Croaker loses sight of the needs of his men, however. As the Lady tends to her bureaucracy, Croaker is elevated to both Imperial legate and general during their two-week stay.

Hiding her lost powers, the Lady accompanies the Company to her Imperial headquarters, the formidable Tower at Charm.

Its new Captain, Croaker has refused to accept defeat, and decides to march south in search of the Company's fabled origins, a place known only as Khatovar. And, the Black Company has been reduced to merely six men. The Lady herself has lost her immense powers, making her completely vulnerable and unable to wield magic. With the Dominator finally defeated at the Battle of the Barrowland, the Lady's Empire is now apparently safe. 4.2.11 Russian novel pair (2008 AST Dragon Age 2).4.2.10 Russian novel pair (2008 AST Golden Fantasy).4.2.3 Russian novel pair (2000 AST Golden Fantasy).4.2.2 Russian (1997 AST Dragon Age Chronicles).

4 Global publication and translation history.1.6 In service to the Prince of Taglios.1.5 In service to the merchants of Gea-Xle.1.3 Across the sea: the southward odyssey begins.(An unexplained and terrifying vision of a giant bird-like shadow spotted by Murgen and the wizards Goblin and One-Eye in chapter 12 turns out to be the Limper's fire-eater.) The unseen evil which psychologically distresses the Company shortly before and immediately after their departure from the Temple of Travellers' Repose is in fact the Limper, whose insane pursuit of them is exposed in The Silver Spike. The earlier chapters of Shadow Games take place concurrently with the events of The Silver Spike. It chronicles the permanent departure of Croaker and Lady from the northern empire the Company's southward trek retracing its own steps backward through its long history the surprising return of 4 of the Ten Who Were Taken and, the Company's bloody entry into the Shadowmaster wars.ĭespite Shadow Games' explicit numbering as 'Fourth Chronicle', it is typically recommended that this novel and its direct sequel Dreams of Steel be read after the unnumbered novel The Silver Spike. Shadow Games by Glen Cook is the 'Fourth Chronicle' of the Black Company series and the 'First Book of the South'.

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