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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Excellent and not quite as punishing as The Books of the North (which is a good thing in this case). Taken together The Books of the North and South form one amazing feat of storytelling and especially of characterization. Highly recommended for anyone who can handle their fantasy gritty or their gritty with fantasy.
It took a second attempt to get into this, but once I found the groove it was hard to put down. Cook does a thing and he does it really bloody well.
Mystery, treason and death, lots of death. As the company goes south, so does their luck and their wits. This compilation gets you along a journey that almost spans the whole planet.
I really liked this compilation, Cook evolved the characters we already knew, and improved on them, making them more human, more complex and more relatable.
I really liked this compilation, Cook evolved the characters we already knew, and improved on them, making them more human, more complex and more relatable.
I read the first books about the Black Company when I was 16. I loved them and read them many times. Now finally reading this continuation I didn't like it as much. If I had read this when I was younger I think I would have loved it. It just seemed a little disjointed to me in some places but I do like the Black Company and will read the others
Wonderful continuation of the original 3 books. this is dark fantasy at its finest and Cook is a master storyteller that gives way for other characters to be the voice.
I really enjoyed the first two parts of this book but I struggled with the silver spike until the last part of it. Onto the next book now.
Took me a while to get used to the way it was written and things were presented, but I absolutely fell in love with this book and the series, and plan to get the third one whenever I can. A very well-put together fantasy, one that I can revisit time and time again.
The characters were incredibly interesting, the magic sublime, the plot easy to follow and I did want to follow it! Recommend to all who love "smart" epic fantasy novels that aren't just fantastical tales of magic and swordplay.
The characters were incredibly interesting, the magic sublime, the plot easy to follow and I did want to follow it! Recommend to all who love "smart" epic fantasy novels that aren't just fantastical tales of magic and swordplay.
Perhaps the best of the entire Black Company series.
It's with these novels that Croaker, Lady and Murgen venture into the Southlands and Dejagore, and where the reader can experience some of the most memorable scenes in the series.
It's with these novels that Croaker, Lady and Murgen venture into the Southlands and Dejagore, and where the reader can experience some of the most memorable scenes in the series.
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Best novels in The Black Company series.