She Is the Darkness

In "She Is the Darkness," the second installment of Glen Cook's acclaimed "Glittering Stone" series, the legendary Black Company finds itself caught in the unforgiving embrace of the Taglian government, a partnership fraught with mistrust. Narrated by the ever-observant Murgen, Annalist and Standard Bearer, whose burgeoning powers of spatio-temporal travel grant him a unique, unsettling perspective, the Company is led by the cunning Croaker and the enigmatic Lady. Their mission plunges them into the heart of a vast, ancient stronghold on the plain of glittering stone, a place where the very land seems alive with a primal, dangerous breath. Arrayed against them is a loose, yet terrifying, alliance of sorcerers: the malevolent Soulcatcher, the unhinged Howler, and a four-year-old child whose latent power could eclipse them all. As ancient secrets stir and the plain itself rebels, the Black Company must navigate treacherous political currents and arcane warfare, questioning loyalties and facing down forces that defy understanding. Death, eternity, and stone are intertwined, and the Company stands at the precipice of a burgeoning war that threatens to consume all.