Well, maybe not the end of the world. And I'm sorry that I'm the one posting this. I recently went looking for Torrents, seeking anything from Glan Cook. I ended up with ecopies of many books I already own (all the BC, and the Garret, some of the Dread Empire in paperback, more of the Dread Empire in re-issued Hard Covered, and the Instrumentalities of the Night, Tower of Fear, Sword Bearer, and others). While going though the download, I stumbled across a short story. Call it 46 pages in adobe reader. The name of this story? Soldier Of An Empire Unacquainted With Defeat I expect to soon own it in hard cover (as soon as the collection ships), but here is the Foreword: ---- SOLDIER OF AN EMPIRE UNACQUAINTED WITH DEFEAT by Glen Cook The empire of the title is Shinsan-The Dread Empire. The soldier is Tain, disillusioned with his past life and seeking peace and a new identity. But the difficulties of leaving one's past behind are insurmountable and Tain must finally accept what he is-a soldier of an empire unacquainted with defeat. For those of you who have read and enjoyed Cook's wonderful Dread Empire books, and for those of you who haven't yet, here is another piece of that world. ---- I haven't read the story yet (and probably won't until the book ships so I can read it in context; there are few things worse than a story read out of order which gives you spoilers for what is to come), but this is a short story that has already been published somewhere and not a new Dread Empire novel. Searching for it, I discovered it had been published in: 1980. The Berkley Showcase Volume 2 (1980, Victoria Schochet, John W. Silbersack Berkley, ISBN-10: 0425045536, $2.25, 200 pages, Paperback, Anthology) Another website listed in a collection of Glen Cook short stories: Short Stories - "The Nights of Deadful Silence" (1973) - "Ghost Stalk" (1978) - "Castle of Tears" (1979) - "Call for the Dead" (1980) - "Filed Teeth" (1981) - "Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted With Defeat" (1982) - "Severed Heads" (1984) Again, sorry for the sad news, but it isn't the name of a new Dread Empire story. Richard (who is resisting the temptation to read it NOW before he gets his dirty little hands on the collection that might be out soon - or in December - and wondering if he can wait that long.)