![]() The name and position of this main character immediately informs you as to what kind of sarcastic wit Cook possesses…did Croaker get his name because he talks a lot? Or is it because soldiers die in spite of his efforts as a medic? Or both? It’s brilliant and hilarious at the same time. In the Black Company, we follow a story told through the eyes of the Annalist and Medic, Croaker. The new wave of gritty fiction that has encompassed the industry, from Lynch and Abercrombie to Erikson, owes at least some of its origins to Cook’s best-known work, and Erikson readily admits how influential it was. Having just left the military at the time I acquired this book, The Black Company struck a chord with me on a metaphysical level that no other book could. ![]() ![]() Just as Zelazny’s Amber series was important to me in my younger days, Glen Cook’s Black Company series opened my eyes as an adult. Classic Review is a feature where I pull a book that is over 20 years old from my collection and re-read it, then review it… ![]()
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