<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Revenge Runs Red — The Journal</title><description>Field reports on writing grimdark, launching a debut KU-first, and building the world of Aelysia.</description><link>https://www.revengerunsred.com/</link><language>en-au</language><item><title>Eleven books to read if you &lt;em&gt;loved&lt;/em&gt; The First Law.</title><link>https://www.revengerunsred.com/blog/eleven-books-like-the-first-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.revengerunsred.com/blog/eleven-books-like-the-first-law/</guid><description>Abercrombie ruined the rest of the shelf for everyone who finished Last Argument of Kings. Here&apos;s where to go next.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reader&apos;s shelf</category></item><item><title>Grimdark vs Dark Fantasy: Where the Line Actually Falls</title><link>https://www.revengerunsred.com/blog/grimdark-vs-dark-fantasy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.revengerunsred.com/blog/grimdark-vs-dark-fantasy/</guid><description>Grimdark vs dark fantasy is not a shelving argument. It&apos;s two reads, two readers, two different things on the page. Here&apos;s where the line actually falls.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reader&apos;s shelf</category></item></channel></rss>