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Dark FantasyEpic Fantasy

The Black Company

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  • 1984 first published
  • 319 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (7 ratings)
  • 16 editions
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Published in 1984, The Black Company is a dark fantasy and epic fantasy novel by Glen Cook. Characters include Croaker and The Lady.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 74 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions across 4 languages.

At about 319 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Black Company

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.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Croaker
  • The Lady

Subjects

  • Dark fantasy
  • High fantasy

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Black Company?

The Black Company was written by Glen Cook and first published in 1984.

What genre is The Black Company?

It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy and Epic Fantasy.

How long is The Black Company?

The median edition has 319 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Black Company?

Readers who like it often enjoy Memories of Ice, The Crippled God and Blood over Bright Haven.

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