New Releases by Glen Cook

Fourteen Tremendous Authors. Fourteen Extraordinary Stories. One Amazing Anthology.An ancient spear of legend warded by a torturer. Swords that define families, for good and ill. Magic too powerful not to use, but too dangerous to keep. It''s all here, along with dragons, ogres, and gods both old and new. These fourteen great stories continue universes you know and love, including Glen Cook''s Black Company, Jon R. Osborne''s Milesian Accords, and D.J. Butler''s Tales of Indrajit & Fix. And there are fresh new voices bringing worlds you''re going to love. Turn the page and read of valorous deeds and the keen edge of steel, shining in battle.

Il Capitano e il Tenente. Ma anche Cerusico, Guercio, Goblin, Elmo, Strozzino, Silente e tutti gli altri. È così che sono noti i mercenari della Compagnia Nera, l''ultima delle Compagnie Libere. Uomini duri, pronti a tutto; fanno ciò che devono fare, incassano la paga. Fine. Non si chiedono chi sia a ingaggiarli, o perché. Se hanno scrupoli, li seppelliscono in fretta, assieme ai cadaveri delle loro vittime. Ma poi succede qualcosa. Sogni premonitori. Voci di antiche profezie. C''è una via di salvezza, forse persino per i feroci soldati della Compagnia Nera. Sempre che riescano a sopravvivere. Usciti tra 1984 e 1985, i primi tre romanzi della saga della Compagnia Nera sono un''opera di culto nel mondo anglosassone. Con la sua scrittura stratificata, materica, cruenta ma anche pervasa da una vena di umorismo nero, Glen Cook ha segnato un punto di svolta nella storia del fantasy, imboccando una di quelle strade da cui non si torna indietro.

Drohende Schatten ... Nach der verheerenden Schlacht am Tower of Charm führt Croaker die letzten Überlebenden der Schwarzen Kompanie auf einem gefahrvollen Weg in Richtung Süden. Mit letzter Kraft hoffen sie die geheimnisvolle Stadt Khatovar zu erreichen. Auf ihrem Weg treffen sie auf neue Verbündete. Viele Kämpfer schließen sich ihnen an. Doch ihr Schicksal ist ungewiss, denn es zieht bereits eine neue Gefahr herauf. Der Herrscher der Schattenlande ist erwacht und ein neuer Krieg steht kurz bevor. Zwischen den Fronten lauern Verschwörung und Verrat, und was auch immer auf der anderen Seite der Schattenlande wartet, scheint es wert zu sein, die Wahrheit zu verschweigen ... Das erste Buch des Südens Vierter Band der Dark Fantasy Reihe "Die Schwarzen Kompanie" von Glen Cook

BEM-VINDO AO LADO MAIS REALISTA, OBSCURO E VIOLENTO DA FANTASIA Depois de massacrarem os rebeldes, os mercenários da Companhia Negra, uma irmandade de soldados fortes e orgulhosos de honrarem os seus compromissos, estão ao serviço da Senhora na luta contra os devotos da Rosa Branca. Todos desconfiam que a Senhora é malévola, mas também o são aqueles que seguem a causa da Rosa Branca, a reencarnação de uma heroína que morreu há muitos séculos. Mas nada é simples na vida da Companhia Negra. Quando alguns dos seus elementos descobrem que a rapariga muda que salvaram e receberam no seu grupo é, na verdade, a Rosa Branca renascida, o mundo ameaça desmoronar- se sobre eles. O caminho para a salvação será sinuoso, e com as lealdades a serem permanentemente testadas, as escolhas serão decisivas para alterar o rumo do conflito para sempre.

The best short fiction of legendary author Glen Cook (The Black Company, the Dread Empire) is collected into a new volume. For over forty years, Glen Cook has been among the most well-known, influential, and widely respected authors in science fiction and fantasy. Through classic series such as The Black Company, Garrett P.I., the Dread Empire, Starfishers, Darkwar, and more, his gritty, down-to-earth style left an indelible impression on his readers around the world, forever shifting the genre landscape and carving out his place as a pioneering icon. The Best of Glen Cook collects eighteen of his greatest stories—as chosen and introduced by the author himself—including a new, never-before-published Black Company novelette. With works set in all of his most famous series, these tales of science fiction and fantasy offer both the perfect way for longtime fans to trace Cook’s history and for new readers to become familiar with one of the finest genre authors of the twentieth century.

