The Black Company by Glen Cook

The Black Company

The Chronicles of the Black Company #1

Glen Cook

320 pages • first pub 1984 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced

Description

Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead. Until t...

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Moods

dark 93%
adventurous 87%
mysterious 38%
tense 27%
challenging 17%
funny 16%
reflective 6%
sad 5%
emotional 1%

Pace

medium 46%
fast 34%
slow 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 43% | A mix: 37% | Character: 18%

Strong character development?

No: 45% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 26%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 44% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 19%

Average rating

3.68

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