Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä palvelujen toimittamiseen, toiminnan parantamiseen, analytiikkaan ja (jos et ole kirjautunut sisään) mainostamiseen. Käyttämällä LibraryThingiä ilmaiset, että olet lukenut ja ymmärtänyt käyttöehdot ja yksityisyydensuojakäytännöt. Sivujen ja palveluiden käytön tulee olla näiden ehtojen ja käytäntöjen mukaista.
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-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals-the kind of all-embracing universe Tolkien and Herbert created unforgettably in the epic fantasies The Lord of the Rings and Dune. It's a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor 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.… (lisätietoja)
caimanjosh: Both series involve a possibly false prophet with impressive martial abilities and questionable motives. Both would also qualify as grimdark, though R. Scott Bakker's work is actually considerably darker. I quite enjoyed both series.
Highly recommended to Malazan fans. I am not one of them, though. So, great worldbuilding, complex plot, flat characters and good writing, but really really boring for me. Honestly, I had much higher expectations. ( )
Príncipe de nada es una trilogía en la que el autor plantea una interpretación del enfrentamiento religioso según las claves del género fantásico. "Ésta es la historia de una gran y trágica guerra santa, de las poderosas facciones que trataron de poseerla y pervertirla, y de un hijo en busca de su padre. Y, como en todas las historias, somos nosotros, los supervivientes, los que escribiremos su conclusión." Dos mil años han transcurrido desde el Apocalipsis. Ahora, el Shriah de los Mil Templos ha declarado la Guerra Santa para arrancar la Ciudad Santa del Último Profeta de las manos de sus infieles moradores. Un hechicero, una concubina y un guerrero quedan cautivados por un misterioso viajero y caen bajo su yugo, mientras lo que empieza como una guerra de hombres contra hombres amenaza con llegar a ser la primera batalla del Segundo Apocalipsis. (Fantasía épica)
Heillandi myrk fantasía. Bakker skapar öfluga heimsmynd sem er bundin öflum með takast á og spila með almenning undir yfirborðinu og aðalpersónurnar eru breyskar og finna stöðugt til vanmáttar gegn hinu óþekkta. Vel þess virði að lesa. ( )
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
I shall never tire of underlining a concise little fact which these superstitious people are loath to admit -- namely, that a thought comes when "it" wants, not when "I" want ... Friederich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
Omistuskirjoitus
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
To Sharron - before you, I never dared hope
Ensimmäiset sanat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
(Prologue) One cannot raise walls against what has been forgotten.
All spies obssessed over their informants.
Sitaatit
Viimeiset sanat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
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-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals-the kind of all-embracing universe Tolkien and Herbert created unforgettably in the epic fantasies The Lord of the Rings and Dune. It's a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor 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.
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