The Black Company
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- Author：Glen Cook
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Summary
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 prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn， somewhere， to embody good once more。
There must be a way for the Black Company to find her。
The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must， burying their doubts with their dead。
Until the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn， somewhere， to embody good once more。
There must be a way for the Black Company to find her。
Reviews
David Dobmeier
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Started off pretty slow and took a while to get into， but once it got going it was pretty solid and redeemed itself， interested to see where the rest of the series goes from here。
Heiki Eesmaa
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I have started and not finished it several times over the years。 This time I pushed through。 The writing is 。。。 not pleasant to read。 I found out it's better if read it with a subvocal male voice， which of course slows reading down。The characters are all unlikeable， the world remains a generic grimdark of antiheroes。 They do kind of grow on you by the end of the book。It's not one of the fantasy greats or a light fun read either。 But I'm glad I can cross it off from my list。 I have started and not finished it several times over the years。 This time I pushed through。 The writing is 。。。 not pleasant to read。 I found out it's better if read it with a subvocal male voice， which of course slows reading down。The characters are all unlikeable， the world remains a generic grimdark of antiheroes。 They do kind of grow on you by the end of the book。It's not one of the fantasy greats or a light fun read either。 But I'm glad I can cross it off from my list。 。。。more
John Driscoll
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I really thought I would like this more， but it just didn't click for me。 I think my problem was the deteched， matter-of-fact tone of the story， almost like the narrator is just reporting what they did for the weekend。 If even the characters don't seem to care what's going on， how can I？ I really thought I would like this more， but it just didn't click for me。 I think my problem was the deteched， matter-of-fact tone of the story， almost like the narrator is just reporting what they did for the weekend。 If even the characters don't seem to care what's going on， how can I？ 。。。more
Derrick Ranostaj
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This was a tough book to review。 I've seen a lot of reviews loving/hating it。 I would say Cook's writing style is an acquired taste of sorts。 Don't worry so much about characters back stories or who they are， Cook won't go into detail。 The story is told from the viewpoint of Croaker， a surgeon and chronicler of the Black Company。 The story isn't so much fast paced， as Cook's writing style is。 It can jump from morning to night in a blink of an eye， but again， from the point of Croaker， this is a This was a tough book to review。 I've seen a lot of reviews loving/hating it。 I would say Cook's writing style is an acquired taste of sorts。 Don't worry so much about characters back stories or who they are， Cook won't go into detail。 The story is told from the viewpoint of Croaker， a surgeon and chronicler of the Black Company。 The story isn't so much fast paced， as Cook's writing style is。 It can jump from morning to night in a blink of an eye， but again， from the point of Croaker， this is a possibility with his duties。 Also， keep in mind this is about a military company， so while there is a band of brothers comrade in arms， the Black Company prides itself on being a respectable company， and one that doesn't pry in to each other's private affairs （Raven， before joining had to put his affairs in order before joining）。 I really would call this series 'light science fiction' in the sense you can read it pretty quickly， not in one sitting， but still you can certainly read it in a week。 There is a plot in the book， but the daily life of the Black Company is what is in between the plot points。 It is a different take on fantasy， there is magic and sorcerery， but it just happens: no mention of how magic in this world works: some people can do that， some can't。 But don't take my word for it， give this series a spin， for a unique take on Fantasy！ 。。。more
Vaalhaai
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Easy for me to read/follow from start/finish。
Kevin Faulk
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Short thoughtsLiked it well enough in most areasNot a fan of the brief mentions of rape and pedophiliaWill probably continue to see where the story goes
Peter
