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The Black Company

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The Black Company by Glen Cook is the first book in the Chronicles of The Black Company series, following a band of battle-hardened mercenaries. The company serves The Lady, a ruler whose true nature is questioned—some see her as a force against evil, others as evil incarnate. Caught in this moral ambiguity, the mercenaries carry out their grim duties until a prophecy heralds the rebirth of the White Rose, a symbol of hope and good. The story revolves around the Black Company's perilous quest to find the White Rose and confront their own loyalties.
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Ideal for readers of grimdark and epic fantasy, especially those who appreciate morally complex characters, gritty war tales, and dark magic. Suitable for mature audiences who enjoy nuanced fantasy series that challenge traditional notions of good and evil.

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"The first novel of the Chronicles of the Black Company."

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From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes the first book in the Chronicles of the Black Company—an epic fantasy series, with millions of copies in print—following a group of hard-bitten mercenaries waging war on behalf of The Lady, who may very well be the manifestation of evil itself.

Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead.

Until the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more.

There must be a way for the Black Company to find her...

"With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy."—New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson

Chronicles of the Black Company
The Black Company (The First Chronicle)
Shadows Linger (The Second Chronicle)
The White Rose (The Third Chronicle)
The Silver Spike
Shadow Games (The First Book of the South)
Dreams of Steel (The Second Book of the South)
Bleak Seasons (Book One of Glittering Stone)
She Is the Darkness (Book Two of Glittering Stone)
Water Sleeps (Book Three of Glittering Stone)
Soldiers Live (Book Four of Glittering Stone)
Port of Shadows
Lies Weeping (Book One of A Pitiless Rain)

Omnibus editions:
Chronicles of the Black Company
(comprising The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose)
The Books of the South
(comprising Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and The Silver Spike)
Return of the Black Company
(comprising Bleak Seasons and She Is the Darkness)
The Many Deaths of the Black Company
(comprising Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live)

Series: Chronicles of the Black Company

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250781208

Publisher: Tor Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2022

Imprint: Tor Books

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Steven Erikson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 249g

Pages: 288

About the Author

GLEN COOK grew up in northern California, served in the U.S. Navy, attended the University of Missouri, and was one of the earliest graduates of the well-known Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop. Since 1971 he has published a large number of Science Fiction and fantasy novels, including the occult-detective "Garrett" novels, and the very popular "Black Company" sequence that began with the publication of The Black Company in 1984. After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.

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