La Rosa blanca es la tercera entrega de la trilogía «Libros del Norte», de la que se estrena serie en 2019. Bienvenido al lado más oscuro y crudo del Fantasy. Nadie abandona la Compañía, excepto si es con los pies por delante. La Compañía es el hogar. «Los tiempos son desesperados para la Compañía Negra. No podemos permitirnos bajas. Cualquier hombre perdido será un amigo de muchos años. Conté de nuevo. Esta vez todo parecía estar bien. Pero había una montura sin jinete... Me eché a temblar pese al calor.»

Sombras fluctuantes es la segunda entrega de la trilogía «Libros del Norte», de la que se estrena serie en 2019. Bienvenido al lado más oscuro y crudo del fantasy. Nadie abandona la Compañía, excepto si es con los pies por delante. La Compañía es el hogar. «Todos los hombres nacen condenados. Eso dicen los sabios. Todos maman del pecho de la Muerte. Todos inclinan la cabeza ante el Monarca Silencioso. Ese Señor en la Sombra alza un dedo. Una pluma revolotea hasta el suelo. No hay razón alguna en su canción. Los buenos mueren jóvenes. Los perversos prosperan. Es el rey de los Señores del Caos. Su aliento hiela todas las almas.»

La Compañía Negra (La primera crónica) es la primera entrega de la trilogía «Libros del Norte», de la que se estrena serie en 2019. Bienvenido al lado más oscuro y crudo del Fantasy. Nadie abandona la Compañía, excepto si es con los pies por delante. La Compañía es el hogar. «Somos la última de las Doce Auténticas Compañías. Hemos sobrevivido más de un siglo a las demás, pero temo que nos encontremos en nuestro ocaso. Siento que esta puede ser la última misión. Una página de la historia está a punto de pasar, y una vez lo haga, las grandes hermandades guerreras quedarán destruidas y olvidadas.»

The dystopian politics of 1984 meet the naval warship backdrop of The Last Ship in fantasy master Glen Cook’s reissued first novel, available for the first time in decades. It is 2193, and still the war continues. Two hundred years after nuclear and chemical weapons have nearly annihilated the global population, the last of mankind struggles on in isolated communities. Law and order is carried out by the Political Office, black-clad police who rule through fear and violence, commanding the world’s survivors how to think, how to act, and when to obey the call to the Gathering: the ritual massing for war against an unknown and unseen Enemy. Now the call has come, and all nations must pay tribute. Kurt Ranke is a young man eking out an existence in the ruins of former Germany with his pregnant wife. But when the Gathering is called, he boards the decrepit destroyer Jäger—a once-mighty warship now more than two centuries old. Antiquated, broken-down, and running on steam, it wallows through uncharted waters carrying Ranke and a reluctant and ragtag group of soldiers en route to the Final Meeting: a battle from which it’s rumored none have ever returned . . . Night Shade Books is proud to reissue, for the first time and now with a brand-new foreword from the author, The Heirs of Babylon, Glen Cook’s long-unavailable debut novel, a dark blend of post-apocalyptic naval warfare, Orwellian political intrigue, and the intimate, war-correspondent prose the author is known for.

Glen Cook, the father of Grimdark, returns to the Chronicles of the Black Company with a military fantasy adventure in Port of Shadows. The soldiers of the Black Company don’t ask questions, they get paid. But being “The Lady’s favored” is attracting the wrong kind of attention and has put a target on their backs--and the Company’s historian, Croaker, has the biggest target of all. The one person who was taken into The Lady’s Tower and returned unchanged has earned the special interest of the court of sorcerers known as The Ten Who Were Taken. Now, he and the company are being asked to seek the aid of their newest member, Mischievous Rain, to break a rebel army. However, Croaker doesn’t trust any of the Taken, especially not ones that look so much like The Lady and her sister... The Chronicles of the Black Company #1 The Chronicles of The Black Company #2 The Books of the South #3 The Return of The Black Company #4 The Many Deaths of the Black Company At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

An omnibus edition of the final three Dread Empire novels (Reap the East Wind, An Ill Fate Marshalling, and A Path to Coldness of Heart) from a pioneer of gritty and realistic epic fantasy, Glen Cook. The Dread Empire spans a continent: from the highest peaks of the Dragon’s Teeth to the endless desert lands of Hammad al Nakir; from besieged Kavelin to mighty Shinsan . . . The time of the wrath of kings is close at hand. Bragi Ragnarson, now the king of Kavelin, has decided to join forces with Chatelain Mist, the exiled princess of Shinshan looking to usurp her throne. But in the deserts on the outskirts of the empire, a young victim of the Great Eastern Wars becomes the Deliverer of an eons-forgotten god, chosen to lead the legions of the dead. Wrath of Kings collects the final Dread Empire trilogy into a single volume. This epic narrative had been put on hold when the original manuscript to the final volume was stolen. Glen returned to the Dread Empire twenty years later, completely rewriting the concluding novel, A Path to Coldness of Heart. From the author of The Black Company comes an elaborate tale of nation-shattering conflict, maddening magic, strange creatures, and raw, flawed heroes, all shown through the filter of the author’s inimitable war-correspondent prose.

