The Banned and the Banished vs The Black Company
Two high fantasy series side by side, straight from the catalog data: The Black Company is the longer series (26 books vs 5 books); The Banned and the Banished is the more recent one, starting in 1998. There's no wrong answer — pick the shape that fits your reading appetite, and Shelfmark will keep your place in either (no account needed).
| Statistic | The Banned and the Banished | The Black Company |
|---|---|---|
| Author | James Rollins | Glen Cook |
| Books | 5 | 26 |
| Published | 1998–2002 | 1984–2025 |
| Books per year | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Start with | Wit'ch Fire (1998) | The Black Company (1984) |
| Reading order | Full The Banned and the Banished order → | Full The Black Company order → |
Numbers come from the Shelfmark catalog (Wikidata + Open Library). "Books per year" is catalogued books divided by the publication span — a rough cadence, not a quality score.