Book One of A Pitiless Rain, a Chronicle of the Black Company
Tor Books
October 2026
On Sale: October 6, 2026
400 pages ISBN: 1250398010 EAN: 9781250398017 Kindle: B0DQJ6KQNS Trade Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark himself, Lies Weeping is the first book in a brand new arc of his groundbreaking Chronicles of the Black Company—an epic fantasy series that has enlisted millions of readers and inspired generations of writers.
In the novels of A Pitless Rain, long forgotten secrets are revealed in a web of truths and lies that have altered the course of the Black Company, from its very founding through the present day.
The Black Company has retreated across the plain of glittering stone, toward a shadow gate that would let them trade the dangers of the plain for the questionable safety of the Company’s one‑time haven in Hsien, a region in the world called the Land of Unknown Shadows.
In Hsien, the company returns to their former base, An Abode of Ravens, where the Lady ages backwards in a return to force, shaking off the thrall, one breath at a time. Meanwhile, Croaker, ascended to godlike status as the Steadfast Guardian, has been left behind in the Nameless Fortress.
In their adopted father’s stead, Arkana and Shukrat have taken up the role of annalist for the Black Company. At first, life in Hsien appears quiet, even boring, but it is quickly apparent that strange goings on are more than what they seem, and it's up to them to discover the truth hidden in the shadows of this strange land.
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