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The Chronicles Of The Black Company

10 books in reading order by Cook, Glen

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  1. Black Company

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    Black Company

    by Cook, Glen

    This epic fantasy series is quite a bit different from your standard fantasy fare. If you want an epic military fantasy series where good and bad are not so clearly...

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  2. The Black Company

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    The Black Company

    by Cook, Glen

    An elite mercenary unit is the focus of this series. It is a mix of fantasy, gritty realism, and military fiction. It is often cited as an inspiration for the Grimdark sub-genre.

    In an era when fantasy was about honorable farm boys with magic swords and a noble destiny, Glen Cook said 'fuck that mess; let's have some amoral pricks doing bad...

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  3. Port Of Shadows

    Book 1.5

    Port Of Shadows

    by Cook, Glen

    A lot of things happened in back rooms, dark corners and out of the way places before the civil authorities became involved. Even when a young girl walked into the...

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  4. The White Rose

    Book 3

    The White Rose

    by Cook, Glen

    The Selection meets The Handmaid’s Tale in the epic sequel to the New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing’s The Jewel. Violet is on the run. She’s escaped the Duchess...

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  5. Shadow Games

    Book 5

    Shadow Games

    by Cook, Glen

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan plunges readers into the darkest recesses of the mind as a man and a woman discover the terrifying power—and the forbidden passion—that...

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  6. Dreams Of Steel

    Book 6

    Dreams Of Steel

    by Cook, Glen

    After the Company's defeat at Dejagore, Lady, one of the few survivors, sets out to avenge herself and the Company against the Shadowmasters, and she joins forces with an ancient...

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  7. Bleak Seasons

    Book 7

    Bleak Seasons

    by Cook, Glen

    A fantasy on a band of brothers-in-arms who hire themselves out ot fight evil wizards. Their adventures take the reader on a tour of strange races and cultures.

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  8. She Is The Darkness

    Book 8

    She Is The Darkness

    by Cook, Glen

    Croaker, now the Captain of the Black Company, leads the surviving members, among them One-Eye, Goblin and Murgen, as it works for the Taglian government against the Shadowmasters.Their enemies include...

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  9. Water Sleeps

    Book 9

    Water Sleeps

    by Cook, Glen

    The survivors of the Black Company attempt to rescue some of their cohorts, long imprisoned.

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  10. Soldiers Live

    Book 10

    Soldiers Live

    by Cook, Glen

    The members of the Black Company are faced with a number of old enemies, while an evil spirit, a forvalaka, attacks them at a shadowgate, igniting a chain of repercussions...

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