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The Second Apocalypse Series

7 primary works • 10 total works
R. Scott Bakker's work is dominated by a sprawling series informally known as The Second Apocalypse which he began developing while in 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. The third book has been referred to as The Book That Shall Not …

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The Carathayan
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3.60 · 20 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions

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    The Knife of Many Hands Part 1
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    3.53     · 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 2 editions

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    The Knife of Many Hands Part 2
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    3.20     · 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 1

    The Darkness That Comes Before
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    3.84     · 23186 Ratings · 1510 Reviews · published 2003 · 36 editions
    The first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Noth…

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    Book 2

    The Warrior Prophet
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    3.99     · 15418 Ratings · 555 Reviews · published 2004 · 40 editions
    "Book Two of The Prince of Nothing" finds the Holy…

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    Book 3

    The Thousandfold Thought
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    3.95     · 12856 Ratings · 540 Reviews · published 2006 · 46 editions
    The Darkness That Comes Before, R. Scott Bakker's …

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    Book 4

    The Judging Eye
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    4.03     · 6998 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 2009 · 29 editions
    The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophe…

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    Book 5

    The White Luck Warrior
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    4.12     · 6113 Ratings · 206 Reviews · published 2011 · 23 editions
    A score of years after he first walked into the hi…

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    Book 6

    The Great Ordeal
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    4.08     · 3078 Ratings · 225 Reviews · published 2016 · 12 editions
    Praised by fans and critics worldwide, R. Scott Ba…

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    Book 7

    The Unholy Consult
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    3.92     · 2645 Ratings · 306 Reviews · published 2017 · 11 editions
    A score of years after he first walked into the hi…

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