Chronicles of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company #1-3)
Then comes the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more…
This omnibus edition comprises The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose―the first three novels in Glen Cook's bestselling fantasy series.
"The Black Company" is quite simply the best fantasy series I have ever read. For too long, the genre was caught between the kind of adolescent irony propagated by authors such as Piers Anthony (for whom I still carry a teenage love) and the romanticized sword & sorcery worlds of authors such as Robert Jordan. Fortunately, Mr. Cook arrived in time to provide a much-needed dose of realism, internal conflict and morally questionable heroes and villains alike. When asked for the elevator pitch
The story of the Black Company, last of the Free Companies of Khatovar, and what happened when they sailed north across the Sea of Torments to take service with the Lady.I first read these in the summer of 1990 (at which point there were actually six books published -- the three collected here, the first two Books of the South, and The Silver Spike; then came the long, long wait for Glittering Plain; but that's another story), and they were, well, unlike pretty much any other fantasy books I'd
No one will sing songs in our memory. We are the last of the Free Companies of Khatovar. Our traditions and memories live only in these Annals. We are our own mourners. The Chronicles of the Black Company tell the tales and legends of a renowned mercenary company with centuries of histories and tradition, told through the lens of its own preserved annals. Throughout this three-book omnibus edition, first of many, the reader is brought along on a journey from the rich, southern cities of the
The Black Company was my second grimdark series. Read it six years ago, right after ASOIAF, since it is apparently considered as a grimdark classic. Or is it classic grimdark? :)I enjoyed the reread of this three-in-one edition. The things I liked from my first time, I still liked them. Croaker is a compelling and fun POV character, despite his morbid streak (which was also enjoyable). Military fiction and nonfiction is my comfort space, so I absolutely adore the interaction among the Black
Buddy Read With Fantasy Group 😊There are 3 books in this book collection. *The Black Company A dagger nicked Mercy. He lost patience. "Silent"Silent was on the job already, but he was Silent. That meant no sound, and very little flash or fury. Mole patrons began slapping their faces and pawing the air, forsaking us. They hopped and danced, grabbed their backs and behinds, squealed and howled piteously. Several collapsed. "What the hell did you do?" I asked Silent grinned, exposing sharp teeth.
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Title | : | Chronicles of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company #1-3) |
Author | : | Glen Cook |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 704 pages |
Published | : | November 13th 2007 by Tor Books (first published 1986) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Dark Fantasy. Epic Fantasy |
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Darkness wars with darkness as the hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must. They bury their doubts with their dead.Then comes the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more…
This omnibus edition comprises The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose―the first three novels in Glen Cook's bestselling fantasy series.
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Original Title: | Chronicles of The Black Company |
ISBN: | 0765319233 (ISBN13: 9780765319234) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Chronicles of the Black Company #1-3, The Books of the North #1-3 |
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Any book that makes me want to drop my relatively comfortable life to join a mercenary company with at best a fluid sense of morality is doing something right. I'd be signing up for long marches through snow and mud, for following orders (no questions asked), and for the occasional massacre, and frankly, that's not normally me. Huh.I did not expect to like this book as much as I did! I was pleasantly surprised. I accidentally began reading the second compilation of books in this series (The"The Black Company" is quite simply the best fantasy series I have ever read. For too long, the genre was caught between the kind of adolescent irony propagated by authors such as Piers Anthony (for whom I still carry a teenage love) and the romanticized sword & sorcery worlds of authors such as Robert Jordan. Fortunately, Mr. Cook arrived in time to provide a much-needed dose of realism, internal conflict and morally questionable heroes and villains alike. When asked for the elevator pitch
The story of the Black Company, last of the Free Companies of Khatovar, and what happened when they sailed north across the Sea of Torments to take service with the Lady.I first read these in the summer of 1990 (at which point there were actually six books published -- the three collected here, the first two Books of the South, and The Silver Spike; then came the long, long wait for Glittering Plain; but that's another story), and they were, well, unlike pretty much any other fantasy books I'd
No one will sing songs in our memory. We are the last of the Free Companies of Khatovar. Our traditions and memories live only in these Annals. We are our own mourners. The Chronicles of the Black Company tell the tales and legends of a renowned mercenary company with centuries of histories and tradition, told through the lens of its own preserved annals. Throughout this three-book omnibus edition, first of many, the reader is brought along on a journey from the rich, southern cities of the
The Black Company was my second grimdark series. Read it six years ago, right after ASOIAF, since it is apparently considered as a grimdark classic. Or is it classic grimdark? :)I enjoyed the reread of this three-in-one edition. The things I liked from my first time, I still liked them. Croaker is a compelling and fun POV character, despite his morbid streak (which was also enjoyable). Military fiction and nonfiction is my comfort space, so I absolutely adore the interaction among the Black
Buddy Read With Fantasy Group 😊There are 3 books in this book collection. *The Black Company A dagger nicked Mercy. He lost patience. "Silent"Silent was on the job already, but he was Silent. That meant no sound, and very little flash or fury. Mole patrons began slapping their faces and pawing the air, forsaking us. They hopped and danced, grabbed their backs and behinds, squealed and howled piteously. Several collapsed. "What the hell did you do?" I asked Silent grinned, exposing sharp teeth.
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