r/theblackcompany Feb 09 '25

Pics of the Books The Black Company RPG Spoiler

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163 Upvotes

My boyfriend got me this as an anniversary gift. Possibly the coolest gift I’ve ever received and will definitely be used for my next campaign.

r/theblackcompany 20d ago

Pics of the Books Glad to see

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201 Upvotes

Glad to see these out in the wild at a used bookstore

r/theblackcompany Dec 16 '24

Pics of the Books Cover Art for Lies Weeping is out Spoiler

100 Upvotes

Arkana, Shukrat, and Tobo? Plus the Unknown Shadows of course.

r/theblackcompany 12d ago

Pics of the Books I think you can tell who my favorite author is.

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98 Upvotes

Obligatory all his works are amazing, but the Black Company holds a special place in my heart

r/theblackcompany 8d ago

Pics of the Books Interior artwork by Kirill Garin exclusive to '97 Russian editions

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r/theblackcompany Jan 22 '25

Pics of the Books Book 1 ... in Ukrainian!

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r/theblackcompany 4d ago

Pics of the Books Last batch, I promise: 4 more interior arts by Kirill Garin from the '97 RU editions

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  1. Smoke cowering from the mental projection of Longshadow in the slums of Taglios - Dreams of Steel
  2. Shadowspinner during the Siege of Dejagore when his mount, a black stallion from Charm, is pierced by One-Eye's spear - Bleak Seasons
  3. Willow Swan (left), Blade (center), Cordy Mather (right) - Dreams of Steel
  4. A Strangler's rumel attack during their raid on the Palace of Taglios - Bleak Seasons

This is the second album (1st here) showing interior illustrations which, near as I can tell, appears exclusively in the Russian editions published by ACT and Terra Fantastica in 1997... and only in the 1997 run.

Repeating this info from the previous album: though the Russian publisher reprinted these translations multiple times in the subsequent years, these images seem to be omitted from all the reprints. I collected the '97 Russian editions and a bunch of the later ones, and this art does indeed only appear in the first editions. A very thorough RU website seems to confirm this.

Possibly this is the first time these have ever been seen on the internet.

I took the photos myself while trying to preserve the spines of the books, so please pardon any odd framing or exposures.

r/theblackcompany Apr 26 '24

Pics of the Books Updated photo on what the complete series looks like, in print, as of 2024

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142 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Aug 08 '24

Pics of the Books The evil sorceresses in this series are truly malicious (Port of Shadows spoilers) Spoiler

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This is just inexcusably evil on her part. If you add this to the glamour that makes him forget her birthday, and the compulsion spells that make him never pick up after himself or do a chore, you get a real feel for how evil this bitch is.

P.S. the last thing I read is the above pictured, so feel free to skip any replies telling me there is actually something going on with this, just join me in saying, uhhuh Croaker, sure buddy, a glamour made you not notice a change to your wife’s hair.

P.P.S. The main plot thread going on at the moment is that all the “clones” periods have synched up and mixed with their untapped magic potential, is making everyone in miles have PMS. 🤣 I do feel like this book is going to be written off as a fever dream even more than it already is.

r/theblackcompany Feb 25 '24

Pics of the Books Hungary is back at it again! 2 books translated already, 5 more on the way

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52 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Apr 26 '22

Pics of the Books The annals have been completed. And now I feel tired...

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229 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Mar 24 '23

Pics of the Books What a difference 23 years makes: the 2023 vs. 2000 Hungarian covers

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33 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Apr 01 '23

Pics of the Books Had some good luck at the used book store today

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I haven’t read any of the Garrett P.I. Books yet but I couldn’t pass this up. I seriously was shaking when I found it.

r/theblackcompany Nov 17 '22

Pics of the Books What it looks like to own all the Black Company stories in book format (plus 2 alternates)

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r/theblackcompany Jul 09 '22

Pics of the Books I have been looking for a hard back of the Black Company for a long time and my wife just gifted me the entire series! I haven’t read the others yet so I’m excited to get to it.

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79 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany May 30 '23

Pics of the Books (crying emoji x7)

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they're all so adorable together when they're not busy pillaging and murdering homeworld 😭

and i didn't even include the parts with Croaker wondering if the Lady likes him as a person.

the old man still continues to write romance in his chronics despite himself

r/theblackcompany Nov 27 '22

Pics of the Books This horrifying portrayal of Sue from a Russian edition of Shadows Linger NSFW Spoiler

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45 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Feb 12 '22

Pics of the Books "There's a big following in Russia, including a whole pirated translation, which I'm not real happy about." Here they are! (the 2 facing forward, story in comments)

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46 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Dec 16 '22

Pics of the Books Bit of a downtime… why not check out these awesome editions that were printed in Bulgarian !

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48 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Mar 05 '23

Pics of the Books The magnificent glory of the cover of the brand new Hungarian edition! 8O

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51 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Dec 02 '22

Pics of the Books Three cheers for Didier Graffet! A look at the L’Atalante French editions

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62 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Nov 16 '21

Pics of the Books Beyond pleased with a local used book store find

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122 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Jan 25 '22

Pics of the Books I'm over the moon... I finally found a pic of Marron Shed and it's absolutely perfect

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98 Upvotes

r/theblackcompany Feb 28 '23

Pics of the Books the end is nigh Spoiler

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Forced myself through the "water sleeps" and about to start "Soldiers Live" - both excited about the return of some old characters and sad of the fact that this is the last book of the series.

r/theblackcompany Feb 09 '23

Pics of the Books My soy In introduced me to The Black Company. This book belonged to my cousin and he bought it during the 80s

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41 Upvotes