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If Catch-22 and LOTR had a baby， this'd be it。 Not for everyone， but give it a shot。 Surprising that I hadn't heard of this series。 Fascinating look at a gritty， realistic army in a fantasy world。 If you play Total War， it's like following one full-bar army around the map as it goes through a campaign。 Similar tone to Stover's Heroes Die universe。 If Catch-22 and LOTR had a baby， this'd be it。 Not for everyone， but give it a shot。 Surprising that I hadn't heard of this series。 Fascinating look at a gritty， realistic army in a fantasy world。 If you play Total War， it's like following one full-bar army around the map as it goes through a campaign。 Similar tone to Stover's Heroes Die universe。 。。。more
Gina
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The writing style was intentional - choppy and concise。 It just wasn’t my cup of tea。
YouKneeK
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This was another one of my series-sampling audio listens， to see if I might want to pursue it in print someday。Audio NarrationThe narrator is Marc Vietor。 He didn’t work for me but， unlike most of the previous narrators I’ve had trouble with， I can’t pinpoint very specific things I didn’t like。 As a military fantasy story， it has a lot of different male characters， and I had trouble distinguishing their voices。 I’m not even sure if it’s fair to blame the narrator for that， as it would be difficu This was another one of my series-sampling audio listens， to see if I might want to pursue it in print someday。Audio NarrationThe narrator is Marc Vietor。 He didn’t work for me but， unlike most of the previous narrators I’ve had trouble with， I can’t pinpoint very specific things I didn’t like。 As a military fantasy story， it has a lot of different male characters， and I had trouble distinguishing their voices。 I’m not even sure if it’s fair to blame the narrator for that， as it would be difficult to come up with and consistently use that many different male voices。 This was a case though where I think I would have heard some of the characters differently in my head if I’d read the book in print。 Other than that， the narration was just kind of… drab。 I always say I prefer the narrators who aren’t melodramatic， but I think Vietor is the first who went too far in the opposite direction for me。 It had a kind of bored tone to it。 Maybe it was intended to convey the tone of macho mercenaries who’ve seen it all before， but it didn’t really come across that way。 Besides， these “macho” mercenaries were constantly pale and shaking and squeaking and scared according to the text。Still， I don’t feel like any of those complaints are tangible， but rather just the case of a narration voice that didn’t click with me。 The one tangible complaint I have is in reference to the aforementioned squeaking。 When the text said a character was talking in a squeaky or high voice because he was scared， the narrator would alter that character’s voice to sound female and nothing like how he’d been voicing the character the rest of the time。StoryThe story focuses on a group of mercenaries called The Black Company。 At the beginning of the book， the Company is in charge of protecting a local leader， but as the situation deteriorates， the Company jumps ship （or gets on a ship， I guess） to work for somebody whose prospects seem healthier。 But they really don’t understand what they’re getting themselves into， and ignore the hints that they may not have chosen the nicest of employers。 The story is told from the first person POV of Croaker， an annalist as well as a medic for the Company。 He’s often in the middle of the action because he wants to be able to write accurately about what happened。I felt like I should have liked this more than I did。 Much like with the narration， I’m having trouble pinpointing what I didn’t like。 I was frequently frustrated by the characters from the Company， so I think that was a large part of it。 Croaker tells us over and over about how honorable and noble they are， but they do some pretty rotten things to save their own skin at the beginning of the story， and they never did anything that really redeemed that in my eyes。 Then they stolidly stuck by the people who were clearly evil。 I did like the way the characters looked out for each other， but their choices annoyed me constantly。I can usually enjoy books where there’s questionable morality， so I don’t think that was my problem， but when I like those types of stories it’s usually because I enjoy the moral ambiguity that keeps me guessing。 Which side， if any， is really the good side？ What are the real motivations of the various characters？ What will the results be if they achieve their goals？ In the case of this book， I never really asked myself those questions。 I didn’t know all the answers， but I was never that curious about the ones I didn’t know。 I got tired of the Company making bad decisions combined with turning a blind eye to anything that might force them to make hard decisions。 There’s not as much fighting as one might expect in a military fantasy。 More toward the end， but otherwise it’s mostly smaller-scale stuff。 There is quite a lot of action， though。 I found myself spacing out a lot during the action， but I’m finding that I have more trouble with that in audiobooks than print books， so I might have enjoyed those parts more in print。 