed upon by those up on high at both Amazon and Games Workshop. That starting place shall, for now, remain a secret. Watch this space, though—more to come in time!

10/12/2024

So excited for this project! Head over to our announcement on the GdM website for more details. If you’re a book reviewer, we’d love to hear from you ;)

10/12/2024

I’m so excited to announce our second novella project for 2025, this time with the brilliant ! Full details on the GdM website: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/grimdark-magazine-acquires-world-rights-to-novella-by-essa-hansen-set-in-the-graven-universe/

10/12/2024

I am so excited to announce our second novella acquisition for 2025!

Grimdark Magazine will be publishing a new prequel novella by Essa Hansen set in the universe of her The Graven trilogy in July '25!

09/12/2024

The future is gritty, technologically amazing, and pretty fu**ed for the have-nots … But it makes for damned fine viewing!

Our list of eight cyberpunk movies to ruin your hope for the future, including live action and anime gems from the 1980s onwards.

08/12/2024

In a way, Wragg’s nuanced exploration of all shades of grey morality and his satirisation of the concept of violence in The Company of the Wolf reminded me of how Abercrombie did a similar thing with heroism in The Heroes.

The Company of the Wolf is the exhilarating second instalment in the Tales of the Plains series by David Wragg.

07/12/2024

Nosferatu is a reminder of what true horror can really deliver.

Nosferatu is a reminder of what true horror can really deliver. It is a film that is dark, beautifully shot, full of great actors.

06/12/2024

The City in Glass can only be described as a literary fantasy; an ode to grief, recovery and the healing of time.

04/12/2024

The Savage Sword of Conan #5 doesn’t quite match the standard set by the series’ first three issues.

The 5th issue of Titan Comics’ magazine The Savage Sword of Conan delivers three stories focusing on Conan at different stages in his life.

03/12/2024

Tell your TBR piles to grit their teeth and get ready, because you’re about to pile on the pain.

2025 is bringing a wide variety of dark fantasy, cyberpunk, sci-fi, and horror books to our literary shores, and while my credit card is telling me no, my impulse book buying is telling me yes.

02/12/2024

A must-read for fans of martial arts fantasy.

Blacklight Born is the third and final volume in Alexander Darwin’s Combat Codes trilogy, featuring plenty of martial arts fantasy action.

01/12/2024

An exciting premise but falls short in its ex*****on.

Joe Ledger returns in Burn to Shine, the fourth installment in author Jonathan Maberry’s Rogue Team International series.

27/11/2024

The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte is quite a thrill ride for bibliophiles, with a dark, labyrinthine story full of gray morality.