Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Darker
2012 paperback cover
AuthorE. L. James
LanguageEnglish
SeriesFifty Shades trilogy
GenreErotic romance
Published17 April 2012
PublisherVintage Books
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages544
ISBN978-0-34580349-8
Preceded byFifty Shades of Grey 
Followed byFifty Shades Freed 

Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. The first and third volumes, Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Freed, were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the USA Today best seller list.