However， I think for me to really enjoy action scenes， I need more investment in the characters than what I had。Still， despite all that， I stayed pretty interested in the story。 There were a couple more enigmatic characters that I enjoyed slowly learning more about， mainly Raven and Catcher。 I also enjoyed the camaraderie of the characters in the Company。 It was kind of interesting to be reading from the perspective of mercenaries who are fighting for the bad guys。 How often do we read fantasy books from the perspective of the good guys who are fighting against an enemy that’s hired mercenaries？ Well， this time we get things from the opposite perspective。I’m going to mark this as a “probably” for revisiting in print， despite my complaints and lukewarm reaction。 I’m confident I would have liked this at least a little better in print， I’m just not sure how much better。 Some of the characters had grown on me more by the end， so I’d like to try reading at least through the second book and then decide from there。 。。。more
Andreas
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It's been a month since I last touched this and not a single day has passed where I was tempted to pick it back up again。 Best to just DNF it。 I would however kind of like to give it a 2/5 since it was a bit intriguing。 It's been a month since I last touched this and not a single day has passed where I was tempted to pick it back up again。 Best to just DNF it。 I would however kind of like to give it a 2/5 since it was a bit intriguing。 。。。more
Smiley
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3。5
Elijah Allensworth
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Pretty solid grim dark story。 I enjoy the characters as they are morally grey and know it。 Focuses less on the actual action and more on the people in the company。
Limax
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No aguanto más。 Lo abandono a falta de un tercio。Este libro me ha parecido un suplicio。 La trama no parece ir a ninguna parte。 Bueno， sí que hay un hilo conductor， pero cada capítulo parece un relato independiente del resto。 Los personajes me han parecido muy poco interesantes， y para ser una compañía entera la acción apenas se centra en unos pocos。 Al principio Cuervo tenía su punto， pero al final cansa que el tipo sea una mezcla entre un Gary Stu y un Poochie。 La magia y los magos son concepto No aguanto más。 Lo abandono a falta de un tercio。Este libro me ha parecido un suplicio。 La trama no parece ir a ninguna parte。 Bueno， sí que hay un hilo conductor， pero cada capítulo parece un relato independiente del resto。 Los personajes me han parecido muy poco interesantes， y para ser una compañía entera la acción apenas se centra en unos pocos。 Al principio Cuervo tenía su punto， pero al final cansa que el tipo sea una mezcla entre un Gary Stu y un Poochie。 La magia y los magos son conceptos casi arbitrarios en este libro。 El límite de sus poderes los determina la situación， así que es muy aburrido leer cualquier escena en la que la hechicería esté involucrada。 El estilo es terrible。 No sé hasta qué punto esto es culpa del traductor （porque había varias faltas ortográficas y sintácticas en mi edición）， pero creo que Cook es un escritor nauseabundo。 Ya no es que su forma de escribir sea engorrosa o poco atractiva o ágil， es que directamente hay momentos en los que no se entiende qué está pasando。 Momentos en los que lees el párrafo tres veces y nada tiene sentido。 Eso sumado a las pocas y pobres descripciones （todos los personajes son bajos， ¿cómo es posible eso？ ¿Bajos comparados con qué？ ¿No hay altos en toda la compañía？ ¿O es que un alto se tiraba a la mujer de Cook y por eso no aparecen en los Anales de la compañía？）。Y lo que más me molesta por encima de todo， porque va en contra de la lógica del propio libro: Matasanos。 Se supone que Matasanos es el médico de la compañía （que igual hay 1000 miembros y sólo un médico， pero bueno， no tengo bilis suficiente como para cubrir todos los sinsentidos de la obra）， pero también el encargado de recopilar las hazañas de la compañía en unos diarios conocidos como los Anales， siguiendo una tradición centenaria。 Y en teoría， el propio libro que nos ocupa （The Black Company o La Primera Crónica）， es parte de esos anales narrados por Matasanos。 La cuestión es que， en sus escritos， habla sobre todo de sí mismo。 ¿Y a nadie le molesta eso？ Entiendo que no hay que tomárselo al pie de la letra， pero es que el libro es básicamente Matasanos y sus pensamientos y sentimientos。 Si la idea era hacer como que el libro era una crónica sobre la compañía pues creo que lo suyo habría sido que Matasanos （o quien escribiera la historia） fuera un personaje menos relevante en la trama。Le pongo 2 estrellas porque ha habido algún momento que sí he disfrutado algo （como cuando azotaron a un mensajero por tratar a la compañía sin respeto） y porque no es Neverwhere。 。。。more
Captain
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Complex， brutal and morally gray。 This progenitor of grim dark fantasy still holds up today。
