| The Black Company Contributor(s): Cook, Glen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812521390 ISBN-13: 9780812521399 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 2018 Annotation: Adrift in a world torn by sorcery gone wild, the Company is the last remnant of a once-great mercenary army. Led by Croaker, former physician and primary chronicler, they must search the world for the last ray of hope--the White Rose. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Military - Fiction | Fantasy - Paranormal |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Chronicles of the Black Company |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.1" W x 6.6" (0.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her... So begins one of the greatest fantasy epics of our age--Glen Cook's 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. |
