See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In the chronicles of the black company, glen cook managed to singlehandedly manage to change the face of fantasy novels. The good news is that shadows linger flows much much better. The story, of a company of hardbitten mercenaries in the service of powerful and evil sorcerers could easily be hackneyed. Shadows linger by glen cook meet your next favorite book. Unlike many books that death is the forefront of the entire book. A novel of the black company the chronicles of the black company book 2 kindle edition by glen cook author visit amazons glen cook page. The black company stands against the rebels of the white rose.
List of complete works by american fantasy fiction author glen cook. The black company series is a dark fantasy series written by glen cook. Cook draws his readers into an actionpacked world, free with death. Shadows linger isnt badits a far sight better than a lot of fantasy on the marketbut its not immersive and fascinating like the black company was. Alternative view 2 of chronicles of the black company. The books of glittering stone compiled in the return of the black company and the many deaths of the black company 7. A novel of the black company the chronicles of the black company book 2 ebook. See the complete the chronicles of the black company series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. No one in glen cook books is indestructible, and thats driven home pretty hard in shadows linger. Born in 1944, glen cook grew up in northern california, served in the u. This book takes place almost eight years after the events of the first book.
And surely its not too hard to put two and two together. Fans of the series should not be disappointed though. At first i thought its bad, but the more i read his books, the more i enjoy it. The books of the south compiled in the books of the south 4. Port of shadows which was published about 35 years after the books of the. Navy, attended the university of missouri, and was one of the earliest graduates of the wellknown clarion workshop sf writers. Shadows linger black company, book 2 by glen cook book cover, description, publication history. Shadows linger was still very good, but it is a different beast entirely. It has been 6 lengthy years since the climactic fight in beauty. Mercenary soldiers in the service of the lady, the black company stands against the rebels of the white rose. Again, glen cook gives a an adventure novel in trompeloeil, situated eight years after the first book. After the final battle between the forces of the empire and the white rose resistance, we find the empire, and its elite force the black company victorious, but all is still not at peace in the world, for a malevolent evil stirs once again. They are tough men, proud of honoring their contracts. Shadows linger black company book 2 shadows linger by glen cook.
It was a good book but glen cook doesnt do any infodumping so it is definitely a learn as you go kind of book and i needed a little help along the way. Glen cook delivers another winner and sets up the last book in the series beautifully. Glen cook is the author of dozens of novels of fantasy and science fiction, including the black company series, the garrett files series, and the tyranny of the night. Shadows linger paperback october 1, 1984 by glen cook author visit amazons glen cook page. The series chronicles several decades of the long history of a brotherhood of mercenaries called the black company, the last of the legendary free companies of khatovar. A genredefining series like the chronicles of the black company can be intimidating. A novel of the black company the second chronicle of the black company mass market paperback april 15, 1990 by glen cook author visit amazons glen cook page. In the earlier book the setting begins with the company employed by a syndic. The series combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it follows an elite mercenary unit, the black company, through roughly 40 years of its approximately 400year history.
Since 1971 he has published a large number of sf and fantasy novels, including the dread empire series, the occultdetective garrett novels, and the very popular black company sequence. Buy shadows linger by cook, glen from amazons fiction books store. Shadows linger a novel of the black company chronicles of the black company volume 2 glen cook. Shadows linger by glen cook is the second novel in the black company series. Shadows linger 1990 read online free book by glen cook in. A novel of the black company the second chronicle of the black company cook, glen on. Shadows linger released october 1984 is the second novel in glen cook s ongoing series, the black company. Shadows linger part 3 end the black company youtube. For me, shadows linger is the most personal book of the series by a long way and. The black company stands as a groundbreaking work of epic fantasy.
Book 2 of 9 in the chronicles of the black company. The first novel of the chronicles of the black company. The first novel of the chronicles of the black company ebook written by glen cook. Shadows linger released october 1984 is the second novel in glen cooks ongoing series. Sep 22, 2018 mercenary soldiers in the service of the lady, the black company stands against the rebels of the white rose. Nov 17, 2018 likewise, this evaluation may consist of more looters than typical, as it is the only method to appropriately recount the occasions of this book. I came from reading only the first book and recommend skipping it i am still intrigued to read shadows linger eventually. Thats why i didnt know that he likes experimenting even inside a particular series. It consists of 11 novels, 2 standalone short stories, and 4 prepublication short stories that later appeared as novel chapters. The epic fantasy series features a band of mercenaries known as the black company. A novel of the black company the chronicles of the black company book 2 kindle edition by glen cook author format. This was a prepublication excerpt of chapter 3 from the black company, with slight editing differences to make it. I started this book immediately after i had finished with the black company as i had found the first book to be engaging after 50 pages or so but this book the i think cook has hit his stride from the start, the last book was basically given us to from the pov of croaker who is basically annalistfighterphysician for the black company.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is not the best written nor is the plot the most sophisticated but in terms of capturing whats been called a grunts eye view of the fantasy battlefield it stands out. Croaker is the black company physician and annalist. Shadows linger is the second overall book by glen cook i have read. Shadows linger chronicles of the black company, book 2. The black company is a mercenary group hired by the empress, the lady. Shadows linger by glen cook, 9780812508420, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This serves as the second book of the epic military fantasy series. Shadows linger chronicle of the black company glen cook isbn.
Where to start with the chronicles of the black company series. Sep 21, 2018 mercenary soldiers in the service of the lady, the black company stands against the rebels of the white rose. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Buy a cheap copy of shadows linger book by glen cook. The interquel port of shadows which was published about. Shadows linger by glen cook overdrive rakuten overdrive. It is the second of the three original books of the north, all collected in the omnibuses annals of the black company and chronicles of the black company. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the black company. While the black company is a novel about the broad strokes of warfare across a. Written by glen cook, audiobook narrated by marc vietor. The narrator is still croaker, the physician, warrior and chronicler, growing older and wearier. The novel begins 6 years after the black company and its events take place over the course of 2 years. Glen cook grew up in northern california, served in the u.
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