Grimdark is a form of dark fantasy, but dark fantasy is not necessarily a form of grimdark. There are levels, and grimdark is deeper than dark fantasy.
Writers of dark fantasy like Charles L. Overall, dark fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy that utilizes the inexplicable, like the supernatural, to spin fantasy elements.
The tones are dark and unforgiving, and usually laden with horror and events that would constitute loss, aloneness, or tragedy. But why is dark fantasy scary?
Our own interpretations of horror is the fear of the unknown , and the fact that fantasy does so well of offering us a glimpse into this alternative unknowing is a testament to how well fantasy can function with horror. The notion that the actions of one person can do little to improve this world in decline, that the forces of evil and inertia and temptation will ensure that all of us are doomed.
The best we can hope for is a little struggle with morally ambiguous heroes to oppose danger and maybe rescue for a brief time a few others. Grimdark is a form of violent dark fantasy another sub-sub-genre where the malignant, supernatural forces piled against the world cannot be stopped.
While this is not always an absolutist way of conceiving all of the stories that take place within the grimdark fantasy genre some stories end very happily, in fact! Think of the anime Berserk by Kentaro Miura. Grimdark fantasy is perhaps the hardest of all the sub-genres under the umbrella fantasy categories to define.
It combines themes like moral ambiguity, darkness, ambiguity between good and evil, and a lot of blood shed. Determined to escape the life of use and abuse they have mapped for her, Rin manages to ace the empire-wide test for the military academies. This continues as they are dispatched into a real war unfolding across the empire, and in her growing desire for power, Rin will even utilizing psychoactive substances to call upon destructive gods she cannot control once unleashed. While George R.
Martin launched the Game of Thrones series, Hobbs simultaneously introduced her Farseer series. His grandfather the king secretly put him in training, where Fitz learned to put his magical mind-bending abilities to work as an assassin. We are conflicted and driven by our beliefs and emotions to do what we think is best. Take Lord of the Rings for example.
A story about the triumph of good vs evil, where the hero goes on a great long quest to save the world. The shire is a very merry and happy place to live, that is about to be taken over by an evil dark lord.
Some have said that grimdark is anti-Tolkien, to which I would disagree. Joe Abercrombie is considered to be one of the more prominent grimdark authors out there today. By Joe Ambercrombie. By George R. Dark, gritty, unpredictable—enough said. By Steven Erikson. This ten volume series is complex and epic in scope with nonlinear storylines. By David Gemmell. This series is about the history of a long-standing nation that faces many threats, and also its heroes. Characters are sympathetically flawed, emotionally complex, and struggle with their own issues when faced with truly epic events.
Revenge, treachery, suffering, temptation. By Stephen King. King's magnum opus is a dark epic fantasy. It is a crude and violent story filled with moments of incredible tragedy. By Glen Cook. An elite mercenary unit is the focus of this series.
It is a mix of fantasy, gritty realism, and military fiction. It is often cited as an inspiration for the Grimdark sub-genre. By Richard K. An incredibly dark and gritty epic fantasy that embodies the reaction to shiny fantasy stories. It subverts most traditional fantasy tropes. By Scott Lynch. Not all Grimdark lacks humor. This series blends the darkness of Grimdark Fantasy with some lighter, comedic moments.
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