Glen Cook has written at least 114 books. Their most popular book is The Black Company with 468 saves with an average rating of 3.64⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Adventure, and Science fiction.
dark, Adventurous, and mysterious are their most common moods.
Glen Cook was born in New York City. He began writing in grade school, and in high school he wrote for his school's newspaper. After high school, he spent time in the United States Navy and later worked his way through college, leaving little time for writing. In 1970 he attended the Clarion Writer's Workshop and began his writing career. At the same time he worked at a General Motors light truck assembly plant, a second occupation he kept until his retirement from GM. His first published novel, The Heirs of Babylon, was published in 1973. He is best know for three fantasy fiction series, the Black Company series about an elite mercenary unit, and the Garrett P.I. series, about a hardboiled detective Garrett. He lives with his wife, Carol, in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Les Annales de la Compagnie Noire is a 13-book series with 13 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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Starfishers Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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The Books of the Glittering Stone is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Glen Cook and Raquel Faes Díaz.
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The Books of the North is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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Darkwar is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1985 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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Instrumentalities of the Night is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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The Books of the South is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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Starfishers is a 1-book series first released in 1985 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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The Berkley Showcase is a 1-book series first released in 1980 with contributions by Karl Hansen, Edward Bryant, and 6 others.
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Garrett Files is a 15-book series with 14 primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Glen Cook.
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Dread Empire is a 6-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Glen Cook, Jan Karłowski, and 9 others.
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The Chronicles of the Black Company is a 11-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Glen Cook, Jennifer Brozek, and 16 others.
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Libri Valoris is a 1-book series first released in 2021 with contributions by Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods, and 21 others.
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Shadowspawn is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by S.M. Stirling.
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Shadow Ops [Publication Order] is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Myke Cole, Ari Marmell, and 15 others.
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Eternal Sky is a 5-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Garth Nix, George R.R. Martin, and 34 others.
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Nightside is a 11-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Simon R. Green, Jim Butcher, and 7 others.
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Paksenarrion is a 11-book series with 10 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Jennifer Brozek, Ari Marmell, and 16 others.
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Kitty Norville is a 14-book series with 13 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Carrie Vaughn, Ekaterina Sedia, and 12 others.
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Edge is a 49-book series with 46 primary works first released in 1972 with contributions by Melinda M. Snodgrass, CrossGen Comics Staff, and 12 others.
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Malazan Authors’ Suggested Reading Order is a 20-book series with 20 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Steven Erikson, Ian Cameron Esslemont, and 2 others.
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Otherworld Stories is a 11-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by John Joseph Adams, Jennifer McMahon, and 36 others.
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Riyria is a 20-book series with 17 primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Michael J. Sullivan and Matolcsy Kálmán.
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The Faithful and the Fallen is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by John Gwynne, Megan Lindholm, and 28 others.
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The Riyria Chronicles is a 8-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Michael J. Sullivan.
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Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz is a 0-book series first released in 2006 with contributions by Karen Joy Fowler, Nathan Ballingrud, and 54 others.
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The Dying Earth is a 6-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Jack Vance, Michael Shea, and Gianluigi Zuddas.
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Morlock Ambrosius is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Paula Guran and James Enge.
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Chronicles of Sirkara is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Laura Resnick.
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Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy is a 1-book series first released in 2011 .