On The Shelf: Libby's Choice Grimdark Reads

Published October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM PDT

Libby from the Washoe county Library System brings us some grimdark fantasy books. If you like your fantasy with dark and gritty settings, ambiguously moral characters, and disturbing, bleak or violent subject matter, these books are for you. Each Monday tune into KUNR for what's new On The Shelf!

On the Shelf

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