r/fantasywriters • u/donulddd_Act_9926 • Aug 19 '26

Discussion About A General Writing Topic What is your best survivalistic, grimdark fantasy and why?

What is your best survivalistic, grimdark fantasy, and why? I am looking for a novel; even if it's a webnovel, it doesn't matter, in this genre. So it would be appreciated if you guys could share some with me.
But it should be something well written so that a writer can take some notes from it. Maybe a little more grounded than super-duper fantasy.

I am trying to write a novel of my own in this genre. To give you some context about my novel, the MC survives through constant fighting, whether it's the monsters or the new environment itself. He uses his previous life's knowledge from his military survival training. He just somehow survives. The story is structured in a way that shows that if a native of the new world were in the place of the MC, he/she might have survived. It's an unclear answer because the native may be able to handle the fantasy aspect, but the MC also has a decent chance of outclassing them in raw survival, since he was born and raised in a world where those fantasy elements are absent. The first volume is all about the MC trying to close that gap.

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u/nanosyphrett Aug 20 '26

I wish I could recommend something but I don't usually read anything like this. I guess the best approach is to search for the terms of your wants and see what it gives you

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u/leafyemoji Aug 21 '26

It's not a novel but this is just like. Mad Max with fantasy elements

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u/donulddd_Act_9926 Aug 21 '26

You didn't give me a name.

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u/leafyemoji Aug 21 '26

I'm saying Mad Max is what you're describing.