Best Selling Books by Glen Cook

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Fantasy heroes endure. They are embedded in our cultural fabric, dwarfing other literary figures and the mere men and women of history. Achilles and Odysseus, Gilgamesh and Beowulf. King Arthur and Robin Hood, Macbeth and Sherlock Holmes, Conan and Luke Skywalker. They dominate our legends, and tower over popular culture. The stories we tell each other begin and end with fantasy heroes, and the 21st Century is as thoroughly captivated with them as ever. From Batman to Gandalf, Harry Potter to Tyrion Lannister, the heroes of fantasy speak to-and for-whole generations. But what makes a fantasy hero? How do the best writers create them, and bring them to life on the page? In WRITING FANTASY HEROES some of the most successful fantasy writers of our time--Steven Erikson, C.L. Werner, Brandon Sanderson, Janet & Chris Morris, Cecelia Holland, Alex Bledsoe, Jennifer Brozek, Ian C. Esslemont, Orson Scott Card, Ari Marmell, Cat Rambo, Howard Andrew Jones, Paul Kearney and Glen Cook--pull back the curtain to reveal the secrets of creating heroes that live and breathe, and steal readers'' hearts. Whether you''re an aspiring writer or simply a reader who loves great fantasy and strong characters, this book is for you.

Fourteen Tremendous Authors. Fourteen Extraordinary Stories. One Amazing Anthology.An ancient spear of legend warded by a torturer. Swords that define families, for good and ill. Magic too powerful not to use, but too dangerous to keep. It''s all here, along with dragons, ogres, and gods both old and new. These fourteen great stories continue universes you know and love, including Glen Cook''s Black Company, Jon R. Osborne''s Milesian Accords, and D.J. Butler''s Tales of Indrajit & Fix. And there are fresh new voices bringing worlds you''re going to love. Turn the page and read of valorous deeds and the keen edge of steel, shining in battle.

La Compañía Negra (La primera crónica) es la primera entrega de la trilogía «Libros del Norte», de la que se estrena serie en 2019. Bienvenido al lado más oscuro y crudo del Fantasy. Nadie abandona la Compañía, excepto si es con los pies por delante. La Compañía es el hogar. «Somos la última de las Doce Auténticas Compañías. Hemos sobrevivido más de un siglo a las demás, pero temo que nos encontremos en nuestro ocaso. Siento que esta puede ser la última misión. Una página de la historia está a punto de pasar, y una vez lo haga, las grandes hermandades guerreras quedarán destruidas y olvidadas.»

A nova aventura da Companhia Negra promete ser ainda mais sombria que a primeira. Após ajudar a Dama a massacrar o movimento rebelde, o grupo de mercenários deve eliminar um castelo misterioso na cidade de Zimbro. O que eles não imaginam é que no povoado também moram Corvo e Lindinha, dois antigos membros do grupo com um importante segredo. Agora Chagas, o cronista da Companhia, precisa proteger os antigos amigos e decidir a quem devotará sua lealdade – uma escolha que pode alterar os rumos do conflito para sempre. "Nesta extraordinária série, Glen Cook nos transporta para um universo sombrio, um mundo de traições e crueldade, povoado por criaturas fantásticas." - Eduardo Spohr, autor de A Batalha do Apocalipse e da série Filhos do Éden

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.

Collects ten stories set in the vast, multifaceted world of the Dread Empire and includes two works being published for the first time, "Finding Svale''s Daughter" and "Hell''s Forge."

Recounts the struggle of two desert bands, locked in a bloody Holy War--the followers of El Murid the Disciple on one side, the armies of Haroun bin Yousef on the other