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Jan Patrik Krasny is an artist whose artwork appeared on the covers of three Czech and three Spanish translations of the Black Company series. He seems to have the unique distinction of being the only artist who has created both original art (for the Czech editions) and licensed unrelated art (for the Spanish editions) for covers in the series.

Czech editions[]

Krasny's art for the Czech editions of The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose were original works commissioned in the year 2000 by the publisher, Brokilon, specifically for the Black Company. His website indicates each is acrylic on paper.

The Black Company[]

Czech The Black Company front
  • Title: Černá legie: Cyklus Kroniky Černé legie, díl první
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Czech
  • Translator: Alexandra Dědicová
  • Publisher: Brokilon
  • Pub date: 2000
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny
  • ISBN: 9788086309071 (paperback)


Shadows Linger[]

Czech Shadows Linger front
  • Title: Tyranův stín: Cyklus Kroniky Černé legie, díl druhý
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Czech
  • Translator: Zdeněk Milata
  • Publisher: Brokilon
  • Pub date: 2000
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny
  • ISBN: 9788086309095 (paperback)


The White Rose[]

Czech The White Rose front
  • Title: Bílá Růže: Cyklus Kroniky Černé legie, díl třetí
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Czech
  • Translator: Alexandra Dědicová
  • Publisher: Brokilon
  • Pub date: 2000
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny
  • ISBN: 9788086309118 (paperback)


Spanish editions[]

Krasny's artworks shown below – which appear on covers of the Spanish editions published by La Factoría de Ideas – were not commissioned specifically for the Black Company series. Rather, they had all originally appeared on prior, unrelated novels and were selected afterward for the Black Company via licensing arrangements. As such, these fantasy-themed illustrations do not depict any specific scenes from the series.

In addition to the covers of Dreams of Steel, Bleak Seasons, and Water Sleeps, his cover art for the latter two novels reappeared on the Spanish e-book omnibus of the combined Books of Glittering StoneSaga la piedra reluciente – by the same publisher, also shown below.

Dreams of Steel[]

Spanish Dreams of Steel (La Factoria) front
  • Title: Sueños de acero. Un libro de La Compañía Negra
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Spanish
  • Translator: Pablo Rueda
  • Publisher: La Factoría de Ideas
  • Pub date: March 2005 (paperback); December 2014 (e-book)
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny
  • ISBN: 9788498001563 (paperback); 9788490185841 (e-book)


Bleak Seasons[]

Spanish Bleak Seasons (La Factoria) front
  • Title: Estación de penurias. Un libro de La Compañía Negra. Primer libro de Piedra reluciente
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Spanish
  • Translator: Antonio Calvario Márquez
  • Publisher: La Factoría de Ideas
  • Pub date: December 2006 (paperback); December 2014 (e-book)
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny
  • ISBN: 9788498002577 (paperback); 9788490185407 (e-book)


Water Sleeps[]

Spanish Water Sleeps (La Factoria) front
  • Title: El agua durmiente. Un libro de La Compañía Negra. Tercer libro de Piedra reluciente
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Spanish
  • Translator: Raquel Faes Díaz
  • Publisher: La Factoría de Ideas
  • Pub date: 10 April 2009 (paperback); December 2014 (e-book)
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny
  • ISBN: 9788498004625 (paperback); 9788490183892 (e-book)


Books of Glittering Stone omnibus[]

Glittering Stone Spanish ebundle
  • Title: Saga la piedra reluciente (Books of Glittering Stone)
  • Page shown: Front cover
  • Author: Glen Cook
  • Language: Spanish
  • Translator: Antonio Calvario Márquez; José Quiroga Fernández; Raquel Faes Díaz; David Cruz Acevedo
  • Publisher: La Factoría de ideas
  • Pub date: 15 March 2015
  • Cover art by: Jan Patrik Krasny; Nicholas Jainschigg
  • ISBN: 9788490187753 (e-book)
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