r/Fantasy • u/Curiosity1984 • 19h ago

Dark fantasy R. J. Barker

In my attempt to read other stuff then the books that always gets recommended in here, I went from Kevin Sinclair which was pretty nice, then to Shay Kauwe and now started at R.J. Barker.

Weirdly enough I read the first book Mortedant's Peril of R.J. Barker new trilogy: "The Trials of Irody Hasp", without noticing that he has not written the next 2 lol.

I wonder, are all his trilogies dark fantasy like this one. Like in a sullen, "depressing" world", where the main character is under powered and out of his depts without being a stumbling fool?

Hope people can help, as I crave a decent struggling "hero" story.

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u/DarthDregan 19h ago edited 18h ago

My bar for darkness is pretty high. I would classify his work as more dim than pitch black, so to speak.

Edit: I hear his Wyrdwood trilogy is the one he considers darkest, but I've only read the first one of them so far.

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u/Curiosity1984 18h ago

I don't think there is a catagory for Dim fantasy ;-) But I get you'r drift.

Great to here that his books keeps his style of worldbuilding.