The Black Company

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military fiction
gptkbp:adaptation video game
board game
graphic novel
role-playing game
audio book
gptkbp:character Croaker
gptkbp:characterDevelopment moral ambiguity
anti-heroes
complex characters
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Glen_Cook
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced other fantasy works
gptkbp:fanBase dedicated
active online community
gptkbp:firstAppearance The_Black_Company_(1984)
gptkbp:genre fantasy
gptkbp:hasPublications 1984
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Company
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:J.R.R._Tolkien
gptkb:Michael_Moorcock
gptkb:Robert_E._Howard
fantasy tropes
dark fantasy
historical mercenaries
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Dungeons_&_Dragons
military history
gptkbp:inspiration mercenary companies
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:merchandise fan art
collectible items
fan fiction
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
gptkbp:notableFeature Lady
The Taken
The_Black_Company_itself
gptkbp:pageCount 10
gptkbp:publicationDate 2000
gptkbp:publications novel series
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Tor_Books
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:The_Chronicles_of_the_Deryni
gptkb:The_Dread_Empire's_Fall
The Instrumentality of Mankind
gptkbp:series The_Black_Company_series
gptkbp:setting gptkb:The_Annals_of_the_Black_Company
gptkbp:theme war
loyalty
morality
survival