So who are the Black Company?

So who are 'The Black Company'
Glen Cook’s 'Black Company' novels follow an elite mercenary unit, The Black Company, last of the Free Companies of Khatovar, through roughly forty years of its approximately four hundred-year history. Cook mixes fantasy with military fiction in gritty, down-to-earth portrayals of the Company‘s chief personalities and its struggles. The main chronology spans nine novels, which can be grouped into three sections: The Books of the North recount the Company's dealings with the Empire of Lady; the Books of the South follow the Company on its journey back to its beginnings in Khatovar; Glittering Stone sees the Company achieve victory over its employer's enemies, and move on to its destiny. Additionally, there is one spin-off novel, The Silver Spike, which follows events concerning former members of the Company and one of its adversaries.

Cook places his characters not in a world of good and evil, but in a world where good and evil is not absolute. The perception of good and evil in many cases depends upon the viewpoint of the observer. The Company, with its many main characters, serves as the unwilling pawn of the powers that be, trying to "make a living" by doing what they do best and not "taking sides". In this way, they are portraying the human dilemma of feeling a part of the world they live in, yet having little control of their ultimate fate. That grim ‘hard done by’ feeling sums up the Soldiers lot. If you'd like to know more about the world, characters and adversaries described in Glen Cook's Black Company novels have a look at the Black _Company_Wiki"See next: What is the Black Company Live Roleplay Group about?"Back to All You Need to Know About the Black Company