
Water Sleeps
Glen Cook(Author)
Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book (Publisher)
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-0359-2993-1 (ISBN)
Description
From international bestseller Glen Cook comes the ninth book in the chronicles of the Black Company - the series that forever changed the face of fantasy.
The world believes the Black Company is dead - and that's exactly how Sleepy wants it. As the Company's watchful Annalist and master strategist, she has fooled an entire empire into thinking the brotherhood is gone, even as she leads them in secret beneath Soulcatcher's very nose.
From the slums of Taglios to the edge of the glittering plain, Sleepy and the rest of the survivors wage a silent war of bold abductions, treacherous bargains, and dangerous journeys, all for one purpose: to reunite with their captured leaders who remain magically entombed underground.
The world believes the Black Company is dead - and that's exactly how Sleepy wants it. As the Company's watchful Annalist and master strategist, she has fooled an entire empire into thinking the brotherhood is gone, even as she leads them in secret beneath Soulcatcher's very nose.
From the slums of Taglios to the edge of the glittering plain, Sleepy and the rest of the survivors wage a silent war of bold abductions, treacherous bargains, and dangerous journeys, all for one purpose: to reunite with their captured leaders who remain magically entombed underground.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0359-2993-1 (9781035929931)
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Person
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 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop. Since 1971 he has published a large number of Science Fiction and fantasy novels, including the occult-detective 'Garrett' novels, and the very popular 'Black Company' sequence that began with the publication of The Black Company in 1984. After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.