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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."[1][2]
- ^ Roberts, Adam (2014). Get Started in: Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. Hachette UK. p. 42. ISBN 9781444795660.
- ^ Moser, Marcel (2019). "Hope as the Main Driving Force of Humanity in the Grimdark Universe of Warhammer 40,000" (PDF). Kick (2). ISSN 2623-9558.