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| Original Title: | The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company |
| ISBN: | 0765320665 (ISBN13: 9780765320667) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Chronicles of the Black Company #3.5-5, The Books of the South #0.5-2 |
Interpretation During Books The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company #3.5-5)
Marching south after the ghastly battle at the Tower of Charm, the Black Company is hounded by shadowy figures every inch of the way. The game is on: the Company versus the Shadowmasters, deadly creatures that deal in darkness and sorrow. When hope dies, there's still survival. And there's still the Black Company.The Book of the South is the second omnibus of novels from one of the greatest fantasy epics of our age, Glen Cook’s Black Company series—collecting Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and The Silver Spike.
Present Out Of Books The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company #3.5-5)
| Title | : | The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company #3.5-5) |
| Author | : | Glen Cook |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 671 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2008 by Tor Books (first published 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Dark Fantasy. High Fantasy |
Rating Out Of Books The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company #3.5-5)
Ratings: 4.26 From 10276 Users | 176 ReviewsDiscuss Out Of Books The Books of the South (The Chronicles of the Black Company #3.5-5)
The Silver Spike 4* reviewShadow Games 3* reviewDreams of Steel 5* reviewWell #%$@$. This compilation made me angry - and sad. Not because it was bad, necessarily, but because I'd gotten attached to our narrator. And then, after the first book, he was narrator no longer! But. I couldn't stop reading it. On the other hand, I don't think I'm ready to forgive the author for switching it up on us yet.I'm a self-stated lover of the first-person voice. I like getting close to my narrator and following him through his life. I can deal with the third-person interludes; those
The first and second book in this omnibus are by far the best in the series to date. Glen Cook gives us the close-ups we wanted for all three of the first books and a big enough struggle to keep us intrigued. The third book seemed much scrapier and less put together, which I can understand may have been a literary device due to a change in narrator, but it made it a less enjoyable read.Worth reading through all three though. So glad I have another two omnibusses left.
Too bad that instead of finishing the first 2 books of the south Glen Cook used the third book to finish up some loose ends up north. Not that there where any loose ends but Cook managed to come up with some. With brings me to the next big letdown. The super evil guys don't die, this is now the third time the taken are being dragged from the grave and I'm afraid it won't stay that way.After all an entertaining read but not much more then that. I think I'll just leave the black company alone for
Thus begins the overlong tale of the Black Company's search for their origins as the "last of the Free Companies of Khatovar."This collection follows up where the first trilogy (collected in Chronicles of the Black Company) leaves off. Twice actually, as the first two books cover the Black Company itself, while the third deals with what happened back North after they left.As I write this I realize that I actually enjoyed the books in this collection nearly as much as the original, it's just that
Great stories and character development for The Lady, but I still have mixed feelings towards Cooks prose.The Books of the South consists of Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and a spin-off called The Silver Spike. Same as the previous omnibus, Ill be doing a short spoiler-free review for each book.Shadow Games: 3.5/5 starsThe Books of the South begins with Shadow Games, which is the fourth installment in The Chronicles of the Black Company. The story continues with the member of the Black Company
Glen Cook does a great job with the continuing stories of the Black Company. The only thing that seems odd about this Omnibus is the 3rd book "The Silver Spike". While a decent book on its own, it seems fairly out of place with the other 2 books (the first two books follow Croaker and the Lady into the South, while the third book follows Darling, Silent, Razor and the others than didn't leave with Croaker).All 3 books are enjoyable, and typical non-stop Glen Cook action the entire way. A great
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