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Soldiers Live

by Glen Cook / Nicholas Jainschigg · The Chronicles of the Black Company series

The last march to Khatovar finally arrives, and the Black Company discovers what they were running from all along. Croaker closes the Annals with a final accounting of what four centuries of mercenary work costs, and whether any oath can survive that long intact.

The Chronicles of the Black Company in reading order

• 1. The Black Company — Glen Cook
• 1.5. Port of Shadows — Raymond Swanland / Glen Cook
• 2. Shadows Linger — Glen Cook / Keith Berdak
• 3. The White Rose — Keith Berdak / Glen Cook
• 4. Shadow Games — Glen Cook / Keith Berdak
• 5. Dreams of Steel — Glen Cook / Keith Berdak
• 8. She Is the Darkness — Glen Cook / Patrick Nielsen Hayden / Nicholas Jainschigg
• 9. Soldiers Live — Glen Cook / Nicholas Jainschigg

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