Olivia Byam
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4。5* Soooo my boyfriend and I made a deal that we would each read some of each other's books。 So he chose the Black Company for me to read and I chose the Dark Tower for him。 I was super hesitant going into this and really didn't think I would enjoy it much。 However， I am very pleasantly surprised that this was not case！ What a great read。 He tells me it only gets better from here。 Very excited to see where this series will take me。 The possibilities are endless！ 4。5* Soooo my boyfriend and I made a deal that we would each read some of each other's books。 So he chose the Black Company for me to read and I chose the Dark Tower for him。 I was super hesitant going into this and really didn't think I would enjoy it much。 However， I am very pleasantly surprised that this was not case！ What a great read。 He tells me it only gets better from here。 Very excited to see where this series will take me。 The possibilities are endless！ 。。。more
Lord English SSBM
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If it's not the awkward writing （what pre-industrial fantasy mercenary understands evolution well enough to describe his fight-or-flight response as the monkey part of his brain？）， it's the dull characters。 If it isn't the scattered plotting， it's the issue that none of the little vignettes making up the plot are interesting or exciting in and of themselves。 I understand why people like the moral ambiguity of the book， but the characters are too dull for the reader to connect to it， and while th If it's not the awkward writing （what pre-industrial fantasy mercenary understands evolution well enough to describe his fight-or-flight response as the monkey part of his brain？）， it's the dull characters。 If it isn't the scattered plotting， it's the issue that none of the little vignettes making up the plot are interesting or exciting in and of themselves。 I understand why people like the moral ambiguity of the book， but the characters are too dull for the reader to connect to it， and while there was no one disastrous thing that killed the book for me， it all built up until I was just too bored to continue。 。。。more
Sebastian Calderon
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Wow。Just wow。I'd heard of this through Matt Colville--which I suspect is how a lot of modern fans would have discovered The Black Company。Prelimenary research indicated that Glen Cook was the OG 'grimdark' author and the book did not disappoint on that front。 The writing style is extremely interesting to me--and I believe I was fortunate to be someone that enjoyed it （I'm aware looking at other reviews that some people did NOT enjoy it）。 Writing from Croaker's perspective--a physician and Annali Wow。Just wow。I'd heard of this through Matt Colville--which I suspect is how a lot of modern fans would have discovered The Black Company。Prelimenary research indicated that Glen Cook was the OG 'grimdark' author and the book did not disappoint on that front。 The writing style is extremely interesting to me--and I believe I was fortunate to be someone that enjoyed it （I'm aware looking at other reviews that some people did NOT enjoy it）。 Writing from Croaker's perspective--a physician and Annalist for the Black Company--was a super awesome literary device that presents a really unique storytelling method--almost like an epistolary novel but with less dressing。 Looking forward to reading more of this series。 。。。more
Felix
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The first thing i kinda don't like is that the storyline is mostly comprehensive looking away from some minor "plot holes" which you can fill up with some thinking。 Throughout the story it may be a little to fast to comprehend everything which originates from the perspective of the narrator， the medic of the company， Croaker。 There may be an to strong focus on the inexistence of the moral compass of the Company。 But the story is interesting， the fantasy world is intersting and well described and The first thing i kinda don't like is that the storyline is mostly comprehensive looking away from some minor "plot holes" which you can fill up with some thinking。 Throughout the story it may be a little to fast to comprehend everything which originates from the perspective of the narrator， the medic of the company， Croaker。 There may be an to strong focus on the inexistence of the moral compass of the Company。 But the story is interesting， the fantasy world is intersting and well described and the characteristics of a dark fantasy world are vizibile。 So overall the book is a good read but may be a bit speedy and incomprehensible if you don't follow fully focused。 。。。more
Kat
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3。5✨ What an odd book。 Took about 140 pages to get into it， but by the end I enjoyed it， especially once I got used to the writing/narration style。
Kelly
