Title: The White Rose
Author: Glen Cook
Appendix N Status: Should have been . . .
The third book of the Chronicles of the Black Company as narrated by the Annalist known as Croaker. This one ups the weird factor, perfect Appendix N stuff (if published a bit too late), set in a desert known as the Plain of Fear inhabited by strange sentient species, such as talking stone menhirs, flying whales and manta rays, walking trees, and more. The Black Company is hiding out on the plain, which centers on an ancient tree they call Father Tree, using the White Rose's power to nullify magic to stay hidden from the Lady and the Taken. Meanwhile, we also get the story of how that Lady was awakened from her ancient slumber, and how the ancient evil known as the Dominator was stirring, and so much more . . .
I can't recommend the series enough for those who enjoy the kind of stories found in Appendix N. The Black Company books were published too late to make Gygax's original list, but the inspirational stuff found in these books is truly extraordinary.
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