The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion. As untold thousands gather for a crusade, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor Kellhus-part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence-from lands long thought dead.
Bakker's Eärwa is a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future.
His previous books include the Prince of Nothing trilogy: The Darkness that. His previous books include the Prince of Nothing trilogy: The Darkness that Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, and The Thousandfold Thought. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Frank Herbert's Dune. Scott Bakker is a student of literature, history, philosophy, and ancient languages. Scott Bakker is a student of literature, history, philosophy, and ancient languages. With its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals, The Darkness That Comes Before has drawn comparison to J.R.R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series introduces readers to a strikingly original and engrossingly vivid new world. Scott Bakkers Prince of Nothing series creates a remarkable world from whole cloth-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions. with characters engrossingly and vividly drawn, the first book in R. The story is told from multiple POVs from a cast of characters who are all on different sides of the war. A mysterious traveler intervenes in an epic holy war in this "impressive, challenging debut" of the critically acclaimed fantasy epic ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Scott Bakker, 9781585675593, available at Book Depository with free delivery. The Darkness That Comes Before is Bakkers first novel in a three part series, the books are about an unfolding religious war which brings the world to the brink of an impending apocalypse.
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