List of works by American fantasy fiction author Glen Cook.
The Black Company
editThe epic fantasy series features a band of mercenaries known as the Black Company.
- Books of the North:
- The Black Company (May 1984)
- Shadows Linger (October 1984)
- The White Rose (April 1985)
- Spin-off novels
- Port of Shadows (September 2018). An interquel set between The Black Company and Shadows Linger though it is intended to be read after Soldiers Live
- The Silver Spike (September 1989). Takes place concurrently with Shadow Games
- Books of the South:
- Shadow Games (June 1989)
- Dreams of Steel (April 1990)
- Books of the Glittering Stone:
- Bleak Seasons (April 1996)
- She Is the Darkness (September 1997)
- Water Sleeps (March 1999)
- Soldiers Live (July 2000)
- Not yet published:
- A Pitiless Rain (TBA)[1]
- Science Fiction Book Club hardcover omnibus editions:
- Annals of the Black Company (collects The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose)
- The Black Company Goes South (collects The Silver Spike, Shadow Games, and Dreams of Steel)
- The Black Company: Glittering Stone I (collects Bleak Seasons and She Is the Darkness)
- The Black Company: Glittering Stone II (collects Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live)
- Tor Fiction softcover omnibus editions:
- The Chronicles of The Black Company (collects The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose) (November 2007)
- The Books of the South (collects Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and The Silver Spike) (June 2008)
- The Return of The Black Company (collects Bleak Seasons, and She Is the Darkness) (September 2009)
- The Many Deaths of the Black Company (collects Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live) (January 2010)
- Short stories
- On The Long Run story arc
- "Shaggy Dog Bridge"—first appeared in Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy edited by Jonathan Strahan, published by Solaris (2013); later reprinted in The Best of Glen Cook
- "Bone Eaters"—first appeared in Operation Arcana edited by John Joseph Adams, published by Baen (2015); later reprinted in The Best of Glen Cook
- "Chasing Midnight"—first appeared in The Best of Glen Cook: 18 Stories from the Author of The Black Company and The Dread Empire, published by Night Shade Books (2019)
- "Cranky Bitch"—appeared in Songs of Valor edited by Chris Kennedy & Rob Howell, published by New Mythology Press (2021)
- "Leta of the Thousand Sorrows"—appeared in Keen Edge of Valor, edited by Chris Kennedy & Rob Howell, published by New Mythology Press (2022)
- "Wet Dream Fish Story"—appeared in Bonds of Valor edited by Rob Howell, published by New Mythology Press (2023)
- Pre-pub novel excerpts
- "Raker"—appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (August 1982). A trimmed and edited version of this story would become chapter 3 of 1984's The Black Company.
- "Tides Elba"—appeared in Swords & Dark Magic edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, published by Eos (2010). This became chapter 3 of 2018's Port of Shadows.
- "Smelling Danger"—appeared in the Subterranean Press anthology, Tales of Dark Fantasy 2, edited by William Schafer (2011). This became chapter 6 of Port of Shadows.
- "Bone Candy"—appeared in Shattered Shields edited by Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt, published by Baen (2014). This became chapter 9 of Port of Shadows.
- On The Long Run story arc
Garrett P.I.
editThe fantasy and mystery series features Garrett, a freelance private investigator in a world where magic works all too well, and where humans co-exist uneasily with numerous other intelligent species and halfbreeds.
