{"product_id":"the-black-company-9781250781208","title":"The Black Company","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes the first book in the Chronicles of The Black Company--an epic fantasy series, with millions of copies in print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efollowing a group of hard-bitten mercenaries waging war on behalf of The Lady, who may be the very infestation of evil itself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hardbitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil the prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere must be a way for the\u003ci\u003e Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e to find her... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Steven Erikson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChronicles of The Black Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Company \u003c\/i\u003e(The First Chronicle)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows Linger \u003c\/i\u003e(The Second Chronicle)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Rose \u003c\/i\u003e(The Third Chronicle)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silver Spike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadow Games \u003c\/i\u003e(The First Book of the South)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreams of Steel \u003c\/i\u003e(The Second Book of the South)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBleak Seasons \u003c\/i\u003e(Book One of Glittering Stone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Is the Darkness \u003c\/i\u003e(Book Two of Glittering Stone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater Sleeps \u003c\/i\u003e(Book Three of Glittering Stone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoldiers Live \u003c\/i\u003e(Book Four of Glittering Stone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePort of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLies Weeping \u003c\/i\u003e(Book One of A Pitiless Rain) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmnibus editions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicles of the Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(comprising \u003ci\u003eThe Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadows Linger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Rose\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Books of the South\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(comprising \u003ci\u003eShadow Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDreams of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Spike\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReturn of the Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(comprising \u003ci\u003eBleak Seasons \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShe Is the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Many Deaths of the Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(comprising \u003ci\u003eWater Sleeps \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSoldiers Live\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLEN COOK\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003egrew 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 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop. Since 1971 he has published a large number of Science Fiction and fantasy novels, including the occult-detective \"Garrett\" novels, and the very popular \"Black Company\" sequence that began with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e in 1984. After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619813757202,"sku":"9781250781208","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0bedff2e-5d5e-4603-8a57-f409b6e77d57.jpg?v=1754897683","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-black-company-9781250781208","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}