The Best Noir Fantasy Books

Sourcebooks CasablancaIn the city of Valestadt, every sin leaves its mark in the form of Bloodrot, a disease that slowly eats away at its host. And Talin Keller is a sinner. She gets her hands dirty so the holy Prophet’s can stay clean. When an assignment puts her on a collision course with a shadowy figure known as “the Warden,” she sees a new future: trade his capture for her freedom. But the closer she gets, the more she finds herself falling for his sharp edges and twisted sense of justice. And as the lines between good and evil begin to blur, Talin finds herself at the center of a conflict that could destroy everything. As a lifelong fan of fantasy novels, I absolutely love it when authors mix it with other genres. Since fiction in general is often an exercise in “what if?” and fantasy novels always ask what if magic (in any shape or form) were real, there is so much room to explore those questions and to push boundaries. It’s definitely part of what makes this genre so fun. With that said, I want to ask you: what if magic were not only real, but also dark, gritty, and mysterious? In other words, I want to talk about noir fantasy books! A very niche subgenre that not enough pe...