“LetmetellyouwhoIam,onthechancethatthesescribblingsdosurvive...“IamMurgen,StandardbeareroftheBlackCompany,thoughIbeartheshameofhavinglostthatstandardinbattle.IamkeepingtheseAnnalsbecauseCroakerisdead,One-Eyewon’t,andhardlyanyoneelsecanreadorwrite.IwillbeyourguideforhoweverlongittakestheShadowlanderstoforceourpresentpredicamenttoitsinevitableend...“TheManyDeathsoftheBlackCompanycomprisesthenovelsWaterSleepsandSoldiersLive--thefourthandfinalomnibusvolumeofGlenCook’sChroniclesoftheBlackCompany,oneofthegreatestfantasyepicsofourage.
