Annals ofthe Black Company Author:Glen Cook They were the last of the great warrior brotherhoods. Mandy of them were cruel - men who found as mercenaries, an outlet for their dark natures: some were men of honor who maintained high standards of professionalism, no matter how foul the deeds they performed: all of them were hard, for warfare hardens men... if they are to survive. — Bound tog... more »ether by history and tradition, the men of the Black Company were fiercely loyal to one another. But momentous events were about to occur, and the Company would be swept along. Not even its wizards foresaw the changes, though in truth there had been portents enough« less