Most Popular Books by Glen Cook

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.

Even for a mercenary, there are things more important than a pay day . . . 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. Then comes the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more ... This is fantasy for all fans of Steven Erikson, Joe Abercrombie and David Gemmell. Available for the first time in a UK edition. Contains the first three Black Company novels: THE BLACK COMPANY, SHADOWS LINGER and THE WHITE ROSE Readers have been swept up by THE CHRONICLES OF THE BLACK COMPANY: ''This was unlike any other work of fantasy I''ve ever read . . . a great trilogy and a wonderful reading experience''- Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''This series is becoming one of my favorites of all time . . . I rarely rate books five stars, but with this series I have no choice'' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Quite simply the best fantasy series I have ever read'' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''This series is a masterpiece, perfectly written . . . the entire series is wonderful'' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''This series has the responsibility of re-kindling my love for reading and for the fantasy genre. For that, Glen Cook has my absolute gratitude'' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Flabbergasted and awe-struck. This book, to be blunt, is f**king incredible. What a ride!'' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Centuries ago, a private army’s deadly strike freed human slaves from their cruel Sangaree masters. A single Sangaree alien survived—and swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers. Generations later, his carefully mapped revenge scheme explodes as the armies of the galaxies collide along a strange burning planet’s Shadowline. In the war’s deadly aftermath, Mouse Storm makes his way towards Stars’ End, a mysterious planet bristling with deadly automated weapons systems, programmed to slaughter anyone foolish enough to approach. Mouse and fellow Confederation agent Moyshe benRabi are pursuing Starfishers, Sangaree harvestships that protect the Starfish; creatures of pure fusion energy that produce the priceless ambergris that makes travel between the stars possible. But who built Stars’ End, and why so close to the drifting Starfish? In the midst of the Sangaree wars, a far more sinister enemy approaches, coming from the depths of the galaxy, in hordes larger than a solar system. From Glen Cook, the master of modern heroic fantasy, comes his landmark space opera, a seamless blend of ancient myth, political intrigue, and scintillating space combat.

Once a mighty kingdom reigned, but now all is chaos. In the vast reaches of the desert, a young heretic escapes certain death and embarks on a mission of madness and glory. He is El Murid - the Disciple - who vows to bring order, prosperity and righteousness to the desert people of Hammad al Nakir. El Murid incites rebellion against the godless kingdoms and tribes as he plots to execute the justice of the desert. After four long centuries, El Murid is the savior who is destined to build a new empire from the blood his enemies. Or so it seems. El Murid has victory in his grasp, the desert tribes of Hammad al Nakir are rallying around him, and the last remaining thread of the royal lineage wanders the desert with only Heathens to help him. But all is not as it seems, and the sinister forces pulling the strings of empire come into the light. Who and what lies behind El Murid''s vision of a desert empire? The Dread Empire, a gritty world of larger-than-life plots, nation-shattering conflict, maddening magic, strange creatures, and raw, flawed heroes, all shown through the filter of Glen Cook''s inimitable war-correspondent prose. The Dread Empire, spanning from the highest peaks of the Dragon''s Teeth to the endless desert lands of Hammad al Nakir, from besieged Kavelin to mighty Shinshan, the Empire Unacquainted with Defeat, with its fearless, masked soldiers, known as the Demon Guard... An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat collects all of Glen Cook''s short fiction set in the vast world of the Dread Empire, from "The Nights of Dreadful Silence", featuring the first appearance of Bragi Ragnarson, Mocker, and Haroun bin Yousif, to the culture-clashing novella "Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted with Defeat"; from "Silverheels", Cook''s first published work of fiction, to "Hell''s Forge", a haunting tale of cursed pirates and strange lands, appearing here for the first time. Also including a detailed introduction and extensive story notes by Glen Cook, An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat charts the development of this influential American author and the massive, multifaceted world that he created. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

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."

A fantasy on a band of brothers-in-arms who hire themselves out to fight evil wizards. Their adventures take the reader on a tour of strange races and cultures.

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

A fantasy on a band of brothers-in-arms who hire themselves out to fight evil wizards. Their adventures take the reader on a tour of strange races and cultures.