Personally, I thought that this particular story arc would continue to be explored through short stories every once in a while. Glen Cook fans were happy to see the author write new short fiction pieces featuring the endearing members of the Black Company. The chapters 'Tides Elba' and 'Smelling Danger' and 'Bone Candy' first appeared in various SFF anthologies between 20. However, Croaker doesn’t trust any ofthe Taken, especially not ones that look so much like The Lady and her sister…

Now, he and the company are being asked to seek the aid of their newest member, Mischievous Rain, to break a rebel army. The one person who was taken into The Lady’s Tower and returned unchanged has earned the special interest of the court of sorcerers known as The Ten Who Were Taken. But being “The Lady’s favored” is attracting the wrong kind of attention and has put a target on their backs, and the Company’s historian, Croaker, has the biggest target of all. The soldiers of the Black Company don’t ask questions, they get paid.

And existing fans should simply try to forget that Port of Shadows was published. Readers who have yet to get acquainted with the motley crew that is the Black Company should give this novel a wide berth and go for The Chronicles of the Black Company omnibus instead. The father of Grimdark Cook may be, but his latest effort was a total failure to launch. Unfortunately, this new book failed to deliver on basically every front. This more or less stand-alone tale was meant to be the perfect place to start for newbies not familiar with Glen Cook's signature series and an opportunity for long time fans to rejoice. Port of Shadows is the first Black Company installment in seventeen years.

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