The Black Company (Chronicles of The Black Company #1)
Born in 1944, Glen Cook 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 SF 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 ofThe Black Companyin 1984. Among his SF novels isA Passage at Arms.After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.