Cook began to write in earnest while working for general motors at an auto assembly plant in a job which. Like the river barge binkeys sequin reminded me of a shopkeepers wife. The dragon never sleeps reread glen cooks masterpiece the black company reread sweet silver blues reread my favourite posts on david gemmell novels. An investigator is hired to track down a woman to whom his dead pal has left a fortune.
Nobody can tell whether the company is on the good or the evil side. Book one of the queens of renthia by sarah beth durst. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sweet silver blues. Books by glen cook authors like glen cook what should. But for garrett, a human detective in a world of gnomes, tracking down the woman to whom his dead pal danny left a fortune in silver is no slight task. Sweet silver blues garrett 01 by glen cook powells books. Garrett is a private investigator with a diverse clientelefrom damsels in distress to elves, trolls, and sorcerers. And now hes getting tangled up in the worst sort of laws inlaws. List of complete works by american fantasy fiction author glen cook. First published in 1987 sweet silver blues garrett files open library. In sweet silver blues, garrett fights vampires and centaurs as he tracks down a woman with a fortune.
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Garrett is a human detective in the fantastical city of tunfaire. The epic fantasy series features a band of mercenaries known as the black company. The novels are written in a film noiresque style, containing elements of traditional mystery and detective fiction, as well as plenty of dialoguebased humor. Search for library items search for lists search for. A war buddys death sends garrett on a wild hunt for his mysterious heir, last seen in a vampire nest which no mortal leaves alive. The black company may 1984 shadows linger october 1984 the white rose april 1985 aloe and the ghost country.
Dean is described as a cook and housekeeper, and ages around 70 years. Find the latest glen cook books and products at dymocks online bookstore. Shadow games 1989 dreams of steel 1990 books of the glittering stone. It combines raymond chandler, nero wolfe, and terry pratchett in a terrific fashion. The paperback of the sweet silver blues garrett, p. His love for writing began when he was in grade school and high school, writing occasional articles for his schools newspaper. Glen cooks love of writing began in grade school, and in high school he wrote the occasional article for his schools newspaper. Glen cook is a contemporary american science fiction and fantasy author. Glen cook used to work the assembly line at a general motors plant, writing in between helping to build cars as. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or. In this book, glen cook draws us into a fast paced, action packed world immediately you open the first pages. The company is dragged from one conflict to another. Shadow games 1989 dreams of steel 1990 the silver spike 1989, side story the books of the glittering stone. She was middleaged, middle class, a little run down, a little overweight, extremely stubborn and set in her ways, needing masterful coaxing and.
His most notable works are the dread empire, the black company, and garrett, p. Bleak seasons 1996 she is the darkness 1997 water sleeps 1999 soldiers live 2000 not yet published. Even with the aid of morley, the toughest halfelf around, ga. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. Garrett is a lazy human private investigator in his 30s in the city of tunfaire, part of the kingdom of karenta. But for garrett, a human detective in a world of gnomes, tracking. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.
Buy a cheap copy of garrett files sweet silver blues. It was titled sweet silver blues and deals about a mysterious case involving. Aug 11, 2014 those sweet silver blues garrett, pi glen cooks superb fantasy hardboiled private eye series pingback by black gate blog archive the public life of sherlock holmes. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The silver spike september 1989 books of the south.
Glen cook private investigator garrett, hero of the cantard wars, reluctantly agrees to return to the perilous cantard mining country in search of a missing heiress. The black company the books of the north the black company 1984 shadows linger. For over forty years, glen cook has been among the most wellknown, influential, and widely respected authors in sci. The best short fiction of legendary author glen cook the black company, the dread empire is collected into a new hardcover volume. After high school, glen enlisted in the us navy and left later to join college. Chant dune colline oubliee french 1975 and dragons in the sky 1972 appointment in samarkand 1972 sunrise 1973 the devils tooth 1974 in the wind 1975. He worked his way through college, leaving him with a little time for writing.
Glen cook complete series list your guide to fiction books. Glen cook books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Below is a list of glen cooks books in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order. Glen cook sticks to some familiar fantasy archetypes, yet the characters come across as fresh, and far from cliche. Steven erikson brent weeks joe abercrombie brandon sanderson scott lynch robert jordan, brandon sanderson peter v brett michael j sullivan steven brust patrick rothfuss. But for garrett, even true love comes with its share of headachesnamely, the.
Together for the first time are the first three books in the longrunning, groundbreaking series. Those sweet silver blues garrett, pi glen cooks superb fantasy hardboiled private eye series pingback by black gate. Everyone agrees glen cook has mastered the dark side with the black company chronicles. Cook spent time in the united states navy and later worked his way through college. Sweet silver blues by cook, glen in a land where magic can be murder, garrett, a human detective, tries to track down the heir to a fortune in silver in a world of gnomes, centaurs, and vampiresall of whom get in his way.
This was a prepublication excerpt of chapter 3 from the black company, with slight editing differences to make it. His task turns out to be much harder than hed expected since hes up. Glen charles cook born july 9, 1944 is an american writer of science fiction and contemporary fantasy, known for the black company and garrett p. Glen cook became a published author in 1972 with the heirs of babylon. Books to check out 37 items by vanilladynamite updated 20180129. Black gate articles the public life of sherlock holmes. Chronicles of the black company, book 4 unabridged 2010. Garrett is set to stow his wandering heart with his fiancee, strafa algarda. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.