This discounted ebundle includes: The Tyranny of the Night, Lord of the Silent Kingdom, Surrender to the Will of the Night, Working God''s Mischief “Timely and timeless...The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands” —Library Journal (starred review) In this epic fantasy series from Glen Cook, politics, religion, and kingdoms collide on an earth-shattering scale. As introduced in the first book, The Tyranny of the Night, imps, demons, and dark gods rule in the spaces surrounding humanity, while a wall of ice at the edge of the world threatens to overtake the land of the Night. Readers won’t want to miss this magical series from the bestselling author, who, in the words of Steve Erikson, “single handedly changed the face of fantasy.” Tor books by Glen Cook Chronicles of the Black Company The Black Company Shadows Linger Port of Shadow The White Rose Shadow Games Dreams of Steel Bleak Seasons She Is the Darkness Water Sleeps Soldiers Live Dread Empire Reap the East Wind An Ill Fate Marshalling At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Centuries ago, a private army’s deadly strike freed human slaves from their cruel Sangaree masters. A single Sangaree alien survived—and swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers. Generations later, his carefully mapped revenge scheme explodes as the armies of the galaxies collide along a strange burning planet’s Shadowline. In the war’s deadly aftermath, Mouse Storm makes his way towards Stars’ End, a mysterious planet bristling with deadly automated weapons systems, programmed to slaughter anyone foolish enough to approach. Mouse and fellow Confederation agent Moyshe benRabi are pursuing Starfishers, Sangaree harvestships that protect the Starfish; creatures of pure fusion energy that produce the priceless ambergris that makes travel between the stars possible. But who built Stars’ End, and why so close to the drifting Starfish? In the midst of the Sangaree wars, a far more sinister enemy approaches, coming from the depths of the galaxy, in hordes larger than a solar system. From Glen Cook, the master of modern heroic fantasy, comes his landmark space opera, a seamless blend of ancient myth, political intrigue, and scintillating space combat.

THE BLACK COMPANY - TODESSCHATTEN Der zweite Teil der Fantasy-Serie von Bestseller-Autor Glen Cook Es sind dunkle, kriegerische Zeiten... Die Söldner der Schwarzen Kompanie kämpfen im Dienst ihrer finsteren Herrin gegen die geheimnisvolle Rebellenallianz "Die Weiße Rose". Als Kompaniemitglieder ein stummes Mädchen retten, ahnen sie nicht, welches mystische Geheimnis das Kind verbirgt. Kann es einen Pfad zurück ins Licht geben, sogar für Männer wie sie? Doch um diese Frage zu beantworten, müssen sie zuerst überleben...

THE BLACK COMPANY Die Schwarze Kompanie Seit Jahrhunderten gehören die Söldner der Schwarzen Kompanie zu den Besten ihres Handwerks. Sie stellen keine Fragen und sind ihrem Auftraggeber treu ergeben. Mögliche Zweifel begraben sie zusammen mit den Toten, die sie hinterlassen. An Arbeit mangelt es nicht, denn es sind düstere, kriegerische Zeiten. Als die finstere Lady nach Jahrhunderten aus ihrem Schlaf erwacht, droht die Welt endgültig im Chaos zu versinken. Allein die Bruderschaft der Weißen Rose will sich ihr entgegenstellen, einer Prophezeiung folgend, die das Ende der finsteren Mächte vorhersagt. Doch wem wird die Schwarze Kompanie die Treue schwören? Glen Cooks Fantasy Bestseller in neuer Übersetzung!

Contiene: Primera crónica, Sombras fluctuantes y La Rosa Blanca.

«Me llamo Murgen, portaestandarte de la Compañía Negra, aunque cargo con la vergüenza de haber perdido el estandarte en combate. Me encargo de los Anales porque Matasanos está muerto, Un Ojo no quiere y pocos más saben leer o escribir. Seré tu guía durante algunos meses, o semanas, o días, lo que tarden los hombres del Maestro de las Sombras en llevar la presente situación a su inevitable final». Así escribe Murgen, curtido veterano de la Compañía Negra, que ha arrebatado el control de la fortaleza de Borrascosa a los malvados Maestros de las Sombras, señores de la oscuridad provenientes de los confines de la tierra. Ahora comienza la espera, ya que, agotada por el asedio, hostigada por la hechicería y completamente superada en número, la Compañía parece encaminarse hacia su final.