- Sweet Silver Blues (1987)
- Bitter Gold Hearts (1988)
- Cold Copper Tears (1988)
- Old Tin Sorrows (1989)
- Dread Brass Shadows (1990)
- Red Iron Nights (1991)
- Deadly Quicksilver Lies (1994)
- Petty Pewter Gods (1995)
- Faded Steel Heat (1999)
- Angry Lead Skies (2002)
- Whispering Nickel Idols (2005)
- Cruel Zinc Melodies (2008)
- Gilded Latten Bones (2010)
- Wicked Bronze Ambition (2013)
- Science Fiction Book Club omnibus editions:
- The Garrett Files (collects Sweet Silver Blues, Bitter Gold Hearts, and Cold Copper Tears; 2003)
- Garrett, P.I. (collects Old Tin Sorrows, Dread Brass Shadows, and Red Iron Nights; 2003)
- Garrett Investigates (collects Deadly Quicksilver Lies, Petty Pewter Gods, and Faded Steel Heat; 2004)
- Garrett on the Case (collects Angry Lead Skies, Whispering Nickel Idols; 2005)
- Roc Trade softcover omnibus editions:
- Introducing Garrett, P.I. (collects Sweet Silver Blues, Bitter Gold Hearts, and Cold Copper Tears; 2011)
- Garrett Takes the Case (collects Old Tin Sorrows, Dread Brass Shadows, and Red Iron Nights; 2012)
- Garrett for Hire (collects Deadly Quicksilver Lies, Petty Pewter Gods, and Faded Steel Heat; 2013)
- Short Story
- "Shadow Thieves"—appeared in Down These Strange Streets (2011)
Dread Empire
edit- Main Sequence
- A Shadow of All Night Falling (1979)
- October's Baby (1980)
- All Darkness Met (1980)
- Prequels
- The Fire in His Hands (1984)
- With Mercy Toward None (1985)
- Sequels
- Reap the East Wind (1987)
- An Ill Fate Marshalling (1988)
- A Path to Coldness of Heart (2012)
- Omnibus volumes (reprinted by Night Shade Books):
- A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire, an omnibus of the three main sequence novels (2006)
- A Fortress in Shadow: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire, an omnibus of the two prequels (2007)
- An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire, a collection of short fiction set in the Dread Empire (2008)
- Wrath of Kings: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire, an omnibus of the three sequel novels (2018)
- Short Stories
- "The Nights of Dreadful Silence"—appeared in Fantastic (September 1973)
- "Ghost Stalk"—appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (May 1978)
- "Castle of Tears"—appeared in Whispers (October 1979)
- "Call for the Dead"—appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (July 1980)
- "Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted with Defeat"—appeared in The Berkley Showcase, Vol. 2 (August 1980)
- "Filed Teeth"—appeared in Dragons of Darkness (October 1981)
- "Severed Heads"—appeared in Sword and Sorceress 1 (May 1984)
- "Finding Svale’s Daughter"—previously unpublished, appeared in An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire (2008)
- "Silverheels"—originally a standalone story which was later retrofitted into the Dread Empire series. Altered version appeared in An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire (2008)
- "Hell’s Forge"—previously unpublished, appeared in An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire (2008)
Instrumentalities of the Night
editEpic fantasy in a reinterpreted version of 13th century Europe and Western Asia.
- The Tyranny of the Night (2005)
- Lord of the Silent Kingdom (2007)
- Surrender to the Will of the Night (2010)
- Working God's Mischief (March 2014)
Starfishers
editStarfishers is a science fiction series drawing on elements of Norse mythology, and in the case of Passage at Arms, World War II submarine warfare.
- Shadowline (1982)
- Starfishers (1982)
- Star's End (1982)
- Related
- Passage at Arms (1985)
- Short stories
- "And Dragons in the Sky"—appeared in Clarion II (June 1972). Later expanded and rewritten as the novel Starfishers.
- "Sunrise"—appeared in Eternity SF (1973)
- "In the Wind"—appeared in Tomorrow Today (1975) and Space Dogfights (1992)
- "The Recruiter"—appeared in Amazing Stories (March 1977)
- "Quiet Sea"—appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (December 1978)
Darkwar
editMarika, a meth pup growing up in a matriarchal tribal society, loses her mother and nearly all of her pack in an attack by nomads, driven southwards by a severe winter and led by a rogue male. She is taken in by the silth, meth females who rule the world with their mental powers, because they have detected in her the talent to become a powerful silth herself. As she grows and develops, she proceeds to shake meth society to its very roots.
- Doomstalker (1985)
- Warlock (1985)
- Ceremony (1986)
- Short story
- "Darkwar"—appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (December 1982)
Standalone novels
edit- The Swap Academy (1970) (written as "Greg Stevens")
- The Heirs of Babylon (1972)
- The Swordbearer (1982)
- A Matter of Time (1985)
- The Dragon Never Sleeps (1988)
- The Tower of Fear (1989)
- Sung in Blood (1992)
Standalone short stories
edit- "Silverheels"—originally appeared in Witchcraft and Sorcery #6 (May 1971) a slightly altered version appeared in An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire (2008)
- "Song from a Forgotten Hill"—appeared in Clarion (June 1971)
- "Appointment in Samarkand"—appeared in Witchcraft and Sorcery #7 (November 1972)
- "The Devil's Tooth"—appeared in Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror, Volume 1, #5 (1974)
- "The Seventh Fool"—appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (March 1978)
- "Ponce"—appeared in Amazing Stories (November 1978)
- "Enemy Territory"—appeared in Night Voyages #9 (Spring 1983)
- "Winter's Dream"—appeared in The BSFAN—Balticon 31 Program Book (1997)
- "The Good Magician"—appeared in Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Tor Books (2010)
Short story collections
edit- Winter’s Dreams (2012)
- The Best of Glen Cook: 18 Stories from the Author of The Black Company and The Dread Empire (2019)
References
edit- ^ "Strange Horizons Interview". Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2006.
- ^ "MileHiCon 43 - Glen Cook Interview". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved Nov 2, 2011.