Dreams of Steel

Glen Cook

Macmillan, Apr 15, 1990 - Fiction - 352 pages

Dreams of Steel is Book 5 in Glen Cook's fantasy masterpiece, The Chronicles of the Black Company. Croaker has fallen and, following the Company's disastrous defeat at Dejagore, Lady is one of the few survivors—determined to avenge the Company and herself against the Shadowmasters, no matter what the cost. But in assembling a new fighting force from the dregs and rabble of Taglios, she finds herself offered help by a mysterious, ancient cult of murder—competent, reliable, and apparently committed to her goals. Meanwhile, far away, Shadowmasters conspire against one another and the world, weaving dark spells that reach into the heart of Taglios. And in a hidden grove, a familiar figure slowly awakens to find himself the captive of an animated, headless corpse. Mercilessly cutting through Taglian intrigues, Lady appears to be growing stronger every day. All that disturbs her are the dreams which afflict her by night—dreams of carnage, of destruction, of universal death, unceasing...

What people are saying

Review: Dreams of Steel (The Chronicles of the Black Company #6)

User Review  - Simon James - Goodreads

Really enjoyed this book. A different pov made it a lot more interesting. As usual the book has plenty of action and nasty characters :). I was wondering if I would stop the series after this book but it has propelled me forward into the next book. Great series

Review: Dreams of Steel (The Chronicles of the Black Company #6)

User Review  - Bree - Goodreads

Still love this series, this one just didn't have as much action and intrigue as the others.

Contents

• I: 1
• II: 2
• III: 7
• IV: 11
• V: 13
• VI: 17
• VII: 19
• VIII: 27
• IX: 36
• X: 43
• XI: 52
• XII: 60
• XIII: 65
• XIV: 68
• XV: 75
• XVI: 78
• XVII: 84
• XVIII: 91
• XIX: 100
• XX: 108
• XXI: 113
• XXII: 117
• XXIII: 118
• XXIV: 124
• XXV: 128
• XXVI: 135
• XXVII: 142
• XXVIII: 145
• XXIX: 149
• XXX: 157
• XXXI: 161
• XXXII: 165
• XXXIII: 169
• XXXIV: 175
• XXXV: 180
• XXXVI: 186
• XXXVII: 189
• XXXVIII: 207
• XXXIX: 210
• XL: 213
• XLI: 221
• XLII: 224
• XLIII: 229
• XLIV: 232
• XLV: 236
• XLVI: 241
• XLVII: 245
• XLVIII: 248
• XLIX: 250
• L: 253
• LI: 256
• LII: 261
• LIII: 264
• LIV: 271
• LV: 278
• LVI: 280
• LVII: 285
• LVIII: 289
• LIX: 292
• LX: 296
• LXI: 299
• LXII: 302
• LXIII: 308
• LXIV: 313
• LXV: 315
• LXVI: 321
• LXVII: 325
• LXVIII: 329
• LXIX: 331
• LXX: 335
• LXXI: 337
• LXXII: 341
• LXXIII: 343
• LXXIV: 345

About the author

Born in 1944, Glen Cook grew up in northern California, served in the U.S. Navy, attended the University of Missouri, and was one of the earliest graduates of the well-known "Clarion" workshop SF writers. Since 1971 he has published a large number of SF and fantasy novels, including the "Dread Empire" series, the occult-detective "Garrett" novels, and the very popular "Black Company" sequence that began with the publication of The Black Company in 1984. Among his SF novels is A Passage at Arms.

After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dreams of Steel; Volume 6 of Black company; Volume 5 of Chronicles of The Black Company, Glen Cook
• Author: Glen Cook
• Edition: reissue, revised
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1990
• ISBN: 0812502108, 9780812502107
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy; Fiction / Fantasy / Epic