Book Series Guide

Glen Cook · series

The Black Company books in order

A military-fantasy series chronicling the fortunes of an elite mercenary company across successive wars and eras.

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Publication order

  1. 1 Cover of The Black Company
    The Black Company

    Book 1 · novel · 1984

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  2. 2 Cover of Shadows Linger
    Shadows Linger

    Book 2 · novel · 1984

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  3. 3 Cover of The White Rose
    The White Rose

    Book 3 · novel · 1985

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  4. 4 Cover of Shadow Games
    Shadow Games

    Book 4 · novel · 1989

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  5. 5 Cover of The Silver Spike
    The Silver Spike

    Book 5 · novel · 1989

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  6. 6 Cover of Dreams of Steel
    Dreams of Steel

    Book 6 · novel · 1990

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  7. 7 Cover of Bleak Seasons
    Bleak Seasons

    Book 7 · novel · 1996

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  8. 8 Cover of She Is the Darkness
    She Is the Darkness

    Book 8 · novel · 1997

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  9. 9 Cover of Water Sleeps
    Water Sleeps

    Book 9 · novel · 1999

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  10. 10 Cover of Soldiers Live
    Soldiers Live

    Book 10 · novel · 2000

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  11. 11 Cover of Port of Shadows
    Port of Shadows

    Book 11 · novel · 2018

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  12. 12
    Lies Weeping

    Book 12 · novel · 2025

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