| The Return of the Black Company Contributor(s): Cook, Glen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765324008 ISBN-13: 9780765324009 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: "Let me tell you who I am, on the chance that these scribblings do survive. . . . "I am Murgen, Standardbearer of the Black Company, though I bear the shame of having lost that standard in battle. I am keeping these Annals because Croaker is dead, One-Eye won't, and hardly anyone else can read or write. I will be your guide for however long it takes the Shadowlanders to force our present predicament to its inevitable end...." This omnibus volume comprises the novels "Bleak Seasons" and "She is the Darkness." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Military - Fiction | Fantasy - Romantic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010294861 |
| Series: Chronicles of the Black Company |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 672 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Let me tell you who I am, on the chance that these scribblings do survive. . . I am Murgen, Standardbearer of the Black Company, though I bear the shame of having lost that standard in battle. I am keeping these Annals because Croaker is dead, One-Eye won't, and hardly anyone else can read or write. I will be your guide for however long it takes the Shadowlanders to force our present predicament to its inevitable end. . . The Return of the Black Company comprises the novels Bleak Seasons and She is the Darkness--the third omnibus volume of Glen Cook's fantasy epic Chronicles of the Black Company. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cook, Glen: - Born in 1944, 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" workshop SF writers. Since 1971 he has published a large number of Science Fiction and fantasy novels, including the "Dread Empire" series, the occult-detective "Garrett" novels, and the very popular "Black Company" sequence that began with the publication of The Black Company in 1984. Among his science fiction novels is A Passage at Arms. After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol. |
