The Black Company
The founding text of military fantasy and grimdark's true wellspring: Erikson's Malazan and Abercrombie's First Law both descend directly from Croaker's Annals, as their authors have said in as many words.
Series Guide
The Black Company
by Glen Cook
The annals of the last free mercenary company, employed by the wrong side and keeping its own honest records. Military fantasy's foundation stones.
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