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  <title><![CDATA[The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;div&gt;Marching south after the ghastly battle at the Tower of Charm, the Black Company is hounded by shadowy figures every inch of the way. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The game is on: the Company versus the Shadowmasters, deadly creatures that deal in darkness and sorrow. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When hope dies, there&amp;#8217;s still survival. And there&amp;#8217;s still the Black Company. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This omnibus edition collects &lt;i&gt;Shadow Games&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Dreams of Steel&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;The Silver Spike&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2006</original-publication-year>
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  <read_at>Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Glen Cook does a great job with the continuing stories of the Black Company.  The only thing that seems odd about this Omnibus is the 3rd book &quot;The Silver Spike&quot;.  While a decent book on its own, it seems fairly out of place with the other 2 books (the first two books follow Croaker and th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54382570">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 02 05:24:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 02 05:26:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ah Cook, you write my kind of fantasy. Rough, gritty, and approachable. I have to only give this volume three stars because of the Silver Spike. It's an enjoyable and really interesting story, but it seems to meander about and the loose ends are tied up far too abruptly. Still good though.]]></body>
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    <review id="48003538">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Mar 17 09:19:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I borrowed this from my brother so I could read The Silver Spike. It's a sidebar tale picking up some of the dangling characters and plotlines from the original series. Not fantastic, but a nice addition to the Black Company mythos. Next, I'll plunge into The Glittering Stones series. Fun stuff from...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48003538">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46527602">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[volumes 4-6 of glen cook's incredible black company series. not much to say beyond what I spoke of in my review of &quot;Chronicles of the Black Company.&quot; absolutely fantastic; I enjoyed this as much as I did the first three.]]></body>
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    <review id="70944441">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked the original trilogy, but 100 pages into Shadow Games (the first book included in this trilogy), and it's just not grabbing me anymore.]]></body>
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    <review id="43703084">
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't read the last story since I'm mostly interested in Croaker and the Lady.  But this still carries the dregs and horrors of fantasy war.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="34814178">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book matched the other Black Company books pretty closely in quality.  I thought this was an easy read, but none of the books in particular stood out as being outstanding (or poor), although the Silver Spike seems to be the most memorable, in retrospect.<br/><br/>I thought the order of the book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34814178">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39074688">
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 01 19:22:14 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[the third book didn't really belong in the volume. but a decent set nonetheless.]]></body>
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    <review id="24436821">
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 13 15:01:29 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 10 20:54:13 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stalled out after the first two books in this volume... which weren't as good as the first three in the trilogy.  Nor was the story arc wrapped up.  (2.5 stars)<br/><br/>I might return to the Silver Spike down the road.]]></body>
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    <review id="26202185">
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    <body><![CDATA[Another standout from Glen Cook.  This stands well alongside his other books. The writing represents a transition from the earlier black company style, but the prose is also somewhat tighter.]]></body>
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    <review id="36436772">
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 28 18:46:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far so good…  See my review on &quot;The Chronicles of the Black Company&quot; by Glen Cook]]></body>
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    <review id="36150309">
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    <body><![CDATA[Dang good stuff. ]]></body>
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