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4。5Not a big review writer but this book was absolutely fantastic。 Devoured it in two days。 I am not normally big on first person tales but the way Glenn Cook wrote The Black Company really worked for me。 Was also refreshing to read a novel without 5 to 10 pages of descriptons on clothes， food， etc。 and that gets straight to the point。 Can't wait to see what happens next。 4。5Not a big review writer but this book was absolutely fantastic。 Devoured it in two days。 I am not normally big on first person tales but the way Glenn Cook wrote The Black Company really worked for me。 Was also refreshing to read a novel without 5 to 10 pages of descriptons on clothes， food， etc。 and that gets straight to the point。 Can't wait to see what happens next。 。。。more
Tamara
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For a moment I wasn't sure I was going to care much for these characters。 But Cook was Clever， and by the end I felt invested。 Enough to make me want to continue reading。 For a moment I wasn't sure I was going to care much for these characters。 But Cook was Clever， and by the end I felt invested。 Enough to make me want to continue reading。 。。。more
Carl Phillips
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Classic fantasy at its best。
Leif
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Even when it's rough around the edges or somewhat unpleasant， I have to say: this is a monumental achievement。 Steven Erikson really nails it when he compares this to Vietnam on peyote: imagine what Tolkein's war of the rings would have looked like to the grunts in Osgiliath - those of Gondor， the orcs， etc。 Then imagine that the whole morality system on which Tolkein's terrifically binary vision of the world was formed is revealed as it has always been: a game of self-justification that produce Even when it's rough around the edges or somewhat unpleasant， I have to say: this is a monumental achievement。 Steven Erikson really nails it when he compares this to Vietnam on peyote: imagine what Tolkein's war of the rings would have looked like to the grunts in Osgiliath - those of Gondor， the orcs， etc。 Then imagine that the whole morality system on which Tolkein's terrifically binary vision of the world was formed is revealed as it has always been: a game of self-justification that produces hallucinatory "good" and "bad" guys。And then there are the ripples: Erikson's monumental Malazan tapestry has re-imagined the scale and intensity of epic fantasy， and you can feel the wholesale adoption of his squad-based， blackly charismatic foot soldiers coming from the primal characteristics of The Black Company。 Similarly， the ethical feel of the created world here is remarkably even-keeled， considering its ancestry of what is so often called "grim" or "dark" or "grimdark" fantasy。 In Cook， you feel violence an accurate consequence of the moves that vaguely militaristic or imperial fantasy （*cough* Tolkein） has always had， but returned to the light of day。 It calls attention to itself by purpose， but its presence is not， in itself， the purpose of the story - and that's an important qualificationLast， the characters and the story itself。 Unlike the individual heros of Fritz Leiber， for example， a perceptible fellow traveler of sorts and whose accretionary narrative style he is sometimes echoing， Cook's imagination is moving toward the community: the squad， the company， the empire。 This is choral epic fantasy。 The characters are mostly wooden but the intention is there。 Meanwhile the story is focused around the lives and deaths of significant figures in the clash of empires， which makes for a set of focused but episodic stories - not short stories， but also not quite continuous chapters either。 It's all quite rough， as I wrote above， but as a work in progress it is marvellous and very readable。 Cook's sentences are direct and declarative， but you get used to it， just as you get used to the lack of descriptive prose。In conclusion？ A revelation， if not always a smooth one。 。。。more
Riley Scherer
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Another great series。
Ryan
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One of my favorites。 You are dropped right in a rich and gritty fantasy world， written from the perspective of the Black Company's medic and historian。 One of my favorites。 You are dropped right in a rich and gritty fantasy world， written from the perspective of the Black Company's medic and historian。 。。。more
Alex
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Great book。 Great story。This follows the story of the Black Company。 You will like this if : You like historical fiction， military fantasy with fantasy creatures and themes in it。 That's it， it shouldn't be complicated。 Needless to say this story is mainly for men and some women。 That's why you will see young YA readers rating it 1 or 2 stars after 100 pages。 I don't even know why they come here 'cause it's not even their genre。 Good reading！ :D Great book。 Great story。This follows the story of the Black Company。 You will like this if : You like historical fiction， military fantasy with fantasy creatures and themes in it。 That's it， it shouldn't be complicated。 Needless to say this story is mainly for men and some women。 That's why you will see young YA readers rating it 1 or 2 stars after 100 pages。 I don't even know why they come here 'cause it's not even their genre。 Good reading！ :D 。。。more
