From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes the fifth book in the Chronicles of The Black Company—an epic military fantasy series, with millions of copies in print.



Croaker has fallen and, following the Company's disastrous defeat at Dejagore, Lady is one of the few survivors—determined to avenge the Company and herself against the Shadowmasters, no matter what the cost.

But in assembling a new fighting force from the dregs and rabble of Taglios, she finds herself offered help by a mysterious, ancient cult of murder—competent, reliable, and apparently committed to her goals.

Meanwhile, far away, Shadowmasters conspire against one another and the world, weaving dark spells that reach into the heart of Taglios. And in a hidden grove, a familiar figure slowly awakens to find himself the captive of an animated, headless corpse.

Mercilessly cutting through Taglian intrigues, Lady appears to be growing stronger every day. All that disturbs her are the dreams which afflict her by night—dreams of carnage, of destruction, of universal death, unceasing...

“With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy.”—New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson

Chronicles of The Black Company

The Black Company (The First Chronicle)

Shadows Linger (The Second Chronicle)

The White Rose (The Third Chronicle)

The Silver Spike

Shadow Games (The First Book of the South)

Dreams of Steel (The Second Book of the South)

Bleak Seasons (Book One of Glittering Stone)

She Is the Darkness (Book Two of Glittering Stone)

Water Sleeps (Book Three of Glittering Stone)

Soldiers Live (Book Four of Glittering Stone)

Port of Shadows

Lies Weeping (Book One of A Pitiless Rain)

Omnibus editions:

Chronicles of the Black Company

(comprising The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose)

The Books of the South

(comprising Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and The Silver Spike)

Return of the Black Company

(comprising Bleak Seasons and She Is the Darkness)

The Many Deaths of the Black Company

(comprising Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live)

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Praise for this book“Sheer page-turning fun--indeed, sometimes I turned the pages so quickly in the heat of adventure that I had to turn back again to see what actually happened!” —Robin McKinley, author of The Hero and the Crown


About the Author

Born in 1944, 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" workshop SF writers. Since 1971 he has published a large number of SF and fantasy novels, including the "Dread Empire" series, the occult-detective "Garrett" novels, and the very popular "Black Company" sequence that began with the publication of The Black Company in 1984. Among his SF novels is A Passage at Arms.

After working many years for General Motors, Cook now writes full-time. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Carol.


Title: Dreams of Steel
Author(s): Glen Cook
Series: Chronicles of The Black Company
Volume: 6
ISBN: 9781466831124
Copyright 1990
Release Date: April 15, 1990
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: mobi,ePub | Learn More about our supported formats
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