A genre-defining series like opens in a new windowThe Chronicles of the Black Company can be intimidating. It might seem hard to know where to get started. There are plenty of places to begin (though we recommend book #1 or the upcoming Port of Shadows as entry points), but we’ve made it easy for you with the official chronological order!
Discover the original grimdark fantasy series with the dark and epic tale of the mercenary group The Black Company.
Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead.
Until the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her…
The Books of the North (Compiled in opens in a new window THE CHRONICLES OF THE BLACK COMPANY and opens in a new windowPORT OF SHADOWS)
- opens in a new windowThe Black Company
- opens in a new windowShadows Linger
- opens in a new windowPort of Shadows
- opens in a new windowThe White Rose
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The Books of the South (Compiled in opens in a new window THE BOOKS OF THE SOUTH)
- opens in a new windowThe Silver Spike
- opens in a new windowShadow Games
- opens in a new windowDreams of Steel
The Books of Glittering Stone (Compiled in opens in a new windowTHE RETURN OF THE BLACK COMPANY and opens in a new windowTHE MANY DEATHS OF THE BLACK COMPANY)
- opens in a new windowBleak Seasons
- opens in a new windowShe is the Darkness
- opens in a new windowWater Sleeps
- opens in a new windowSoldiers Live