Bezig met laden...

The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing@@ Book 1) (editie 2005)

door R Scott Bakker (Auteur)

Reeksen: The Second Apocalypse (2), The Prince of Nothing (2)

Leden	Besprekingen	Populariteit	Gemiddelde beoordeling	Aanhalingen
1,443	22	12,892	(3.91)	23
Fiction. Science Fiction. The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names plot and squabble over the spoils, Kellhus patiently extends his influence, drawing more followers to his banner. The sorcerer Achamian and his lover, Esmenet, submit entirely, only to have their faith tested in unimaginable ways. The warrior Cnaiur falls ever deeper into madness. The skin-spies of the Consult watch with growing trepidation. And as the vast host of the Holy War endures its sternest test in the searing wastes of the desert, a name - a title - begins to be whispered amongst the faithful. But who is the Warrior-Prophet: a dangerous heretic, who turns brother against brother? Or the only man who can avert the Second Apocalypse? The Holy War stands on a knife edge. If all is not to be lost the great powers will have to choose between their most desperate desires and their most ingrained prejudice. Between hatred and hope. Between the Warrior-Prophet and the end of the world...… (meer)

▾Boekgegevens

Lid:	TruthSeeker73
Titel:	The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing@@ Book 1)
Auteurs:	R Scott Bakker (Auteur)
Info:	Orbit (2005), Edition: New Ed, 656 pages
Verzamelingen:	Jouw bibliotheek, Aan het lezen
Waardering:
Trefwoorden:	Geen

Informatie over het werk

The Warrior Prophet door R. Scott Bakker

alle leden

▾Leden

Onlangs toegevoegd door

brosio, surkesh, cherryplums, jcm790, MDewhurst, m1rc0, BigAltheLawyer928, Rnucci, BookishMAEB, Mandalor

▾Trefwoorden

▾LibraryThing Aanbevelingen

▾Lijsten

Best Fantasy Novels (329)

▾Iets voor jou?

Bezig met laden...

Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden.

▾Discussies (Over links)

Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.

» Zie ook 23 vermeldingen

▾Besprekingen door leden

Engels (21) Duits (1) Alle talen (22)

datum ▼ | stemmen

1-5 van 22 worden getoond (volgende | toon alle)

The 2nd book in the Prince of Nothing series continues where the first book left off and continues the Holy War and the internal strife of all the characters introduced. The book is very much a characterization book with the plot serving as a vehicle. The characters are great, deep, complex, and meaningful. There is a lot of growth and changes that happen throughout the book. The plot carries on slowly, but that is never really a problem. Even though it is the second book in the world, R. Scott Bakker still introduces new concepts and world building in a similar way as the first book, by just throwing it at you. So far the series is complex story that sucks you in. (

)

renbedell | Apr 27, 2019 |

This is a series that probably has to be read twice. Bakker does not hold your hand as he throws names, civilisations, cultures, religions and magic at you until you feel like it's just a tiny bit too much. At least, that's how this series makes me feel so far. I'm really enjoying the world building and the cast of characters, but I already know I will re-read this one day and hopefully manage to dig deeper and understand more.

I enjoyed the first book a lot and thought it was worth putting in the work, reading it slowly, referring to the glossary often. Amazing world building, thought experiments and a great cast of characters made it a treat. A difficult one, but still a treat. This sequel is a bit more predictable and linear. All of what happens is expected and there are no surprises.

It's possible that once I've read the third book and see how the series comes together, I might change my rating. (

)

Vinjii | Mar 22, 2018 |

Bakker continues his epic fantasy filled with astonishingly reflective characters, many of whom can somehow spend half a page on introspection between every other line of dialogue without it ever feeling anything but gripping and exciting to read. The titular ice-cold logician monk continues to both chill and impress me, the tortured wandering sorcerer breaks my heart over and over, the brilliant barbarian chieftain's internal war of pride and self-loathing reaches new heights, and the political machinations are both believable and complex while (somehow) never really taking up all that much space in the narrative. Meanwhile, the Holy War that is the framework of it all marches on, horrifically brutal and genuine in its depiction. I've no idea how the final volume could possibly deliver on the promise of this, which somehow takes every great element in the first novel and builds them to new staggering levels, but I'm really looking forward to finding out. (

)

Lucky-Loki | Sep 26, 2017 |

I dropped out of this book after 200 of its 600 pages, and that kind of makes me sad.

