# The Black Company by Glen Cook

4 Hacker News commenters recommended The Black Company by Glen Cook and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fantasy readers recommend it strongly, and one re-reads the original Chronicles of the Black Company books.

## Why people recommend it

- Strongly recommended for fantasy fans (1 comments): "Great books! Strongly recommend for anyone into fantasy stuff." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46308568))
- Re-read by a fan (1 comments): "I re-read the original 10 (+1) books of Chronicles of the Black Company" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46399314))
- Named among favourite books (1 comments): "some of my favourite books" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46308550))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings.md): 66 recommend
- [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit.md): 49 recommend
- [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl.md): 48 recommend
- [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality.md): 19 recommend
- [Piranesi by Susanna Clarke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/piranesi.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250781205?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781250781208) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Black Company by Glen Cook", https://hackerapproved.com/p/black-company/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).