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Author | Glen Cook |
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Cover artist | Keith Berdak |
Language | English |
Series | The Black Company |
Genre | Epic fantasy, dark fantasy |
Publisher | Tor Fantasy |
Publication date | May 1984 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 319 |
ISBN | 0-8125-3370-4 |
OCLC | 11138499 |
Followed by | Shadows Linger |
The Black Company, released in May 1984, is the first novel in Glen Cook's ongoing series The Black Company. The book combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it describes the dealings of an elite mercenary unit – the Black Company – with the Lady, ruler of the Northern Empire.