(The peril of summarizing a fantasy novel is that any brief description will likely sound ridiculous.) Bakker focuses on a handful of people swept into the tide of the gathering war, including a sorcerer (scorned in these pious times), a prostitute, a barbarian warrior, and a mysterious monk whose sudden appearance may signal the Second Apocalypse.īakker doesn’t disappoint fans of action scenes, magic and violence, but The Darkness That Comes Before is not the sort of fantasy novel one might give to a reluctant teen reader. In 4110 Year-of-the-Tusk, Maithanet, the reigning Shriah of the Thousand Temples, declares a Holy War against the monotheistic Fanim countries, with the intent of regaining the holy city of Shimeh, now in the hands of the infidels. The first novel in the Prince of Nothing trilogy deftly skirts the many and considerable pitfalls of the genre, gradually revealing itself as a smart, compelling novel that will leave readers frustrated with the wait for the next volumes. Scott Bakker, is an impressive addition to the high-fantasy genre. The Darkness That Comes Before, the debut novel from scholar and writer R.
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