Shaylyn
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TW:（view spoiler）[violence， death， rape， torture （all mostly off-page） （hide spoiler）]I don't know how exactly Glen Cook made it work， but this book is fast paced while hardly anything happens on-page。We see the story through Croaker's eyes， who is the physician of the Black Company， a band of mercenaries in service to the Lady， an immortal and evil empress。 They don't mind fighting dirty， and you wouldn't exactly call them good men。 They're somewhere in the darker grey area， when it comes to mo TW:（view spoiler）[violence， death， rape， torture （all mostly off-page） （hide spoiler）]I don't know how exactly Glen Cook made it work， but this book is fast paced while hardly anything happens on-page。We see the story through Croaker's eyes， who is the physician of the Black Company， a band of mercenaries in service to the Lady， an immortal and evil empress。 They don't mind fighting dirty， and you wouldn't exactly call them good men。 They're somewhere in the darker grey area， when it comes to morality。Croaker is also the Company's annalist， and that is pretty much how the book is written。 He records the events how he witnessed them， after they happened。 Many chapters start like "there was a fight， no we're on the way to somewhere else"。 There is little action for most of the book， it only picks up in the last two chapters （roughly 90 pages though）。But it somehow just works！ I enjoyed it a lot。I have just two minor issues:1） There is no map。2） The chapters are looong。 I'm speaking 50 pages or more here！ And I hate stopping mid-chapter。Overall though， if you like morally （dark） grey characters and mercenary stories， I can highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Mike Cornell
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Although I enjoyed it there's some aspects that just simply didn't age well。 The pacing could be fairly jagged at times and some of the language was telling of the time it was written。 I may not recommend this as my go to buy its still readable and enjoyable。 Although I enjoyed it there's some aspects that just simply didn't age well。 The pacing could be fairly jagged at times and some of the language was telling of the time it was written。 I may not recommend this as my go to buy its still readable and enjoyable。 。。。more
Phil Nicholls
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The Black Company are a band of mercenaries trapped in a cruel war。 The magic-infused leaders who hold their contract seem as dangerous as the rebels they fight。 Cook focuses on the camaraderie and strange personalities of the Black Company， rather than their accomplishments in battle。 This gritty fantasy reminded me more of the Thirty Years War than the standard quasi-medieval setting。The engaging central character is Croaker， the company surgeon and historian。 Croaker dryly relates the bickeri The Black Company are a band of mercenaries trapped in a cruel war。 The magic-infused leaders who hold their contract seem as dangerous as the rebels they fight。 Cook focuses on the camaraderie and strange personalities of the Black Company， rather than their accomplishments in battle。 This gritty fantasy reminded me more of the Thirty Years War than the standard quasi-medieval setting。The engaging central character is Croaker， the company surgeon and historian。 Croaker dryly relates the bickerings of his fellow mercenaries and how the company becomes embroiled in a dispute between the mages leading the war effort。 The Black Company is a rare fantasy book without a map。 Thus， it is sometimes a struggle to understand the course of the war as the mercenaries move from one city to another。 Yet， I enjoyed the book and liked many of the rough characters。 。。。more
Sergiu Nagy
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The style of writing seems similar to Prince of Thorns。 So， maybe if you like that one you would enjoy this series too。For me， however， this style of writing is not something I can enjoy。 It's a monologue with very sparse information of the surrounding world。 Kind of like witnessing epic events and a rich world through the stories of a Clint Eastwood style character that prefers not to speak and doesn't not seem that interested in providing any context to events :） The style of writing seems similar to Prince of Thorns。 So， maybe if you like that one you would enjoy this series too。For me， however， this style of writing is not something I can enjoy。 It's a monologue with very sparse information of the surrounding world。 Kind of like witnessing epic events and a rich world through the stories of a Clint Eastwood style character that prefers not to speak and doesn't not seem that interested in providing any context to events :） 。。。more
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