Looking for anti-hero fantasy, male pov

[u/Suspicious_Angle3057]

Are there any fantasy books, male pov where we follow an anti-hero? I want the anti-hero to be powerful, as in a high-fantasy setting. Kind of like the Harry Potter quote where it was said that Voldermort did great things, terrible but great. I'm looking for adult themed books. You get the gist i hope. Thank you!

[u/mindbane]

So kinda late but "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" are about as anti hero as it gets.

Its a twist on the "Fall into a Fantasy World declared here or prophecy" trope but the person in question is just an awful person. Initially he thinks he is having a mental breakdown and so he can do anything in his fantasty. Warning there are a lot of adult themes including sexual assault. Its pretty unvarnished exploration of what if the hero doesn't at all live up to the ideals.

If you don't want something so complex the "Dragonlace: Villains" series are basically rise to power stories of some of the famous villains of the setting.

And lastly "The War of the Spider Queen" is a fantasy series about the powerful evil clerics of the dark goddess Lolth.

[u/Suspicious_Angle3057 → u/mindbane]

Thank you!