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Chronicle of the Black Company #04: Shadow Games

by Glen Cook

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ISBN13: 9780812533828
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After the devastating battle at the Tower of Charm, Croaker leads the greatly diminished Black Company south, in search of the lost Annals. The Annals will be returned to Khatovar, eight thousand miles away, a city that may exists only in legend...the origin of the first Free Companies.

Every step of the way the Company is hounded by shadowy figured and carrion-eating crows. As they march every southward, through bug infested jungle, rivers dense with bloodthirsty pirates, and cities, dead and living, haunted by the passage of the Company north, their numbers grow until they are thousands strong.

But always they are watched--by the Shadowmasters--a deadly new enemy: twisted creature that deal in darkness and death: powerful, shadowy creatures bent on smothering the world in their foul embrace. This is the first round in a deadly game, a game that the Black Company cannot ea hope to win.

About the Author

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 SF 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 SF 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.

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Tingtoe, June 16, 2006 (view all comments by Tingtoe)
I've had two strokes and I had forgotten where I left off
with the Company. I was greatly suprised that Glen was still alive and writing. That stinker takes too long of a vacation.
His books are great, like there was an option, and don't even consider that you won't love them. Nuff said.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780812533828
Subtitle:
The Fourth Chronicles of the Black Company: First Book of the South
Author:
Cook, Glen
Publisher:
Tor Fantasy
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series:
Chronicle of the Black Company
Series Volume:
41
Publication Date:
19890615
Binding:
MM
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
6.75x4.22x.86 in. .35 lbs.

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