Reviews
"Timely and timeless...The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." -- Library Journal (starred review) on The Tyranny of the Night "Complex and compelling...It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." -- VOYA on The Tyranny of the Night "The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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, The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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., Timely and timeless...The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands., "Timely and timeless…The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." --Library Journal(starred review) onThe Tyranny of the Night "Complex and compelling…It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." --VOYAonThe Tyranny of the Night "The thing about Glen Cook is that withThe Black Companyhe singlehandedly 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 ofGardens of the Moon, "Timely and timeless...The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." -- Library Journal (starred review) on The Tyranny of the Night "Complex and compelling...It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." -- VOYA on The Tyranny of the Night "The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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 clich 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, "Timely and timeless…The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." -- Library Journal (starred review) on The Tyranny of the Night "Complex and compelling…It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." -- VOYA on The Tyranny of the Night "The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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, " Timely and timeless... The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." --"Library Journal" (starred review) on "The Tyranny of the Night" " Complex and compelling... It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." --"VOYA "on "The Tyranny of the Night" " The thing about Glen Cook is that with "The Black Company "he singlehandedly 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 cliche 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", Â"Timely and timelessÂ'¦The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands.Â" --Library Journal(starred review) onThe Tyranny of the Night Â"Complex and compellingÂ'¦It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival.Â" --VOYAonThe Tyranny of the Night Â"The thing about Glen Cook is that withThe Black Companyhe singlehandedly changed the face of fantasyÂ--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.Â" --Steven Erikson, author ofGardens of the Moon, "Timely and timeless...The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." -- Library Journal (starred review) on The Tyranny of the Night "Complex and compelling...It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." -- VOYA on The Tyranny of the Night "The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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, The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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., "Timely and timeless?The author of the Black Company series brings a stark realism to his tales of imaginary lands." -- Library Journal (starred review) on The Tyranny of the Night "Complex and compelling?It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival." -- VOYA on The Tyranny of the Night "The thing about Glen Cook is that with The Black Company he singlehandedly 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 clich? 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, Complex and compelling...It is a powerful fantasy, combining a fast-moving plot with an introduction into this world of patriarchal schism, greedy churchmen and nobles, and cynical soldiers bent on survival.
