Fantasy
The Darkness That Comes Before
2003·608 pages
A sweeping epic fantasy of a holy war in a scarred world, blending philosophy and terror with charismatic enigma Anasurimbor Kellhus.
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A sweeping epic fantasy of a holy war in a scarred world, blending philosophy and terror with charismatic enigma Anasurimbor Kellhus.
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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 a...
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Sexual content
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Moderate romantic and sexual content; some explicit scenes, not central to plot.
Violence & gore
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Extreme violence with graphic battle scenes, torture, and body horror; pervasive.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language; occasional but not dominant.
Substance use
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Minor references to alcohol use; not a central theme.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of LGBTQ+ characters; not a focus of the narrative.
Religious content
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Major religious themes with a holy war central to the story; rituals depicted.
Magic & witchcraft
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Major fantasy magic and sorcery; integral to characters and plot.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Major political themes with cultural and societal power struggles central.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Major themes of suffering, slavery, and coercion; frequent and intense.
Other
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