Some of my favourites - darkish stuff

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The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law (Gollancz S.F.)
1.  The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law (Gollancz S.F.) by Joe Abercrombie
The list author says:
  "The beginning of an excellent trilogy! Couldn't put it down"
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The Secret War
2.  The Secret War by M. F. W. Curran
The list author says:
  "Really enjoyed it. Vampires and Napoleonic War. What's not to like?"
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Bitten (Women of the Otherworld)
3.  Bitten (Women of the Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong
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  "First in series and great fun. Lots of imitators around, but this is best so far"
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Song of Kali (Fantasy Masterworks)
4.  Song of Kali (Fantasy Masterworks) by Dan Simmons
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  "Unusual horror - excellent"
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The Night Watch
5.  The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
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  "Again, the start of a brilliant trilogy with a new twist of the Vampire canon"
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Succubus Blues: 1 (Georgina Kincaid 1)
6.  Succubus Blues: 1 (Georgina Kincaid 1) by Richelle Mead
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  "Something a bit more unusual than the normal vampire thing"
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Have Mercy On Us All (Commissaire Adamsberg)
7.  Have Mercy On Us All (Commissaire Adamsberg) by Fred Vargas
The list author says:
  "An excellent  French crime writer - unusual story lines"
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The Gormenghast Trilogy
8.  The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake
The list author says:
  "The superlative fantasy trilogy, darker than Lord of the Rings"
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American Gods
9.  American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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  "The excellent Mr Gaiman"
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The Gargoyle
10.  The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
The list author says:
  "Another excellent unusual story"
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The Name Of The Rose (Vintage Classics)
11.  The Name Of The Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
The list author says:
  "Intelligent and clever medieval murders"
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The Dumas Club
12.  The Dumas Club by Arturo Peréz-Reverte
The list author says:
  "Another intelligent book-ish murder story"
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Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories
13.  Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter
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  "The Mistress of the dark fairy tale short story"
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The Complete Fairy Tales (Vintage Classics)
14.  The Complete Fairy Tales (Vintage Classics) by The Brothers Grimm
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  "Needs no introduction"
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The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1) (Discworld Novels)
15.  The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1) (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
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  "Again, Terry Prachett's immense series of books needs little introduction. This is the first."
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Last Rituals
16.  Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
The list author says:
  "Excellent dark Scandanavian book from  someone who apparently usually writes for children!"
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The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman)
17.  The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman) by Neil Gaiman
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  "Superlative graphic dark fantasy"
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Doctor Faustus and Other Plays: Tamburlaine, Parts I and II; Doctor Faustus, A- and B-Texts; The Jew of Malta; Edward II (Oxford World's Classics)
18.  Doctor Faustus and Other Plays: Tamburlaine, Parts I and II; Doctor Faustus, A- and B-Texts; The Jew of Malta; Edward II (Oxford World's Classics) by Christopher Marlowe
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  "The near-original deal with the devil"
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