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Glen Cook Books in Order

Find every Glen Cook book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 64 books / 11 series

American author Glen Cook is best known for his dark fantasy series, The Black Company, and his science fiction Garrett, P.I. novels. His gritty, ground-level storytelling has earned him a devoted following and lasting influence on the genre. This page provides the Glen Cook books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Glen Cook Books in Chronological Order

1972 The Heirs of Babylon POoSN / 1 Buy
1979 A Shadow of All Night Falling POoDEB / 1 Buy
1980 Introducing Garrett, P.I. POoGPB / 1 Buy
1980 October's Baby POoDEB / 2 Buy
1980 All Darkness Met POoDEB / 3 Buy
1982 Shadowline POoSB / 1 Buy
1982 The Swordbearer POoSN / 2 Buy
1982 Starfishers POoSB / 2 Buy
1982 Stars' End POoSB / 3 Buy
1984 The Black Company POoTBCB / 1 Buy
1984 Shadows Linger POoTBCB / 2 Buy
1984 The Fire in His Hands POoDEB / 4 Buy
1985 Doomstalker POoDB / 1 Buy
1985 Warlock POoDB / 2 Buy
1985 The White Rose POoTBCB / 3 Buy
1985 A Matter of Time POoSN / 3 Buy
1985 Passage at Arms POoSB / 4 Buy
1985 With Mercy Toward None POoDEB / 5 Buy
1986 Chronicles of the Black Company POoTCotBCB / 1 Buy
1986 Ceremony POoDB / 3 Buy
1987 Sweet Silver Blues POoGPB / 2 Buy
1987 Reap the East Wind POoDEB / 6 Buy
1988 Bitter Gold Hearts POoGPB / 3 Buy
1988 Cold Copper Tears POoGPB / 4 Buy
1988 The Dragon Never Sleeps POoSN / 4 Buy
1988 An Ill Fate Marshalling POoDEB / 7 Buy
1989 The Silver Spike POoTBCB / 4 Buy
1989 The Tower of Fear POoSN / 5 Buy
1989 Shadow Games POoTBCB / 5 Buy
1989 Old Tin Sorrows POoGPB / 5 Buy
1990 Dreams of Steel POoTBCB / 6 Buy
1990 Dread Brass Shadows POoGPB / 6 Buy
1991 Red Iron Nights POoGPB / 7 Buy
1992 Sung In Blood POoSN / 6 Buy
1994 Deadly Quicksilver Lies POoGPB / 8 Buy
1995 Petty Pewter Gods POoGPB / 9 Buy
1996 Bleak Seasons POoTBCB / 7 Buy
1997 The Return of the Black Company POoTCotBCB / 2 Buy
1997 She is the Darkness POoTBCB / 8 Buy
1999 Water Sleeps POoTBCB / 9 Buy
1999 Faded Steel Heat POoGPB / 10 Buy
2000 Soldiers Live POoTBCB / 10 Buy
2002 The Black Company Goes South POoTCotBCB / 3 Buy
2002 Angry Lead Skies POoGPB / 11 Buy
2005 The Tyranny of the Night POoIotNB / 1 Buy
2005 Whispering Nickel Idols POoGPB / 12 Buy
2007 Lord of the Silent Kingdom POoIotNB / 2 Buy
2008 Cruel Zinc Melodies POoGPB / 13 Buy
2009 Surrender to the Will of the Night POoIotNB / 3 Buy
2009 The Many Deaths of the Black Company POoTCotBCB / 4 Buy
2010 Gilded Latten Bones POoGPB / 14 Buy
2012 Winter's Dreams POoSSC / 1 Buy
2012 A Path to Coldness of Heart POoDEB / 8 Buy
2013 Wicked Bronze Ambition POoGPB / 15 Buy
2014 Working God's Mischief POoIotNB / 4 Buy
2018 Port of Shadows POoTCotBCB / 5 Buy
2018 Wrath of Kings POoDEB / 9 Buy
2019 The Best of Glen Cook POoSSC / 2 Buy
2020 When Valor Must Hold(By: Quincy J. Allen,Jon R. Osborne) POoLVB / 1 Buy
2021 Songs of Valor(By: Quincy J. Allen) POoLVB / 2 Buy
2022 Keen Edge of Valor(By: Sam Witt,Jon R. Osborne) POoLVB / 3 Buy
2023 Bonds of Valor(With: Todd J. McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye,Daniel M. Hoyt,Aaron Rosenberg,Rob Howell,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Benjamin Tyler Smith,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Fiona Grey,Sarah Hoyt,B.A. Ironwood,Justin Doyle) POoLVB / 4 Buy
2024 Paladins of Valor(With: Howard Jones,Rob Howell,Christopher G. Nuttall,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Chris Hepler,Edie Skye,Sarah Hoyt,Daniel Hoyt) POoLVB / 5 Buy
2025 Lies Weeping POoPRB / 1 Buy