Restábamos ya solo cinco candidatos. El ídolo se había movido. Había posado el pie que había mantenido alzado, aplastando una cabeza, y ahora levantaba su otra extremidad inferior. El cuerpo del hombre que estuviera dos posiciones más allá yacía bajo la mole. Antes que la luz se hubiera apagado, la mano de la criatura apresó un puñado de huesos. En su otra mano seguía asiendo una espada, pero ahora la hoja brillaba con fuerza. La sangre bañaba los labios, la comisura de la boca y los colmillos del ídolo. Sus ojos refulgían. ¿Cómo era aquello posible? ¿Contendría en su interior alguna clase de ingenio mecánico? ¿Eran el sacerdote y su colaborador responsables de aquel asesinato? De ser así, habría tenido que actuar con increíble rapidez. Los sacerdotes parecían tan perplejos como yo.

La Compañía se vuelve a enfrentar a la batalla, la miseria y la traición en una guerra entre fuerzas mucho más poderosas. La historia nos llega una vez más de la mano de Murgen, analista y portaestandarte de la Compañía Negra, cuyos crecientes poderes para viajar en el tiempo y el espacio le aportan una perspectiva inigualable. Capitaneada por el astuto comandante Matasanos y la Dama, la Compañía trabaja para el Gobierno de Taglios; pero ni la Compañía confía demasiado en los taglianos ni viceversa. Frente a ambos se encuentra una alianza igual de inestable de hechiceros, entre los que se encuentra la diabólica Atrapaalmas, el psicótico Aullador y una niña de cuatro años que podría ser la más poderosa de todos. Como sus antecesores, ‘Ella es la oscuridad’ fusiona la magia de Tolkien, Jordan y Moorcock con el realismo de la aventura militar moderna, para contar una historia de brujería, guerra y heroísmo.

En los últimos cuatro años, ningún miembro de la Compañía Negra ha muerto en batalla. Matasanos cree que esta situación no durará mucho... Y está en lo cierto. Todavía rondan muchos de sus viejos adversarios. Narayan Singh y su hija tienen la esperanza de que llegue el apocalíptico Año de los Cráneos. Otros viejos enemigos como Sombra Larga y Aullador también están listos para atacar, pero muchos miembros de la Compañía aún se están recuperando de los quince años que han pasado en un campo de estasis. Entonces llegan noticias que avisan de otro adversario que ha vuelto a empuñar las armas. Los ataca en la Puerta de las Sombras, iniciando así una cadena de eventos que empujará a la Compañía al borde del colapso.

A nova aventura da Companhia Negra promete ser ainda mais sombria que a primeira. Após ajudar a Dama a massacrar o movimento rebelde, o grupo de mercenários deve eliminar um castelo misterioso na cidade de Zimbro. O que eles não imaginam é que no povoado também moram Corvo e Lindinha, dois antigos membros do grupo com um importante segredo. Agora Chagas, o cronista da Companhia, precisa proteger os antigos amigos e decidir a quem devotará sua lealdade – uma escolha que pode alterar os rumos do conflito para sempre. "Nesta extraordinária série, Glen Cook nos transporta para um universo sombrio, um mundo de traições e crueldade, povoado por criaturas fantásticas." - Eduardo Spohr, autor de A Batalha do Apocalipse e da série Filhos do Éden

Before there was Black Company, there was the Dread Empire, an omnibus collection the first three Dread Empire novels: A Shadow of All Night''s Falling, October''s Baby and All Darkness Met. For the first time in eBook format, the A Cruel Wind collection is available as individual books.

" A rosa branca , terceiro volume da série best-seller A companhia negra. A Companhia Negra esteve à beira da ruína após fugir de Zimbro e da Dama, sua antiga empregadora. Seis anos depois, o grupo de mercenários conseguiu se reestruturar e agora ajuda Lindinha, a reencarnação da Rosa Branca, a comandar um exército rebelde contra a Dama, derrotada por Rosa há muitos séculos atrás. Porém, uma grande ameaça paira sobre os dois lados do conflito: o Dominador, ex-marido da Dama, pode estar planejando mais uma tentativa de se libertar de seu túmulo e talvez não haja tempo para detê-lo. Diante de um inimigo em comum, Lindinha e a Dama podem ter de tomar decisões inesperadas. Medidas extremas precisam ser tomadas e Chagas, o médico e cronista da Companhia, terá de assumir um papel fundamental nesse conflito que pode abalar sua lealdade e decidir o destino de seus amigos. A série Companhia Negra se tornou best-seller com cerca de 20 mil livros vendidos no Brasil e é considerado um clássico da literatura de fantasia. “Nesta extraordinária série, Glen Cook nos transporta para um universo sombrio, um mundo de traições e crueldade, povoado por criaturas fantásticas.” – Eduardo Spohr, autor de A batalha do apocalipse e da série Filhos do Éden. "

