The Silver Spike
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Silver Spike” is a dark, affecting spin-off from “The Black Company”. Glen Cook tracks two ex-members of the Company and the one-time White Rose after they part ways with it, blending epic and dark fantasy. Some readers count it among the saddest books in the cycle and note that it leaves questions unanswered.
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About the book
The Silver Spike is a spin-off novel from Glen Cook's The Black Company. The story combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it follows two former members of The Black Company and the formerly renowned "White Rose" down their own path after parting ways with the company following the events at the conclusion of The White Rose.
Reading order · The Black Company
Full order & progress →- The Black CompanyStart here
–Not ranked yet - Shadows Linger
8.18.1 / 10 - Cranky BitchCranky Bitch–Not ranked yet
- Leta of the Thousand SorrowsLeta of the Thousand Sorrows–Not ranked yet
- Wet Dream Fish StoryWet Dream Fish Story–Not ranked yet
- Those Who Went BeforeThose Who Went Before–Not ranked yet
- Shaggy Dog BridgeShaggy Dog Bridge–Not ranked yet
- Bone EatersBone Eaters–Not ranked yet
- Chasing MidnightChasing Midnight–Not ranked yet
- The White Rose
8.18.1 / 10 - The Silver SpikeThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Shadow Games
7.97.9 / 10 - Dreams of Steel
8.08.0 / 10 - Bleak Seasons
7.87.8 / 10 - She Is the Darkness
7.97.9 / 10 - Water Sleeps
8.08.0 / 10 - Soldiers Live
8.08.0 / 10 - Port of Shadows
–Not ranked yet - Lies Weeping
–Not ranked yet - They CryThey Cry–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 88 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 11 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 77 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Silver Spike?
It has 320 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
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