Dreams of Steel - (Chronicles of the Black Company) by Glen Cook (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The Company is decimated, the Lady is in command, a sinister cult offers alliance, and the Shadowmasters still scheme--against each other and the world. Can the Company survive? Hard-edged and heartstopping adventure from a master of fantasy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Dreams of Steel</i> is Book 5 in Glen Cook's fantasy masterpiece, The Chronicles of the Black Company. <p/>Croaker has fallen and, following the Company's disastrous defeat at Dejagore, Lady is one of the few survivors--determined to avenge the Company and herself against the Shadowmasters, no matter what the cost. <p/>But in assembling a new fighting force from the dregs and rabble of Taglios, she finds herself offered help by a mysterious, ancient cult of murder--competent, reliable, and apparently committed to her goals. <p/>Meanwhile, far away, Shadowmasters conspire against one another and the world, weaving dark spells that reach into the heart of Taglios. And in a hidden grove, a familiar figure slowly awakens to find himself the captive of an animated, headless corpse. <p/>Mercilessly cutting through Taglian intrigues, Lady appears to be growing stronger every day. All that disturbs her are the dreams which afflict her by night--dreams of carnage, of destruction, of universal death, unceasing...</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Sheer page-turning fun--indeed, sometimes I turned the pages so quickly in the heat of adventure that I had to turn back again to see what actually happened! Robin McKinley, author of The Hero and the Crown"<br><br>"Sheer page-turning fun--indeed, sometimes I turned the pages so quickly in the heat of adventure that I had to turn back again to see what actually happened!"<BR>--Robin McKinley, author of "The Hero and the Crown"<BR><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Born in 1944, <b>Glen Cook </b>grew up in northern California, served in the U.S. Navy, attended the University of Missouri, and was one of the earliest graduates of the well-known Clarion workshop SF writers. Since 1971 he has published a large number of Science Fiction and fantasy novels, including the Dread Empire series, the occult-detective Garrett novels, and the very popular Black Company sequence that began with the publication of <i>The Black Company</i> in 1984. Among his science fiction novels is <i>A Passage at Arms.</i> <p/>After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.</p>
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