A score of years after he first walked into the histories of Men, Anasûrimbor Kellhus rules all the Three Seas, the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years. Wielding more power than even the greatest sorcerer, Kellhus now leads a holy war deep into the wastes of the Ancient North, intent on destroying the stronghold of Golgotterath and preventing the Second Apocalypse. Meanwhile his wife and consort, Esmenet, struggles to rule not only his vast empire, but their murderous children as well. And Achamian, who lives as a Wizard in embittered exile, undertakes a mad quest to uncover the origins of the Dûnyain. But Achamian, of all people, should know that one must be very careful what one seeks . . .
De Aspect-Keizer Reeks
Deze epische saga ontvouwt zich in een wereld die wordt geregeerd door een charismatisch maar controversieel figuur, die als god wordt vereerd en als demoon wordt gevreesd. Het beschrijft zijn machtsstrijd, heilige oorlogen en de queeste om een apocalyps te voorkomen, terwijl zijn familie navigeert door verraderlijke hofintriges en hun eigen duistere nalatenschappen. Tegelijkertijd duiken oude mysteries en vergeten krachten op, die het lot van de mensheid dreigen te herscheppen. Deze serie duikt in thema's als macht, geloof, lotsbestemming en de corrumperende invloed van absolute autoriteit.
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The White-Luck Warrior
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- 22 uur lezen
Praised by readers and critics around the world, R. Scott Bakker has become one of the most celebrated voices in fantasy fiction. The Aspect-Emperor trilogy follows on from the acclaimed Prince of Nothing saga, and The White-Luck Warrior is the chilling second book in the new series. Ruler Anasurimbor Kellhus and his Great Ordeal march ever farther into the Ancient North, as his consort Esmenet finds herself at war. Exiled wizard Achamian, meanwhile, leads his own ragtag mission to the legendary ruins of Sauglish. Into this tumult walks the White-Luck Warrior, assassin and messiah both . . . . . . In this ambitious volume, Bakker delves even further into his richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery.
The Great Ordeal
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The "terrifying and astonishing" (Ian C. Esselmont) third installment of R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed series
The Aspect-Emperor - 4: The Unholy Consult
- 640bladzijden
- 23 uur lezen
The highly anticipated and explosive finale to the master of grimdark R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed high fantasy series