The Best of Glen Cook: 18 Stories from the Author of The Black Company and The Dread Empire

The Ultimate Collection from a Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy For over forty years, Glen Cook has been among the most well-known, influential, and widely respected authors in science fiction and fantasy. Through classic series such as The Black Company, Garrett P.I., the Dread Empire, Starfishers, Darkwar, and more, his gritty, down-to-earth style left an indelible impression on his readers around the world, forever shifting the genre landscape and carving out his place as a pioneering icon. The Best of Glen Cook collects eighteen of his greatest stories—as chosen and introduced by the author himself—including a new, never-before-published Black Company novelette. With works set in all of his most famous series, these tales of science fiction and fantasy offer both the perfect way for longtime fans to trace Cook’s history and for new readers to become familiar with one of the finest genre authors of the twentieth century. CONTENTS 1. Sunrise • (1973) • novelette 2. The Devil's Tooth • (1974) • novelette 3. In the Wind • (1975) • novelette 4. Quiet Sea • [Dread Empire] • (1978) • novelette 5. Ghost Stalk • [Dread Empire] • (1978) • novelette 6. Call for the Dead • [Dread Empire] • (1980) • novelette 7. Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted with Defeat • [Dread Empire] • (1980) • novella 8. Filed Teeth • [Dread Empire] • (1981) • novelette 9. Darkwar • (1982) • novelette 10. Enemy Territory • (1983) • short story 11. The Waiting Sea • (1983) • short fiction 12. Severed Heads • [Dread Empire] • (1984) • novelette 13. Winter's Dreams • (1997) • short story 14. The Good Magician • (2009) • novelette 15. Shadow Thieves • [Garrett, P. I.] • (2011) • novelette 16. Shaggy Dog Bridge: A Black Company Story • [On the Long Run] • (2013) • novelette 17. Bone Eaters • [On the Long Run] • (2015) • novelette 18. Chasing Midnight • [On the Long Run] • novelette