Glen Cook

Glen Cook

Glen Cook is the author of dozens of novels of fantasy and science fiction, including The Black Company, The Garret Files, Instrumentalities of the Night, and the Dread Empire series. Cook was born in 1944 in New York City. He attended the Clarion Writers' Workshop in 1970, where he met his wife. He currently makes his home in St. Louis, MO.

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Books by Glen Cook

The Heirs of Babylon

★ 8.00 / 1

A Shadow of All Night Falling (The Dread Empire (main sequence) #1)

★ 8.40 / 5

October's Baby (The Dread Empire (main sequence) #2)

★ 9.00 / 3

All Darkness Met (The Dread Empire (main sequence) #3)

★ 9.00 / 3

The Swordbearer

★ 8.00 / 2

Shadowline (The Starfishers Trilogy #1)

★ 9.00 / 2

Starfishers (The Starfishers Trilogy #2)

★ 9.00 / 2

Stars' End (The Starfishers Trilogy #3)

★ 9.00 / 2

The Black Company (A Chronicle of the Black Company #1)

★ 8.00 / 30

Shadows Linger (A Chronicle of the Black Company #2)

★ 8.58 / 19

The Fire in His Hands (The Dread Empire (prequels) #1)

★ 9.66 / 3

Doomstalker (Darkwar Trilogy #1)

★ 9.34 / 3

Warlock (Darkwar Trilogy #2)

★ 9.34 / 3

Passage at Arms (Starfishers Universe)

★ 8.00 / 1

The White Rose (A Chronicle of the Black Company #3)

★ 8.66 / 20

With Mercy Toward None (The Dread Empire (prequels) #2)

★ 9.66 / 3

A Matter of Time

★ 8.00 / 2

Ceremony (Darkwar Trilogy #3)

★ 9.34 / 3

Sweet Silver Blues (Garrett, P.I. #1)

★ 9.00 / 2

Reap the East Wind (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #1)

★ 8.00 / 3

Bitter Gold Hearts (Garrett, P.I. #2)

★ 9.00 / 2

Cold Copper Tears (Garrett, P.I. #3)

★ 10.00 / 2

The Dragon Never Sleeps

★ 8.00 / 2

An Ill Fate Marshalling (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #2)

★ 8.00 / 3

Shadow Games (A Chronicle of the Black Company #4)

★ 9.10 / 10

The Silver Spike (A Chronicle of the Black Company)

★ 9.14 / 7

The Tower of Fear

★ 9.00 / 2

Old Tin Sorrows (Garrett, P.I. #4)

★ 10.00 / 2

Sung in Blood

★ 8.00 / 1

Dreams of Steel (A Chronicle of the Black Company #5)

★ 9.22 / 9

Dread Brass Shadows (Garrett, P.I. #5)

★ 9.00 / 2

Red Iron Nights (Garrett, P.I. #6)

★ 9.00 / 2

Deadly Quicksilver Lies (Garrett, P.I. #7)

★ 10.00 / 1

Petty Pewter Gods (Garrett, P.I. #8)

★ 10.00 / 1

Bleak Seasons (A Chronicle of the Black Company #6)

★ 8.00 / 8

She Is the Darkness (A Chronicle of the Black Company #7)

★ 8.62 / 8

Faded Steel Heat (Garrett, P.I. #9)

★ 10.00 / 1

Water Sleeps (A Chronicle of the Black Company #8)

★ 9.16 / 6

Soldiers Live (A Chronicle of the Black Company #9)

★ 9.50 / 6

Angry Lead Skies (Garrett, P.I. #10)

★ 10.00 / 1

Whispering Nickel Idols (Garrett, P.I. #11)

★ 10.00 / 1

The Tyranny of the Night (The Instrumentalities of the Night #1)

★ 8.40 / 5

Lord of the Silent Kingdom (The Instrumentalities of the Night #2)

★ 8.40 / 5

Chronicles of the Black Company (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #1)

★ 9.00 / 14

A Cruel Wind (The Dread Empire (main sequence))

★ 8.34 / 3

A Fortress in Shadow (The Dread Empire (prequels))

★ 8.76 / 4

Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I. #12)

★ 10.00 / 1

The Books of the South (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #2)

★ 8.90 / 10

An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat (The Dread Empire)

★ 9.00 / 2

The Return of the Black Company (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #3)

★ 8.00 / 6

The Many Deaths of the Black Company (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #4)

★ 8.00 / 4

Gilded Latten Bones (Garrett, P.I. #13)

Unrated

Darkwar (Darkwar Trilogy)

★ 8.00 / 1

Surrender to the Will of the Night (The Instrumentalities of the Night #3)

★ 8.66 / 3

A Path to Coldness of Heart (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #3)

★ 8.00 / 2

Winter's Dreams

Unrated

Wicked Bronze Ambition (Garrett, P.I. #14)

Unrated

Working God's Mischief (The Instrumentalities of the Night #4)

★ 8.00 / 2

The Starfishers Trilogy (The Starfishers Trilogy)

Unrated

Wrath of Kings (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire)

Unrated

Port of Shadows (A Chronicle of the Black Company)

★ 8.00 / 1

The Best of Glen Cook

Unrated

Lies Weeping (A Pitiless Rain #1)

⧗ 8.00 / 1

They Cry (A Pitiless Rain #2)

⧗ 8.00 / 1

Series by Glen Cook

A Chronicle of the Black Company (11 books)

- The Black Company (omnibus editions) (4 books)

- A Pitiless Rain (1 books)

The Instrumentalities of the Night (4 books)

Garrett, P.I. (14 books)

Darkwar Trilogy (4 books)

