Lies Weeping
core novel 2025 The Chronicles of the Black Company
Record
| First published | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.97 (642 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 384 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250397997 |
Synopsis
Lies Weeping opens the Pitiless Rain arc back in Hsien, a place the Black Company once called home, at a moment the mercenaries find themselves at a comparatively quiet crossroads. Two orphaned cousins, Arkana and Shukrat Voroshk, take up the role of the Company's new Annalists, recording events through alternating, informal journal entries rather than a single unified narrative. Adopted by Croaker, who is himself described as a mortal man on an ascent toward godlike status, the cousins keep their own murky origins largely hidden even from their friends Dikken and Tobo, and from the enigmatic figure simply called the Lady. Much of the book is given over to character and setting rather than immediate action, as the cousins' playful, diary-like chronicle gradually hints at deeper secrets surrounding their birth and the Company's uncertain future in this new story arc.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of the Black Company
- Series: A Pitiless Rain core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Glen Cook
Notes
- Opens the A Pitiless Rain arc (next-generation saga); Tor, Oct 2025. They Cry (book 2) slated Nov 2026, registered upon publication.
- From the series record (A Pitiless Rain): Multi-volume arc ('The Orphan's Tale'); They Cry due Nov 2026; two further volumes reported in manuscript.
Sources
← The Chronicles of the Black Company dossier · All universes
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