Just to give a bit of data, Shadow Games is 220 pages long in this omnibus, and it took me three days to read it I usually read around 200 or 300 pages a day. His cynicism and sarcasm are fun in small doses but not for long. Croaker is back once again as the main narrator, and honestly, although I’ve gotten used to reading his first-person narration, I also have to admit that I get tired from reading his POV quickly. During their mission, they’re chased and hounded by a new group of enemies called the Shadowmasters. The story continues with the member of the Black Company marching south to Khatovar, the place of the Company’s origin. The Books of the South begins with Shadow Games, which is the fourth installment in The Chronicles of the Black Company. Same as the previous omnibus, I’ll be doing a short spoiler-free review for each book. The Books of the South consists of Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and a spin-off called The Silver Spike. Great stories and character development for The Lady, but I still have mixed feelings towards Cook’s prose. His latest work is Working God’s Mischief, fourth in the Instrumentalities of the Night series. His other series include Dread Empire and and the Garrett, P.I. He is best known for his Black Company series, which has appeared in 20+ languages worldwide. He has three sons (army officer, architect, orchestral musician) and numerous grandchildren, all of whom but one are female. He met his wife of 43 years while attending the Clarion Writer's Workshop in 1970. He began writing with malicious intent to publish in 1968, eventually producing 51 books and a number of short fiction pieces. He started writing short stories in 7th grade, had several published in a high school literary magazine. He worked for General Motors for 33 years, retiring some years ago. Navy and attended the University of Missouri.

Glen Cook was born in New York City, lived in southern Indiana as a small child, then grew up in Northern California.

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