Glen Cook Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 When Valor Must Hold(By: Quincy J. Allen,Jon R. Osborne) 2020 Buy
02 Songs of Valor(By: Quincy J. Allen) 2021 Buy
03 Keen Edge of Valor(By: Sam Witt,Jon R. Osborne) 2022 Buy
04 Bonds of Valor(With: Todd J. McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye,Daniel M. Hoyt,Aaron Rosenberg,Rob Howell,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Benjamin Tyler Smith,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Fiona Grey,Sarah Hoyt,B.A. Ironwood,Justin Doyle) 2023 Buy
05 Paladins of Valor(With: Howard Jones,Rob Howell,Christopher G. Nuttall,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Chris Hepler,Edie Skye,Sarah Hoyt,Daniel Hoyt) 2024 Buy
01 Shadowline 1982 Buy
02 Starfishers 1982 Buy
03 Stars' End 1982 Buy
04 Passage at Arms 1985 Buy
01 Introducing Garrett, P.I. 1980 Buy
02 Sweet Silver Blues 1987 Buy
03 Bitter Gold Hearts 1988 Buy
04 Cold Copper Tears 1988 Buy
05 Old Tin Sorrows 1989 Buy
06 Dread Brass Shadows 1990 Buy
07 Red Iron Nights 1991 Buy
08 Deadly Quicksilver Lies 1994 Buy
09 Petty Pewter Gods 1995 Buy
10 Faded Steel Heat 1999 Buy
11 Angry Lead Skies 2002 Buy
12 Whispering Nickel Idols 2005 Buy
13 Cruel Zinc Melodies 2008 Buy
14 Gilded Latten Bones 2010 Buy
15 Wicked Bronze Ambition 2013 Buy
01 Chronicles of the Black Company 1986 Buy
02 The Return of the Black Company 1997 Buy
03 The Black Company Goes South 2002 Buy
04 The Many Deaths of the Black Company 2009 Buy
05 Port of Shadows 2018 Buy
01 Lies Weeping 2025 Buy
01 The Black Company 1984 Buy
02 Shadows Linger 1984 Buy
03 The White Rose 1985 Buy
04 The Silver Spike 1989 Buy
05 Shadow Games 1989 Buy
06 Dreams of Steel 1990 Buy
07 Bleak Seasons 1996 Buy
08 She is the Darkness 1997 Buy
09 Water Sleeps 1999 Buy
10 Soldiers Live 2000 Buy
01 A Shadow of All Night Falling 1979 Buy
02 October's Baby 1980 Buy
03 All Darkness Met 1980 Buy
04 The Fire in His Hands 1984 Buy
05 With Mercy Toward None 1985 Buy
06 Reap the East Wind 1987 Buy
07 An Ill Fate Marshalling 1988 Buy
08 A Path to Coldness of Heart 2012 Buy
09 Wrath of Kings 2018 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1972-1992
01 The Heirs of Babylon 1972 Buy
02 The Swordbearer 1982 Buy
03 A Matter of Time 1985 Buy
04 The Dragon Never Sleeps 1988 Buy
05 The Tower of Fear 1989 Buy
06 Sung In Blood 1992 Buy
01 The Tyranny of the Night 2005 Buy
02 Lord of the Silent Kingdom 2007 Buy
03 Surrender to the Will of the Night 2009 Buy
04 Working God's Mischief 2014 Buy
01 Winter's Dreams 2012 Buy
02 The Best of Glen Cook 2019 Buy
Darkwar Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1985-1986
01 Doomstalker 1985 Buy
02 Warlock 1985 Buy
03 Ceremony 1986 Buy

Where to start with Glen Cook

What is the best order to read Glen Cook books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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