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Grimdark

Grimdark is a subgenre of speculative fiction with a tone, style, or setting that is particularly dystopian, amoral, and violent. The term is inspired by the tagline of the tabletop strategy game Warhammer 40,000: "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."

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Use in fantasy fiction

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Grimdark

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples42
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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related to Definitions · 17
Grimdark → Adam Roberts, Dark Lord, Fire, Genevieve Valentine, George, Helen Young, Ice, In, Jared Shurin, Liz Bourke, Martin's, Might, Pre-Raphaelite, Right, Several, Song, This
related to Use in fantasy fiction · 15
Grimdark → According, Adam Roberts, Damien Walter, Fire, George, He, Ice, Jon Garrad, Martin's, Roberts, Song, The Guardian, Tolkien, Tolkien's, Writing
related to Contrasting genres and trends · 8
Grimdark → Alexandra Rowland, Another, Derek, In, Miller, That, The, Whether
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Grimdark → genre in its own right or an unhelpful label has also been discussed, subgenre of speculative fiction with a tone

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Grimdarkis asubgenre of speculative fiction with a tone0.90text
Grimdarkis agenre in its own right or an unhelpful label has also been discussed0.90text
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsIn0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsAlexandra Rowland0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsThe0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsDerek0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsMiller0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsThat0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsWhether0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to Contrasting genres and trendsAnother0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to DefinitionsSeveral0.60section
Grimdarkrelated to DefinitionsAdam Roberts0.60section

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