From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes Chronicles of the Black Company , an omnibus comprising of The Black Company , Shadows Linger , and The White Rose ―the first omnibus volume of the bestselling fantasy series, with millions of copies in print. Darkness wars with darkness as the hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must. They bury their doubts with their dead. Then comes the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more… “With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy.”― New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson Chronicles of The Black Company The Black Company (The First Chronicle) Shadows Linger (The Second Chronicle) The White Rose (The Third Chronicle) The Silver Spike Shadow Games (The First Book of the South) Dreams of Steel (The Second Book of the South) Bleak Seasons (Book One of Glittering Stone) She Is the Darkness (Book Two of Glittering Stone) Water Sleeps (Book Three of Glittering Stone) Soldiers Live (Book Four of Glittering Stone) Port of Shadows Lies Weeping (Book One of A Pitiless Rain) Omnibus editions: Chronicles of the Black Company (comprising The Black Company , Shadows Linger , and The White Rose ) The Books of the South (comprising Shadow Games , Dreams of Steel , and The Silver Spike ) Return of the Black Company (comprising Bleak Seasons and She Is the Darkness ) The Many Deaths of the Black Company (comprising Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live ) “With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy--something a lot of people didn't notice and maybe still don't. He brought the story down to a human level, dispensing with the cliché archetypes of princes, kings, and evil sorcerers. Reading his stuff was like reading Vietnam War fiction on peyote.” ― Steven Erikson, author of Gardens of the Moon 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 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop. Since 1971 he has published a large number of Science Fiction and fantasy novels, including the occult-detective "Garrett" novels, and the very popular "Black Company" sequence that began with the publication of The Black Company in 1984. After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol. Chronicles of the Black Company By Glen Cook Tom Doherty Associates Copyright © 2007 Glen Cook All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7653-1923-4 Contents Title Page, Copyright Notice, The Black Company, Dedication, 1. Legate, 2. Raven, 3. Raker, 4. Whisper, 5. Harden, 6. Lady, 7. Rose, Shadows Linger, Dedication, 1. Juniper, 2. Tally Roadside, 3. Juniper: The Iron Lily, 4. Tally Ambush, 5. Juniper: Marron Shed, 6. Tally Mix-Up, 7. Juniper: Krage, 8. Tally: Close-Up, 9. Juniper: Death Pays, 10. Tally Turnaround, 11. Juniper: Night Work, 12. The Barrowland, 13. Juniper: The Enclosure, 14. Juniper: Duretile, 15. Juniper: Death of a Gangster, 16. Juniper: Nasty Surprise, 17. Juniper: Travel Plans, 18. Juniper: Blowing Smoke, 19. Juniper: Fear, 20. Juniper: Shadow Talk, 21. Juniper, 22. Juniper: Running Scared, 23. Juniper: Interrogation, 24. Juniper: Shadow Dancing, 25. Juniper: Lovers, 26. Juniper: Lovers' Parting, 27. Juniper: Banished, 28. Juniper: Lisa, 29. Juniper: Payoff, 30. Juniper: More Trouble, 31. Juniper: The Return, 32. Juniper: Visitors, 33. Juniper: The Encounter, 34. Juniper: Flight, 35. Juniper: Bad News, 36. Juniper: Fireworks, 37. Juniper: The Calm, 38. Juniper: The Storm, 39. On The Run, 40. Meadenvil: Pathfinding, 41. Meadenvil: The Ship, 42. Meadenvil: The Refugee, 43. Meadenvil: Warm Trail, 44. Meadenvil: The Clearing, 45. Meadenvil: Hot Trail, 46. Meadenvil: Trouble, 47. The Inn: On The Run, 48. The Inn: Ambush, 49. On The Move, The White Rose, Dedication, 1. The Plain of Fear, 2. The Plain of Fear, 3. Story From Yesteryear, 4. The Near Past: Corbie, 5. The Plain of Fear, 6. The Plain of Fear, 7. The Second Letter, 8. The Barrowland, 9. The Plain of Fear, 10. Bomanz's Story, 11. The Barrowland, 12. The Plain of Fear, 13. The Plain of Fear, 14. The Story of Bomanz, 15. The Barrowland, 16. The Plain of Fear, 17. Rust, 18. Siege, 19. Bomanz's Tale, 20. The Barrowland, 21. The Plain of Fear, 22. The Plain of Fear, 23. The Plain of Fear, 24. The Wide World, 25. The Barrowland, 26. On the Road, 27. Oar, 28. To the Barrowland, 29. The Barrowland, Back When, 30. A Barrowland Night, 31. Night in the Barrowland, 32. Imprisoned in the Barrowland, 33. Missing Man, 34. Bomanz's Story, 35. The Barrowland, from Bad to Worse, 36. Hard Times, 37. The Forest and Beyond, 38. The Fortres