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Publication Date: 18 Sep 2008

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 is fantasy for all fans of Steven Erikson, Joe Abercrombie and David Gemmell. Available for the first time in a UK edition.

Contains the first three Black Company novels: THE BLACK COMPANY, SHADOWS LINGER and THE WHITE ROSE

'With the Black Company series, Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy - something a lot of people didn't notice, and maybe still don't. He brought the story down to a human level, dispensing with the cliche archetypes of princes, kings and evil sorcerers. Reading his stuff is like reading Vietnam fiction on Peyote' STEVEN ERIKSON

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  • Paperback: 704 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (18 Sep 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0575084170
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575084179
  • Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 5 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 104,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The series that brought grittiness to Fantasy and became a bestseller in the US finally comes to the UK

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Glen Cook served in Vietnam. His Black Company books are bestsellers in the US.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version poor but a good read nonetheless 5 Nov 2011
By Wattage
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found the kindle conversion really very poor, huge numbers of mistakes in spelling, characters and even whole words which at times made it pretty hard to read.

Haveing said that i did really enjoy the read, It's by no means Erikkson, it does however touch on themes brought up in the Malazan series. I do like my fanstasy with a dark and almost ambigous flavour of good and evil. I would say its probably closer to the writing style of David Gemmell than that of Stephen Erikkson though.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic 12 Feb 2010
By J. Jensen
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ok, so considering how these stories were created back in the 1980's its almost embaressing that I never knew about them untill this year. I got the compilation about a month ago and after finishing the first book, I realise how much Steven Erikson owes Glen Cook. He ofcourse acknowledges this with the review from him, but for someone completely in love with the Malazan books of the dead, The Black Company was a much needed companion while waiting for the next installment from Erikson.
I dont know why The Black Company has gone under the radar for 2 decades, because although many people have read them, they were never promiment or even brought up as recommendations here on Amazon even after I purchased all the Malazan, and song of Ice and fire books.. very strange.

I heartify recommend The Black Company books, in fact, I dont think you can find better if you like the gritty fantasy type stories. It reads like a Band of Brothers set against a fantasy backdrop, and the characters are as strong and engaging as the Soldiers in Chain of dogs. Please do yourself a favor and get the compilation because it is such a great piece of work. Written back in the early 80s it is an example of great fantasy that is current and orginal today and for the well read it will also show you just how much of an inspiration it has been to other more current writers of today.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Proof reading! 18 Aug 2012
By HH
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a review of the quality of the Kindle version of the book rather than the story itself. Had it been free or 20 pence I would have no reason to grumble, however it wasn't and I do. If books are being sold at a reasonably hefty price on the kindle format one would assume that proof reading would be carried out. This version is so littered with obvious mistakes such as ? instead the letter L that it becomes irritating. You even begin to wonder whether some words are the words which the author intended. All in all this detracts considerably from what should be an enjoyable experience.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Chronicles of the black company
A good yarn well worth a read, battles, romance, magical fights, shame about spelling mistakes and poor correction by publisher
Published 1 month ago by Janice Ainsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars world of magic and the struggle between good and evil
first of all I would like to give you a warning: the style of the writing is somewhat confusing at the beginning since you are thrown right into the thick of it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Katharina Danielski
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
A very well written book that I have come back to read again and again. If you're looking for a new take on fantasy and the objection of choice then this is a good read.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. J. Tyrrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost unable to tear myself away from this book
Still reading it but aside from a few grammatical errors in the kindle version, it is a great story Croaker makes a great Anti-hero, thougth it appears in this world it short on... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr Gary Owens
4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed this
Some quality fantasy here from a good writer. Got a bit trippy in the third volume but enjoyable. With reading more
Published 3 months ago by A. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars chronicles of the black company
dont know how i missed this first time round.bought it after reading reviews and wasn't disappointed .pity the rest of glen cooks books aren't available for kindle.
Published 5 months ago by David G
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
One of the best books I've read i a long time, now I'm just hoping that they release the next on kindle.
Published 6 months ago by Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously Narrated.
One of the particularities of Cook's -Chronicles of the Black Company- is his vivid, rhythmic, one of a kind way of narrating the story. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Paul Andreas Wunderlich
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series
Someone compared these to Malazan books of the fallen and the latter series "Books of the South" indeed has some resemblance. Read more
Published 10 months ago by K. Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing
The story is good and the characters keep you interested. No ones good or bad just a blend a evil and sympathy leads to a good read. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. S. K. E. Timms
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