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The original fantasy detective returns after a decade-long wait, for his last farewell adventure.
Much like Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Curtain, this is an older, more sober Garrett. He is married now (albeit to a sorceress) and has almost become 'respectable.' He is leading a comfortable life as the confidential operator of the Crown Prince himself.But things turn inside out as soon as he starts keeping a round-the-clock eye, for the Prince, on the woman registered under the name of Morose Spirit. He should have known. The money was too good, the job too simple, and nothing is as it appears.
Then someone starts taking Garrett apart — memory, body, luck — one curse at a time.
Last Metal Romance is a complete case, readable cold as a befitting introduction to one of the most popular characters ever created in the genre. It is also a bittersweet homecoming for everyone who has been waiting since Wicked Bronze Ambition … a fitting farewell to one of the most iconic and beloved characters in detective fantasy.
For readers of The Dresden Files and The Tainted Cup: this is the series that taught the genre to talk out of the side of its mouth.
Glen Cook has become a legend with fans of Military Fantasy, Grimdark and Hardboiled Fantasy. Black Chambers. His Black Company is cited as the series that effectively founded military fantasy, and the Garrett PI series invented the paranormal hardboiled mystery genre. The popularity of these series is exemplified by their longevity. The Back Company books comprise twelve complete novels spanning the period, 1984 to 2025. The first Garrett PI book, Sweet Silver Blues was published in 1987. Last Metal Romance is the eighteenth book in the series, and the last adventure of this iconic detective.