The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 25 books · 1984 to 2018

Glen Cook

Crime and mysteryFantasyHistorical fictionPrivate eyeUrban fantasyGrimdarkComic fantasyMilitary historical

Glen Cook's Black Company novels are the annals of a mercenary company told by its physician, Croaker, in the plain voice of a soldier. They helped invent grimdark fantasy. His Garrett P.I. books are fantasy hardboiled detective stories.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.

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Glen Cook books in order

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The Black Company

11 books · Set in an invented worldGrimdarkMilitary historical
  1. 1The Black Company1984With CroakerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Shadows Linger1984With CroakerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The White Rose1985With CroakerBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Silver Spike1989Buy on Amazon
  5. 5Shadow Games1989With CroakerBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Dreams of Steel1990With The LadyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Bleak Seasons1996With MurgenBuy on Amazon
  8. 8She Is the Darkness1997With MurgenBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Water Sleeps1999With SleepyBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Soldiers Live2000With CroakerBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Port of Shadows2018With CroakerBuy on Amazon

Garrett P.I.

14 books · Set in an invented worldUrban fantasyPrivate eyeComic fantasy
  1. 1Sweet Silver Blues1987With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Bitter Gold Hearts1988With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Cold Copper Tears1988With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Old Tin Sorrows1989With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Dread Brass Shadows1990With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Red Iron Nights1991With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Deadly Quicksilver Lies1994With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Petty Pewter Gods1995With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Faded Steel Heat1999With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Angry Lead Skies2002With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Whispering Nickel Idols2005With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Cruel Zinc Melodies2008With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Gilded Latten Bones2010With GarrettBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Wicked Bronze Ambition2013With GarrettBuy on Amazon

Characters

12 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Black Company

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