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The Second Apocalypse #0.2
The Knife of Many Hands Part 1
- GenresFantasyShort Stories
20 pages, ebook
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R. Scott Bakker
42 books2,166 followersRichard Scott Bakker, who writes as R. Scott Bakker and as Scott Bakker, is a novelist whose work is dominated by a large series informally known as the The Second Apocalypse which Bakker began developing whilst at college in the 1980s.
The series was originally planned to be a trilogy, with the first two books entitled The Prince of Nothing and The Aspect-Emperor. However, when Bakker began writing the series in the early 2000s, he found it necessary to split each of the three novels into its own sub-series to incorporate all of the characters, themes and ideas he wished to explore. Bakker originally conceived of seven books: a trilogy and two duologies. This later shifted to two trilogies, with the acknowledgement that the third series may yet also expand to a trilogy.
The Prince of Nothing trilogy was published between 2003 and 2006. It depicts the story of the Holy War launched by the Inrithi kingdoms against the heathen Fanim of the south to recover the holy city of Shimeh for the faithful. During the war, a man named Ansurimbor Kellhus emerges from obscurity to become an exceptionally powerful and influential figure, and it is discovered that the Consult, an alliance of forces united in their worship of the legendary No-God, a nihilistic force of destruction, are manipulating events to pave the way for the No-God's return to the mortal world.
The sequel series, The Aspect-Emperor trilogy, picks up the story twenty years later with Kellhus leading the Inrithi kingdoms in directly seeking out and confronting the Consult. The first novel in this new series is due for publication in 2009.
Whilst working on the Prince of Nothing series, Bakker was given a challenge by his wife to write a thriller. To answer this, he produced a science fiction thriller based around a serial killer who can control and influence the human mind. This book, Neuropath, was eventually published in 2008. Inspired, he wrote a second thriller titled The Disciple of the Dog in 2009.
The series was originally planned to be a trilogy, with the first two books entitled The Prince of Nothing and The Aspect-Emperor. However, when Bakker began writing the series in the early 2000s, he found it necessary to split each of the three novels into its own sub-series to incorporate all of the characters, themes and ideas he wished to explore. Bakker originally conceived of seven books: a trilogy and two duologies. This later shifted to two trilogies, with the acknowledgement that the third series may yet also expand to a trilogy.
The Prince of Nothing trilogy was published between 2003 and 2006. It depicts the story of the Holy War launched by the Inrithi kingdoms against the heathen Fanim of the south to recover the holy city of Shimeh for the faithful. During the war, a man named Ansurimbor Kellhus emerges from obscurity to become an exceptionally powerful and influential figure, and it is discovered that the Consult, an alliance of forces united in their worship of the legendary No-God, a nihilistic force of destruction, are manipulating events to pave the way for the No-God's return to the mortal world.
The sequel series, The Aspect-Emperor trilogy, picks up the story twenty years later with Kellhus leading the Inrithi kingdoms in directly seeking out and confronting the Consult. The first novel in this new series is due for publication in 2009.
Whilst working on the Prince of Nothing series, Bakker was given a challenge by his wife to write a thriller. To answer this, he produced a science fiction thriller based around a serial killer who can control and influence the human mind. This book, Neuropath, was eventually published in 2008. Inspired, he wrote a second thriller titled The Disciple of the Dog in 2009.
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March 18, 2020
Buen relato que nos introduce a un luchador de los fosos en una temible ciudad gobernada por unos malignos hechizeros, los capiteles rojos. Nuestro protagonista será secuestrado e interrogado por estos últimos. El world building de esta saga comienza a parecerme genial y no tardaré en hincarle el diente a la trilogía Principe de nada.
October 23, 2021
2.5 / 5
Well... that was not what I hoped or expected. It is a Conan-esque story as the main protagonist comes out as a Conan clone. The short story doesn't help much as an introduction for Bakker's novels or his Second Apocalypse series. Truth be told, I haven't read anything else from Bakker yet so I went into this believing it would give me an idea of the world and style but I was feeling hopelessly lost and confused while reading this very short story. It is highly quotable and the writing is great but it's not enough. I've heard mostly good things about Bakker's novels so I will give him a chance but for now I'm a bit disappointed.
2.5 / 5
Well... that was not what I hoped or expected. It is a Conan-esque story as the main protagonist comes out as a Conan clone. The short story doesn't help much as an introduction for Bakker's novels or his Second Apocalypse series. Truth be told, I haven't read anything else from Bakker yet so I went into this believing it would give me an idea of the world and style but I was feeling hopelessly lost and confused while reading this very short story. It is highly quotable and the writing is great but it's not enough. I've heard mostly good things about Bakker's novels so I will give him a chance but for now I'm a bit disappointed.
2.5 / 5
February 11, 2023
Otro relato en el que la historia se sostiene solo gracias a los fans y a sus teorías. 3/5
Y con este termino con las Atrocity Tales del Segundo Apocalipsis. Mi favorito: El Sol Falso.
Y con este termino con las Atrocity Tales del Segundo Apocalipsis. Mi favorito: El Sol Falso.
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