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The Black Company

The Black Company

by Glen Cook

Book Details

Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Published: 1992
Language: en
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781466831094
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 18+

Confidence: 80%

Content Intensity

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4
💥ViolenceNotable
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
1
🧠Mental HealthVery low
3
💬!*$#LanguageModerate
2
🍷🚬Substance UseLow
3
😨Fear / HorrorModerate

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

5
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalCentral storyline
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes the first book in the Chronicles of The Black Company—an epic fantasy series, with millions of copies in print—following a group of hard-bitten mercenaries waging war on behalf of The Lady, who may be the manifestation of evil itself.Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself.

Themes & Topics

FictionFantasyMilitaryEpic
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