/lit/ - Literature

>>22221825
>is Black Company any good?
Yes. Read the first book at least. It gives a semi-open ending so you can finish there if you don't like it. TBC's grimdark reputation is greatly exaggerated compared to what else is out there now.

>>22160171
Good shit. First book ends on an open note, but you can treat it just fine as standalone if you don't want to commit for the long haul.

>>21912589
What do you mean OR?

>>21639455
The Black Company's edginess is greatly exaggerated by reputation alone. There are far, FAR edgier fantasy books out there now.

>>21313467
First book has an open ending and you can stop there if you want to. Books of the North + Silver Spike are definitely worth reading, though. Books of the South change the setting and tone.

>>21241657
I was gone for a while, has the group changed how it handles currently reading books? There's four up now.

>>19674565
You can stop after Books of the North + Silver Spike because they essentially complete the story. Tone changes in the following books because Company is now put in power and go more into discovering their own history.

>>18689653
First book is an easy recommendation. After that it depends on whether you like Cook's writing style. Then you reconsider whether you're done with the story after the first trilogy + Silver Spike is done. You should keep in mind the Black Company is nowhere NEAR grimdark or edgy as reputations may lead you to believe, though.

>>17289280
Probably because the first book works perfectly fine as a standalone novel with an open ending. Which is exactly how Cooke intended and then made more after people liked it.