The Darkness That Comes Before
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Two men and two women are approached by a mysterious traveler, Anasurimbor Kellhus, who claims to be from a long-dead land and promises them the power to re-write history.
Deze epische fantasy-serie speelt zich tweeduizend jaar na een apocalyps af, terwijl de mensheid probeert te herstellen en terug te keren naar de normaliteit. De vertelling concentreert zich op ambitieuze keizerlijke neven, religieuze leiders die oproepen tot een heilige oorlog, tovenaars die worden achtervolgd door nachtmerries en barbaarse stammen die wraak zoeken. In deze wereld, die balanceert op de rand van machtsstrijd en magische intriges, doemt een mysterieuze figuur op met onduidelijke doelen. De serie duikt in duistere thema's, politieke machinaties en het ontwaken van een oud kwaad dat een tweede apocalyps bedreigt.
Two men and two women are approached by a mysterious traveler, Anasurimbor Kellhus, who claims to be from a long-dead land and promises them the power to re-write history.
A score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned, inevitably, to more worldly concerns...A veteran sorcerer and spy seeks news of an ancient enemy. A military genius plots to conquer the known world for his Emperor but dreams of the throne for himself. The spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples seeks a Holy War to cleanse the land of the infidel. An exiled barbarian chieftain seeks vengeance against the man who disgraced him. And into this world steps a man like no other, seeking to bind all - man and woman, emperor and slave - to his own mysterious ends.But the fate of men - even great men - means little when the world itself may soon be torn asunder. Behind the politics, beneath the religious fervour, a dark and ancient evil is reawakening. After two thousand years, the No-God is returning. The Second Apocalypse is nigh. And one cannot raise walls against what has been forgotten...
The second book in R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed fantasy masterpiece, The Prince of Nothing
The epic conclusion to theacclaimed Prince of Nothing trilogy.