The Dread Empire (1 books)

- The Dread Empire (main sequence) (4 books)

- The Dread Empire (prequels) (3 books)

- The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire (4 books)

Starfishers Universe (1 books)

- The Starfishers Trilogy (4 books)

Speculative Fiction Books

They Cry (A Pitiless Rain #2 / 2)

2026 | fantasy, dark fantasy | Release date November 3, 2026

Lies Weeping (A Pitiless Rain #1 / 2)

2025 | fantasy, dark fantasy

The Best of Glen Cook

2019 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories

Port of Shadows (A Chronicle of the Black Company)

2018 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Wrath of Kings (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire)

2018 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

The Starfishers Trilogy (The Starfishers Trilogy)

2017 | science fiction, space opera, collection

Working God's Mischief (The Instrumentalities of the Night #4 / 4)

2014 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Wicked Bronze Ambition (Garrett, P.I. #14 / 14)

2013 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Winter's Dreams

2012 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories

A Path to Coldness of Heart (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #3 / 3)

2012 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Surrender to the Will of the Night (The Instrumentalities of the Night #3 / 4)

2010 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Darkwar (Darkwar Trilogy)

2010 | science fiction, fantasy, collection

Gilded Latten Bones (Garrett, P.I. #13 / 14)

2010 | fantasy, urban fantasy

The Many Deaths of the Black Company (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #4 / 4)

2010 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

The Return of the Black Company (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #3 / 4)

2009 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat (The Dread Empire)

2009 | fantasy, dark fantasy, short stories

The Books of the South (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #2 / 4)

2008 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I. #12 / 14)

2008 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Lord of the Silent Kingdom (The Instrumentalities of the Night #2 / 4)

2007 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Chronicles of the Black Company (The Black Company (omnibus editions) #1 / 4)

2007 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

A Cruel Wind (The Dread Empire (main sequence))

2007 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

A Fortress in Shadow (The Dread Empire (prequels))

2007 | fantasy, dark fantasy, collection

The Tyranny of the Night (The Instrumentalities of the Night #1 / 4)

2005 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Whispering Nickel Idols (Garrett, P.I. #11 / 14)

2005 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Angry Lead Skies (Garrett, P.I. #10 / 14)

2002 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Soldiers Live (A Chronicle of the Black Company #9 / 9)

2000 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Faded Steel Heat (Garrett, P.I. #9 / 14)

1999 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Water Sleeps (A Chronicle of the Black Company #8 / 9)

1999 | fantasy, dark fantasy

She Is the Darkness (A Chronicle of the Black Company #7 / 9)

1997 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Bleak Seasons (A Chronicle of the Black Company #6 / 9)

1996 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Petty Pewter Gods (Garrett, P.I. #8 / 14)

1995 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Deadly Quicksilver Lies (Garrett, P.I. #7 / 14)

1994 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Red Iron Nights (Garrett, P.I. #6 / 14)

1991 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Dreams of Steel (A Chronicle of the Black Company #5 / 9)

1990 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Dread Brass Shadows (Garrett, P.I. #5 / 14)

1990 | fantasy, urban fantasy

1990 | fantasy

The Silver Spike (A Chronicle of the Black Company)

1989 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Shadow Games (A Chronicle of the Black Company #4 / 9)

1989 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Old Tin Sorrows (Garrett, P.I. #4 / 14)

1989 | fantasy, urban fantasy

The Tower of Fear

1989 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Cold Copper Tears (Garrett, P.I. #3 / 14)

1988 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Bitter Gold Hearts (Garrett, P.I. #2 / 14)

1988 | fantasy, urban fantasy

An Ill Fate Marshalling (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #2 / 3)

1988 | fantasy, dark fantasy

The Dragon Never Sleeps

1988 | science fiction, space opera

Sweet Silver Blues (Garrett, P.I. #1 / 14)

1987 | fantasy, urban fantasy

Reap the East Wind (The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #1 / 3)

1987 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Ceremony (Darkwar Trilogy #3 / 3)

1986 | science fiction, fantasy

The White Rose (A Chronicle of the Black Company #3 / 9)

1985 | fantasy, dark fantasy

With Mercy Toward None (The Dread Empire (prequels) #2 / 2)

1985 | fantasy, dark fantasy

A Matter of Time

1985 | science fiction

Passage at Arms (Starfishers Universe)

1985 | science fiction, military science fiction

Warlock (Darkwar Trilogy #2 / 3)

1985 | science fiction, fantasy

Doomstalker (Darkwar Trilogy #1 / 3)

1985 | science fiction, fantasy

Shadows Linger (A Chronicle of the Black Company #2 / 9)

1984 | fantasy, dark fantasy

The Black Company (A Chronicle of the Black Company #1 / 9)

1984 | fantasy, dark fantasy

The Fire in His Hands (The Dread Empire (prequels) #1 / 2)

1984 | fantasy, dark fantasy

Stars' End (The Starfishers Trilogy #3 / 3)

1982 | science fiction, space opera

Starfishers (The Starfishers Trilogy #2 / 3)

1982 | science fiction, space opera

Shadowline (The Starfishers Trilogy #1 / 3)

1982 | science fiction, space opera

The Swordbearer

1982 | fantasy, dark fantasy

All Darkness Met (The Dread Empire (main sequence) #3 / 3)

1980 | fantasy, dark fantasy

October's Baby (The Dread Empire (main sequence) #2 / 3)

1980 | fantasy, dark fantasy

A Shadow of All Night Falling (The Dread Empire (main sequence) #1 / 3)

1979 | fantasy, dark fantasy

The Heirs of Babylon

1972 | science fiction