Glen Cook

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Glen Cook

66 books12 series

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. H…

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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.

LATEST RELEASELies Weeping2025 8.0/10 Anticipation COMING NEXTThey Cry2026 8.0/10 Anticipation

THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

Book series

A Pitiless Rain4 books in this catalog2025 The Dread Empire1 books in this catalog2009 The Black Company (omnibus editions)4 books in this catalog2007–2010 The Instrumentalities of the Night4 books in this catalog2005–2014 Garrett, P.I.14 books in this catalog1987–2013 The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire4 books in this catalog1987–2018 Darkwar Trilogy4 books in this catalog1985–2010 Starfishers Universe1 books in this catalog1985 A Chronicle of the Black Company11 books in this catalog1984–2018 The Dread Empire (prequels)3 books in this catalog1984–2007 The Starfishers Trilogy4 books in this catalog1982–2017 The Dread Empire (main sequence)4 books in this catalog1979–2007

AUTHOR CAREER

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1972–202664 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

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Genres assigned to this author’s cataloged books. A book can belong to several genres.

Main classification

Fantasy52 (79%)
Science Fiction14 (21%)

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Genres and themes

Fantasy58 / 66 books
Dark Fantasy37 / 66 books
Science Fiction14 / 66 books
Urban Fantasy14 / 66 books
Space Opera5 / 66 books
Military Science Fiction1 / 66 books

Books by this author

66 books in this view

Darkness Knows TBA 8.0/10 Anticipation A Pitiless Rain #4 Summer Grass TBA 8.0/10 Anticipation A Pitiless Rain #3 They Cry 2026 8.0/10 Anticipation A Pitiless Rain #2 Lies Weeping 2025 8.0/10 Anticipation A Pitiless Rain #1 The Best of Glen Cook 2019 Port of Shadows 2018 8.0/10 1 ratings A Chronicle of the Black Company Wrath of Kings 2018 The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire The Starfishers Trilogy 2017 The Starfishers Trilogy Working God's Mischief 2014 8.0/10 2 ratings The Instrumentalities of the Night #4 Wicked Bronze Ambition 2013 Garrett, P.I. #14 Winter's Dreams 2012 A Path to Coldness of Heart 2012 8.0/10 2 ratings The Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #3 Surrender to the Will of the Night 2010 8.7/10 3 ratings The Instrumentalities of the Night #3 Darkwar 2010 8.0/10 1 ratings Darkwar Trilogy Gilded Latten Bones 2010 Garrett, P.I. #13 The Many Deaths of the Black Company 2010 8.0/10 4 ratings The Black Company (omnibus editions) #4 The Return of the Black Company 2009 8.0/10 6 ratings The Black Company (omnibus editions) #3 An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat 2009 9.0/10 2 ratings The Dread Empire The Books of the South 2008 8.9/10 10 ratings The Black Company (omnibus editions) #2 Cruel Zinc Melodies 2008 10.0/10 1 ratings Garrett, P.I. #12 Lord of the Silent Kingdom 2007 8.4/10 5 ratings The Instrumentalities of the Night #2 A Fortress in Shadow 2007 8.8/10 4 ratings The Dread Empire (prequels) A Cruel Wind 2007 8.3/10 3 ratings The Dread Empire (main sequence) Chronicles of the Black Company 2007 9.0/10 14 ratings The Black Company (omnibus editions) #1