Spoilers for the first novel be here!
: Some Questions.
: If the Circle is more or less the same thing as the Nine,
: and the Ten that were Taken are more or less the same
: as the Fallen Lords, where does the White Rose fit in
: the translation to myth?
: I know that the two serieses are related, not the same
: thing, but presumably she fits in somewhere.
Remember when the Lady was talking to Croaker inside the Tower at Charm? She said that her ancient husband, the Dominator (the same guy she and the 10 Taken were buried alive with) was influencing the Circle (via telepathy or some similar magic power). Therefore, certain members of the Circle were acting for the Dominator, and the rest of the circle was unwittingly following him too. Which means that the Lady is quite literally a lesser evil, and the Circle is working for a much greater evil.
So, the Nine of Myth are not really similar to the Circle, since the former works for good and the latter (either unwittingly or intentionally) works for evil.
But as for the White Rose and how she might fit into Myth, I cannot really think of a way. Imo, a character like her was simply left out of Myth.
: Also, is the fact that the Black Company is the last of
: the Free Companies of something (forget what offhand,
: my aplogies) important? Don't spoil anything if you
: can avoid it, but does that mean something later on?
Yep it comes into play much later. They belong to the last Free Company of Khatovar, but for the first few novels, the name has no real importance. At the end of The White Rose, it is finally given mention as an intro into later events.
: Also, who is the person on the cover of the first book?
: it looks like a evil man?, dressed in black with
: apparently a skull or something symbol, stabbing a
: five pointed some how mystic star with a sword or
: maybe a dagger.
The character on the cover is Soulcatcher, the one who rode in on that huge ship into Beryl. Very small person, with a black morion and leather outfit, dagger with a red gem held by sculpted claw in the pommel of the dagger. The cover is an excellent one.. I think it was painted first and then Cook based the appearance of SC on that picture, but I could be wrong. Either way it fits the description in the book.
The pentagram also is important. The first White Rose buried the Dominator, the Lady, and the 10 Taken inside a huge subterranean complex. The Ten were on the 5 points of the shape and on the 5 inside criss-cross thingies. The two others were buried together in the center. Soulcatcher mentions at the end of the first chapter that a fool named Bomanz released them from their prison, the 10 and the Lady, a long time ago (but the Lady kept the Dominator trapped inside).
In that way, the Lady must struggle against the Circle and their Rebel, and also try to keep the Dominator from finding a way to get himself out. A very cool plot if you ask me :D
-Welly
