Bed Iron Nights

by Glen Cook

Book Overview

Blood soaked blades had been taking their toll among the luscious lovelies in Garrett's home city of TunFaire. And though Garrett could be as civic-minded as the next guy - unless the next guy was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451451082
• ISBN13: 9780451451088
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Roc
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Red Iron Nights review

This 6th volume of Garrett's novels is as interesting as the previous ones although less lively. The plot is kind of original and entirely different from the others. However, there are not as many fightings as on the 5th one making it less fun. Still a great book though, only for Cook's skill.

Cook is an excellent author!

Glen Cook has been a favorite of mine for years. I was saddened by his passing but thankful for what he contributed. This particular book continues to showcase the haphazard life of the eyebrow raising Garrett, P.I. Not quite as dark as the Black Company series, but still realistic and amusing. Oh, and thanks to Martin for introducing me to Cook. Hope you still like Australia!

Very Good 6th in Cook's Garrett Series

This is the 6th in Cook's Garrett series ("Sweet Silver Blues," "Bitter Gold Hearts," "Cold Copper Tears," "Old Tin Sorrows," "Dread Brass Shadows," "Red Iron Nights," "Deadly Quicksilver Lies," "Petty Pewter Gods," "Faded Steel Heat," "Angry Lead Skies," and "Whispering Nickel Idols"). It's a good book, but the pacing could use some work. Also, Cook introduces several minor plot elements and does very little with them until the end. One of them, having to do with Morley, he doesn't do anything with (like explain it) at all. Regarding recurring motifs in the series, in this book, Cook introduces Chodo's daughter and the Parrot. His introduction of the Parrot is disappointing considering its prevalance in later books (if you don't know to watch for it, you'd miss it entirely). But, still, overall, a very good book. I rate it at 4 stars out of 5. BTW: At the time of this review, this book is long out of print. It's tough to find anywhere. As an alternative, look around for the SFBC's "Garrett, P.I.." This book is part of that collection.

Excellent read

GOOD book for a rainy day. Has some plot twists that can only occur in a world with magic. Excellent characters. Glen Cook is my number one favorite author.

Another great Garrett story!

The whole Garrett series is fantastic and this is just another great example. A spectacular mix of Chandler-esque P.I. work and surrealistic fantasy.