The White Rose: Chronicles of the Black Company, Book 3

The ending to this trilogy was AMAZING!!!I the beginning I really wasn’t sure what to think of this series. It started being told in a way that was pretty different. However now that I’ve finished the first trilogy in the series I’m amazed at how much I’ve enjoyed it and how surprised I was at the end of this book specifically.One of the best things about this series is that it has two very strong and very different heroines competing against each other. The Lady is a completely scary megalomaniac and at the same time I really like her and totally want to hang out with her more and see what makes her tick. Then there is the White Rose who is cruel in her own way even if she is on team good. When you run an army of men there is no room to be soft.I love how this series progresses. In the first book there was only really one PoV, that of the annalist Croaker. In the second book there were two, Croaker again and then the innkeeper in the town Raven and Darling were in. Now in this third installment there are 3 different storylines going. That of Croaker and the White Rose’s Army on the plain of fear set in the present. Then there is Corby a soldier in the Barrowlands that is a few months prior and finally Bozman the wizard who accidentally released The Lady so many years ago.As all the story lines catch up to one another and converged things I thought I knew totally flipped and characters I was sure I loved in the first two books came into a different light while others I was sure I hated became more humanized and I desperately wanted to find a way for everyone to win. But it is a war and we all know in that there really are no winners.The Plain of Fear was spectacular. The Lady might have carpets and fallen to fight for her. But The White Rose has wind whales, talking rocks, walking trees and some other crazy creatures in her court.The aerial battles were more intense with wind whales against flying carpets. Croaker as always seems to be caught in the middle. I’m just going to say that I might have a huge crush on Croaker, even if he doesn’t know how to capitalize on a romantic moment to save his life. I also now have a huge soft spot for Silent and really hope he gets the girl he pines for in the end. But this is Glen Cook so it is more likely that he will die a horrific death in an attempt to save her.There were some HUGE surprises in this. A few were about Raven, some about Darling but most were about The Lady herself. Like I said above I didn’t expect that end battle and all the happened. It does make things so interesting going forward though.This ends in a great place where you can walk away from the rest of the books in the series, pfft, or continue on and delve into this strange magical world even more. I’m totally continuing on because every book has been better for me so far how could the end books be anything other than phenomenal?

If you've made it this far, you've read the first two books. Buy this one. It is the best so far.

Ce troisième volume des aventures de la Black Company clot le premier cycle d'une manière grandiose. Moribonds, les mercenaires ne sont plus qu'une centaine et sont devenus les gardes du corps de Darling après la disparition de Raven. La jeune fille a bien grandi depuis leurs première rencontre et est devenu la Rose Blanche dont la légende annonçait le retour. Depuis son repaire dans une plaine maudite, elle guide la rebellion contre les hordes de la Dame Noire.Le récit contient en fait 3 histoires parallèles, celle du présent de Croaker, qui découvre au fur et à mesure, en recevant des parchemins d'un mystérieux expéditeur, un deuxième récit, celui de Bomanz, le célèbre mage, mort il y a plusieurs siècles. Enfin, un troisième récit situé dans un passé proche nous raconte les aventures de Corbie, un étrange personnage qui marche sur les traces de Bomanz...Petit à petit, l'histoire nous amène à un final époustouflant qui narre la bataille finale entre les différentes forces en présence. Des rebondissements inattendus, des événements surprenants et un monde qui s'enrichit au fur et à mesure font de ce livre incontestablement le meilleur jusque là. A lire absolument.

The White Rose.Book 3 of The Chronicles of the Black Company.told from the cynical point of view of Croaker.The Black Company's physician.The comet is back. And....the showdown between The Lady and the White Rose is approaching. But first something has to be done to stop the Dominator from escaping.Corbie ended up being a big surprise to Croaker and the rest.Tracker and Toad eating dog made a funny pair.The near romance of Croaker and The Lady keeps me smiling. (lol).

A nice end to the Story. It Was a series i could put a way for weeks but i would always come back too. Well written story. It has weaknesses in style and Story but overall it is something very enjoy able because it's not good vs evil but interest vs interest.