The Darkness That Comes Before
by Bakker, R Scott
Strikingly original in its conception, ambitious in scope, with characters engrossingly and vividly drawn, the first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series creates a remarkable world from whole cloth—it's language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals—the kind of all-embracing universe that has thrilled readers of Stephen R Donaldson and George R.R. Martin.It's a world scarred by an acopalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Travelling among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasurimbor Kellhus—part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence—from lands long thought dead. The Darkness that Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.With this stunning debut, R. Scott Bakker is poised to become one of the next great fantasy writers of his generation. The Darkness that Comes Before proves again that epic fantasy can be intelligent, majestic, and terrifying.
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On Feb 21, 2015, thekingcrab said
Scott Bakker has built a rich and vibrant new world. The Darkness That Comes Before is the first in the Prince Of Nothing trilogy. Anasurimbor Kellhus , a young monk with unusual abilities sets out on a mission to kill his father. Drusas Achamian, a sorcerer from the Mandate School, is on the hunt for the Consult - followers of the No-God, who brings death and destruction. The Consult has not been heard of for centuries and the world thinks it extinct, but Achamian and his Mandate brothers believe different. Cnaiur urs Skaith is a barbarian chieftain with a secret shame. They are in a time of chaotic change - Holy War, secret enemies, political intrigue, and forces that seek to push or pull. Nothing is what it seems to be. In the beginning, the reader is swept away by the new and different - dropped right into the story, without any knowledge of what came before. I like books where I am initially out of depth with new names and places and philosophical viewpoints and such, and I enjoyed this book immensely. Reminded me of The Malazan series, but this is much more introspective. The reader sees more of what passes through the minds of the characters. An epic - raw and powerful, but one that does not allow an emotional attachment to the characters.
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