Arnhand, Castauriga, and Navaya lost their kings. The Grail Empire lost its empress. The Church lost its Patriarch, though he lives on as a fugitive. The Night lost Kharoulke the Windwalker, an emperor amongst the most primal and terrible gods. The Night goes on, in dread. The world goes on, in dread. The ice builds and slides southward. New kings come. A new empress will rule. Another rump polishes the Patriarchal Throne. But there is something new under the sun. The oldest and fiercest of the Instrumentalities has been destroyed--by a mortal. There is no new Windwalker, nor will there ever be. The world, battered by savage change, limps toward its destiny. And the ice is coming. Working God''s Mischief is the savage, astounding new novel of The Instrumentalities of Night, by Glen Cook, a modern master of military fantasy. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A nova aventura da Companhia Negra promete ser ainda mais sombria que a primeira. Após ajudar a Dama a massacrar o movimento rebelde, o grupo de mercenários deve eliminar um castelo misterioso na cidade de Zimbro. O que eles não imaginam é que no povoado também moram Corvo e Lindinha, dois antigos membros do grupo com um importante segredo. Agora Chagas, o cronista da Companhia, precisa proteger os antigos amigos e decidir a quem devotará sua lealdade – uma escolha que pode alterar os rumos do conflito para sempre. “Nesta extraordinária série, Glen Cook nos transporta para um universo sombrio, um mundo de traições e crueldade, povoado por criaturas fantásticas.” - Eduardo Spohr, autor de A Batalha do Apocalipse e da série Filhos do Éden Segundo livro da série Companhia negra, que tornou-se best seller no Brasil e no mundo.

The world grows colder with each passing year, the longer winters and ever-deepening snows awaking ancient fears within the Dengan Packstead, fears of invasion by armed and desperate nomads, attack by the witchlike and mysterious Silth, able to kill with their minds alone, and of the Grauken, that desperate time when intellect gives way to buried cannibalistic instinct, when meth feeds upon meth. For Marika, a young pup of the Packstead, loyal to pack and family, times are dark indeed, for against these foes, the Packstead cannot prevail. But awakening within Marika is a power unmatched in all the world, a legendary power that may not just save her world, but allow her to grasp the stars themselves. From Glen Cook, author of the Black Company and Dread Empire novels. The final book in the Darkwar series.

Before there was Black Company, there was the Dread Empire, an omnibus collection the first three Dread Empire novels: A Shadow of All Night''s Falling, October''s Baby and All Darkness Met. For the first time in eBook format, the A Cruel Wind collection is available as individual books.

Garrett is a human detective in the fantastical city of TunFaire. And now he’s getting tangled up in the worst sort of laws... In-laws. Garrett is set to stow his wandering heart with his fiancée, Strafa Algarda. But for Garrett, even true love comes with its share of headaches—namely, the Algarda family. Strafa’s family needs Garrett’s unique skills in the worst way. Rumors are spreading that someone is organizing a Tournament of Swords—a brutal contest that magically compels the children of sorcerers to battle until only one is left alive. The winner will absorb the power from those he has killed and thus become a demigod. Strafa and her family want to protect her daughter, Kevans, from being forced to take part in the lethal contest...and they’ve asked Garrett to find out who is organizing the tournament and nip it in the bud. The only problem is that finding the culprit is most likely impossible. But the Algardas are used to getting what they want....

How do you encompass all the worlds of the imagination? Within fantasy’s scope lies every possible impossibility, from dragons to spirits, from magic to gods, and from the unliving to the undying. In Fearsome Journeys, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan sets out on a quest to find the very limits of the unlimited, collecting twelve brand new stories by some of the most popular and exciting names in epic fantasy from around the world. With original fiction from Scott Lynch, Saladin Ahmed, Trudi Canavan, K J Parker, Kate Elliott, Jeffrey Ford, Robert V S Redick, Ellen Klages, Glen Cook, Elizabeth Bear, Ellen Kushner, Ysabeau S. Wilce and Daniel Abraham, Fearsome Journeys explores the whole range of the fantastic.