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Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)

Glen Cook

Start date: February 11, 2025

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Nov 23, 2015 Eon Windrunner rated it really liked it

3.75 Stars

I loved The Black Company. Shadows Linger was still very good, but it is a different beast entirely. Fans of the series should not be disappointed though. Glen Cook delivers another winner and sets up the last book in the series beautifully.

The book has two main story-lines.

In one we follow some ex Black Company members as they while away their days in Juniper and a couple of local inhabitants who are mostly up to no good.

In the other we follow The Black Company on their never-ending c ...more

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Dec 16, 2013 Silvana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fyeahfantasy, military-fantasy, dick-lit

Not as exciting as the first novel. The last 1/4 of the book saved me from boredom. I skipped a lot of Shed's POV chapters. Not sure they were useful anyway for me. Loved the ending. I think I will read the third novel and we'll see if after that I will continue the journey. I really want to though. Still love the interaction among the Company members. ...more

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