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The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing #1)

R. Scott Bakker

Paperback | Pages: 608 pages

Rating: 3.79 | 17529 Users | 917 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Darkness That Comes Before
ISBN:	1585676772 (ISBN13: 9781585676774)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Prince of Nothing #1, The Second Apocalypse #1

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The first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series creates a world from whole cloth-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals. It's a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, 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. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.

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Title	:	The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing #1)
Author	:	R. Scott Bakker
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 608 pages
Published	:	May 31st 2005 by Harry N. Abrams (first published April 15th 2003)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Dark Fantasy. High Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Epic

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I love this one despite despite some minor flaws, and the first series is one of my favorite fantasy trilogies of all time. Will post a full review later in 2016 which will go over my detailed appreciation for the philosophy behind it, Kellhus, Cnaiür, Esmenet, Achamian, Conphas, the Schools and the Consult.

Grim, dark, bitter and humorless and yet one of the best first books I have ever read. The premise founded here is enormous. I cannot even imagine how epic Second Apocalypse might turn to be. The world building is incredible. Unparalleled. So dense and realistic and at the same time weaved in lore and history that can be compared to the likes of Silmarillion. The world materializes in front of you. Its ruins. Its landmarks. Architecture, costumes, scents, flavors, accents, people. Everything.

The book grips you. A page turner. Complex world with complex characters. Schemes upon schemes, epic battles mixed with political intrigue. Bakker writes mature characters, mature themes for the thinking audience. His world, Earwa is well defined and has an exotic feel to it. The Darkness That Comes Before lays the foundation for the main event of the series: The Holy War.Notable characters: Achamian (spy/sorceror), Cnauir (you do not wanna offend this guy), Kellhus (more than a man, moves

DNF @25%. This book and series really should have been right in my wheelhouse but I honestly just couldn't bring myself to care. There were too many names, characters, sects, religions to balance with the clunky writing style. I've read and enjoyed Neichze. I recently read Beyond Redemption and it was a 5* book containing a lot of philosophy and religious content. I just felt every page was a slog to get through. Keep in mind I'm a huge Malazan fan and was never lost reading Garden's of the

Observational aside: I will rarely reread books. Once I finish a book it is usually off to the next one, with few exceptions. In this case the sixth book in the series, The Great Ordeal, is coming out soon, a book I have waited nearly five years for, and I wanted to give myself a refresher on the entire series before it was released. I don't recall the first time I read "The Prince of Nothing" trilogy but Goodreads assures me it was before I joined this website. Since then I have read literally

After reading up on this series, I had really high hopes going into it - looking for something that would really revolutionize the fantasy genre. Boy, was I ever disappointed...and I mean really disappointed.The book started off great, which lead me to believe that it was truly going to live up to the reviews I've read. Well, as soon as the introduction came to a close, this thing just began to droll on and on at such a tediously slow pace. This book just bored the hell out of me. It seemed to

Its jacket covered with hyperbolic praise, this book intrigued me enough that I borrowed it from our local library. Reviewers compare it, ecstatically, to both the Song of Ice and Fire and the Lord of the Rings, though in some measure surpassing both of them. Well, comparisons to LotR are de rigeur for any fantasy novel wanting to be taken seriously. But why compare this to GRR Martin's series? For the first hundred pages, the comparison seems nonsensical. But then it starts to make a twisted