The White Rose

The White Rose concludes the first trilogy of The Chronicles of the Black Company. The White Rose refers to the long prophesied character who will overthrow evil and ultimately rid the world of The Dominator, a magically imprisoned overlord who threatens to break free and re-enslave the world. Many character arcs are resolved satisfactorily over the course of the novel and there are a few rousing action scenes in the book. However, I was left with the feeling that this novel could have been something exceptional with a bit more reworking of the plot. The pieces were all there, but it lacked the firepower of the first novel and some of the dark grittyness of the second. Definitely worth the read and I intend to move forward with my reading of the second trilogy, The books of the South.