An edition of The darkness that comes before (2003)

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An edition of The darkness that comes before (2003)

The darkness that comes before

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Strikingly original in its conception, ambitious in scope, with characters engrossingly and vividly drawn, the first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series creates a remarkable world from whole cloth—it's language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals—the kind of all-embracing universe that has thrilled readers of Stephen R Donaldson and George R.R. Martin.It's a world scarred by an acopalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Travelling among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasurimbor 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.With this stunning debut, R. Scott Bakker is poised to become one of the next great fantasy writers of his generation. The Darkness that Comes Before proves again that epic fantasy can be intelligent, majestic, and terrifying.

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English
Pages
589

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The Darkness that Comes Before
2010, Penguin USA, Inc.
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The darkness that comes before
2004, Overlook Press, Harry N. Abrams
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The darkness that comes before
2003, Penguin Canada
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Edition Notes

Published in
Woodstock, NY
Series
The prince of nothing ;, bk. 1

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PR9199.4.B356 D37 2004, PR9199.4.B356D37

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 589 p. :
Number of pages
589

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3302919M
Internet Archive
darknessthatcome00bakk
ISBN 10
1585675598
LCCN
2004043447
Library Thing
31307
Goodreads
902256

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