I really liked the first book of The Prince Of Nothing trilogy: I read 52 books last year, and The Darkness That Comes Before was one of the 10 best.

This second installment is so much of a disappointment, I don’t even feel like explaining why. I’ll try anyhow, but I’ll keep it short.

(...)

Full review on Weighing A Pig (

)

bormgans | Sep 16, 2017 |

Although everyone should be dead by now, based on the numbers, The Holy War continues. Surprisingly, despite the almost overwhelming details of the sub-characters and the explicit descriptions of the brutal acts of the combatants, Bakker seem to put you directly into the midst of the steady march to Shimeh. The trek across the desert almost made me thirsty. The special access Bakker gives the reader to the extraordinary deeds of the main characters, rips you out of the tedium and terror, and floats you like a sorcerer looking down on what is really happening. Still really good! (

)

drardavis | Sep 14, 2016 |

datum ▼ | stemmen

1-5 van 22 worden getoond (volgende | toon alle)

▾Gepubliceerde besprekingen

geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe

▾Andere auteurs

» Andere auteurs toevoegen (2 mogelijk)

▾Reeksen en verbanden tussen werken

Onderdeel van de reeks(en)

The Prince of Nothing (2)

The Second Apocalypse (2)

Is opgenomen in

The Prince of Nothing Trilogy (The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet. and The Thousandfold Thought) door R. Scott Bakker

▾Prijzen en onderscheidingen

Prijzen

SF Site Reader's Choice (2005)

geschiedenis tonen

▾Algemene kennis

Je moet ingelogd zijn om Algemene Kennis te mogen bewerken.

Voor meer hulp zie de helppagina Algemene Kennis .

Gangbare titel

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

The Warrior Prophet

Oorspronkelijke titel

The Warrior Prophet

Alternatieve titels

Oorspronkelijk jaar van uitgave

2005-01-13

Mensen/Personages

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

Anasurimbor Kellhus

Drusas Achamian

Esmenet

Belangrijke plaatsen

Belangrijke gebeurtenissen

Verwante films

Motto

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

Here we see philosophy brought to what is, in fact, a precarious position, which should be made fast even though it is supported by nothing in either heaven or earth. Here philosophy must show its purity as the absolute sustainer of its laws, and not as a herald of laws which implanted sense or who knows what tutelary nature whispers to it.

-- IMMANUEL KANT, FOUNDATIONS OF THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS

Opdracht

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

To Bryan my brother, both of heart and vision.

Eerste woorden

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

Drusas Achamian sat cross-legged in the darkness of his tent, a silhouette rocking slowly to and fro, muttering dark words.

Citaten

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

To open a book was not only to seize a moment of helplessness, not only to relinquish a jealous handful of heartbeats to the unpredictable mark of another man's quill, it was to allow oneself to be written. For what was a book if not a long consecutive surrender to the movements of another's soul?

Laatste woorden

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

(Klik om weer te geven. Waarschuwing: kan de inhoud verklappen.)

Ontwarringsbericht

Uitgevers redacteuren

Auteur van flaptekst/aanprijzing

Oorspronkelijke taal

Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis. Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.

English

Gangbare DDC/MDS

Canonieke LCC

▾Verwijzingen

Verwijzingen naar dit werk in externe bronnen.

Wikipedia in het Engels (1)

The Warrior Prophet

▾Boekbeschrijvingen

Fiction. Science Fiction. The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names plot and squabble over the spoils, Kellhus patiently extends his influence, drawing more followers to his banner. The sorcerer Achamian and his lover, Esmenet, submit entirely, only to have their faith tested in unimaginable ways. The warrior Cnaiur falls ever deeper into madness. The skin-spies of the Consult watch with growing trepidation. And as the vast host of the Holy War endures its sternest test in the searing wastes of the desert, a name - a title - begins to be whispered amongst the faithful. But who is the Warrior-Prophet: a dangerous heretic, who turns brother against brother? Or the only man who can avert the Second Apocalypse? The Holy War stands on a knife edge. If all is not to be lost the great powers will have to choose between their most desperate desires and their most ingrained prejudice. Between hatred and hope. Between the Warrior-Prophet and the end of the world...

▾Beschrijvingen bibliotheek

Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden.

▾Beschrijving door LibraryThing leden

Boekbeschrijving

Haiku samenvatting