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The White Rose by Glen Cook

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pika_berry's review against another edition

4.0

I have no idea how the author pulls this off, but these books are interesting to read even when I don't understand what is going on. No doubt a lot of writerly black magic has went into this. The Hemingway-esque prose, male comradery and gritty ambience make me very happy.

shalewind's review against another edition

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5.0

Fantastic conclusion to this story arc. I seldom like when a hard fantasy introduces lots of high fantasy elements near the end but this one pulled it off very well. Great Anti-Hero tale.

rarmknecht's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed the ending.

lundos's review against another edition

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4.0

The Black Company is really something special. This is the end of the first trilogy and 15ish years of following Croaker, One-Eye, Silent, Goblin, Elmo and the rest of the Black Company as we head to the final showdown three-way between the Lady, the White Rose and the Dominator.

The world is still grim, gritty, dark and deadly, and it seems no one is safe.

There are a few plot twists and a very well done ending.

kvltprincess's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh I love these books.

owentowns's review against another edition

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4.0

A fantastic conclusion for the trilogy. Like the novels before it, there is a slow start. The story jumps between Croaker, our protagonist narrator, and two new characters POV for the first half of the book. Like in the second book, I was not entirely happy with this, as Croaker’s chapters were always the most interesting to me. However, I think that Cook did a better job at making these side plots interesting, as well as tying them all together for the 3rd act. The finale of this book is absolutely fantastic, and I loved the way that this epic story was concluded.