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Chronicles of the Black Company

by Glen Cook · 1986

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Darkness wars with darkness as the hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must. They bury their doubts with their dead.

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Then comes the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more...

This omnibus edition comprises The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose—the first three novels in Glen Cook's bestselling fantasy series.

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adult
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epic · 708 pages

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