A Shadow of All Night Falling

Overview: Glen Cook has carved out a place for himself among the preeminent fantasy writers of the last twenty-five years with classics such as the Dread Empire trilogy and The Black Company novels. His work is unrelentingly real, complex, and honest with a minimalist approach. The sense of place that permeates his narrative and his characters gives his "fantasies" more gravitas and grit than most novels that feature contemporary settings.