by Glen Cook
First published 2008
Battered but unbowed, the Black Company trudges south, hounded by unseen foes. As they journey, the world shifts around them - nightmares bleed into waking life, and the line between reality and fantasy blurs. With their ranks thinning and the enemy closing in, the soldiers must confront their own demons and the dark forces that stalk them. In the face of such relentless peril, the Company must find the strength to carry on or risk being consumed by the encroaching shadows.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, action, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, relentless-peril
755 pages · Hardcover · SFBC
Content warnings: violence