The Black Company

Chronicles of The Black Company, Book 1

By: Glen Cook

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hardbitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead - until the prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more.

There must be a way for the Black Company to find her....

©1984 Glen Cook (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Stunning

Read it, breathe it, love it. One of the great fantasy books to gain my attention.

Solid Start

First time listening to a series by this author, off to a good start. Very professional performance by the reader, can't wait to see where the characters head to next.

it is my go to book.

excellent
I read all the books of the company I havent been disappointed. I find that you can listen over and over, still you can Invision yourself fighting alongside side these men.

loved it!

Loved the setting, characters, plot, & narration.

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One of the best series it this genre. Do it!

I've read this series twice and am now listing to the audio versions! Best series in this genre. You will love the story from the point of view of those in the trenches.

Superlative books, good narrator but WRONG.

Glen Cook's *Chronicles of The Black Company* are, bar Tolkien, some of the finest works of fantasy ever written. With exceptional atmosphere, a fascinating and tangled plot line, a bleak but abundant, trenchant, wit and an anti-hero narrator who I can relate too all to well... these books, especially the first three (particularly 1&2) are something special.

Sadly the narrator was, IMO, wrong for these books. He never seemed to get the feel for Croaker's voice, at least as I hear it in MY head. He brings plenty of drama and feeling to his readings, and that is the problem. Croaker, and his cohorts, call for a certain laconic quality this reader didn't seen to feel in the text. Maybe that's just my feel for the books (I've read them 20x, if that matters, and I am career Army Infantry, which also probably influences my ideas, for good and ill.) Veitor's Croaker is certainly hearfelt. It's just that really, most of the time, Croaker doesn't DO heartfelt, and since he's the predominant voice, it doesn't ring right. IMCO Real shame-- these are fantastic novels.

(shrugs shoulders)

i found most of the criticisms of this book posted by other reviewers are spot on. very shallow characters, ridiculous character names, no depth to the story, unrealistic dialogue

Over Rated Big Time.

Any additional comments?

I feel let down with the whole experience. The story is told by a character that seemed to rush though everything accept for a few points in the book. The narrator is sort of dull and gives the boring way the story was written the feel of a text book. Huge gaps in the war are explained in less than a page. I just don't understand why people love this series so much it is just dull.

Could not stop listening!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Black Company to be better than the print version?

I will still enjoy reading it, but the audio edition is easier, more accessable (greatly enjoy it while driving and on flights)

What did you like best about this story?

It brings a level of realness to Fantasy I would not have expected.

What does Marc Vietor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Mark Vietor adds a husky, dark aspect to the delivery that I easily accept as the voice of Croaker and blends in well with the gritty style of the Black Company itself. Very listenable.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laughed many a time.

Any additional comments?

Thank you for bringing this product to market!

Tales of a fantasy mercenary company

The black company is a mercenary company in a fantasy world. hey are a group of misfits, with murder in their hands and cold eyes. They also have hearts and stories too though and you will come to appreciate them.