Jan 28, 2023 · It’s written in the style of a gritty police procedural with the moral overtones of a classic detective story. The drug in question is overwhelmingly addictive with only one exposure and can corrupt even the most honorable people.

Nov 3, 2013 · The concept of a race of chittering Ratmen living in underground seclusion, waiting to swarm the overworld is common to many Fantasy RPGs and boardgames. Prominent examples that spring to mind are D&D, Warhammer, the Ultima series and Smallword.

A sister trope of "neo-noir" or cyberpunk, fantastic noir is a relatively small subgenre that blends the setting, characters (it usually stars a Hardboiled Detective who sometimes doubles as an Occult Detective), and plot structure of a Film Noir mystery story with the more colorful elements of fantasy and Science Fiction.

Oct 27, 2015 · Glen Cook wrote a whole series of fantasy versions of noir detective stories, set in a generic 'medieval' fantasy setting: Garrett P.I. They are fun without being brilliant (at least, not the ones I read).

Mar 19, 2020 · Pretty Deadly, Vol. 3: The Rat is as visceral, evocative and powerful as this creative team is known for being and its examination of form both upholds the noir structure and pushes the boundaries of how the genre can work. It's an excellent read from start to finish.

If you're happy with loosely noir - atmosphere over typically fantasy plots - maybe look at Leigh Brackett's Eric John Stark books or Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber. More conventionally... Cam Johnston's The Traitor God is rather good and rather noir.

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Oct 28, 2023 · Here are seven books that blur the boundaries between fairy tale, fantasy and detective fiction: 1. Guards! by Terry Pratchett. 2. The City & The City by China Miéville. 3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. 4. The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes. 5. Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway. 6. The Village of Eight Graves by Seishi Yokomizo. 7.

Dec 6, 2017 · Noir is about extreme selfishness. Villains will betray everyone if it benefits them in the short run, while heroes try to outsmart those who they think will betray them. The goal is not to defeat and kill your enemies, but to get the thing you want and get away with it.

So for this list, I’m going to talk about some fantastic noir novels that happen to take place in science fiction and fantasy worlds. My favorite Murakami novel does double duty for this list as it is split between two narratives, one fantasy and one science fiction.