Classic & Older Gothic
by Glen Cook · The Chronicles of the Black Company series
A band of mercenaries takes service with an empire ruled by a sorceress risen from the grave. They fight her wars, bury their dead, and try not to think too hard about prophecy or the side they have chosen. Glen Cook's lean, cynical military fantasy — the book that invented grimdark.
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