New Releases by R. Scott Bakker

With this shattering final novel, “it can at last be said that Bakker has written the epic fantasy series of the post-Tolkien era” (Speculiction). The Men of the Great Ordeal have been abandoned by Anasurimbor Kellhus, and the grand crusade has devolved into cannibalism and chaos. When Exalt-General Proyas attempts to gain control of the lost Men and continue their march to Golgotterath, it becomes clear that the lost Lord-and-Prophet is not so easily shaken from the mission. As Sorweel, the Believer-King of Sakarpus, and Serwa, daughter of the Aspect-Emperor, join the Great Ordeal, they discover that the shortest path is not always the safest. Souls, morality, and relationships are called into question when no one can be trusted, and the price for their sins is greater than they imagined. An uncompromising portrayal of a catastrophic world of myth, war, and sorcery, the Aspect-Emperor books have earned their place alongside George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Bakker’s groundbreaking series is “no holds barred from page one” (Speculiction).

Experience your favourite fantasy worlds through some of the most fearsome, devious, and brutal antagonists in fantasy. Villains take centre stage in nineteen dark and magical stories that will have you cheering for all the wrong heroes as they perform savage deeds towards wicked ends. And why not? They are the champions of their own stories¿evil is a matter of perspective.Authors:R. Scott Bakker (The Second Apocalypse)Adrian Tchaikovsky (Shadows of the Apt, The Tiger and the Wolf)Michael R. Fletcher (Manifest Delusions)Shawn Speakman (The Annwn Cycles)Teresa Frohock (Los Nefilim)Kaaron Warren (The Gate Theory, Mistification)Courtney Schafer (The Shattered Sigil)Marc Turner (Chronicles of the Exile)Jeff Salyards (Bloodsounder''s Arc)Mazarkis Williams (The Tower & Knife)Deborah A. Wolf (The Dragon''s Legacy)Brian Staveley (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne)Alex Marshall (Crimson Empire)Bradley P. Beaulieu (The Song of the Shattered Sands, The Lays of Anuskaya)Matthew Ward (Shadow of the Raven, Coldharbour)Mark Alder (?Banners of Blood)Janny Wurts (The Wars of Light and Shadow, The Empire Trilogy)E.V. Morrigan (Glyph War world)Peter Orullian (The Vault of Heaven)Artists:Tommy Arnold (cover)Jason Deem (interior art)Shawn King (design)

An empress seeks her lost son as rival factions prepare for war in the long-awaited third novel of this acclaimed fantasy epic. As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas. Many miles away, Esmenet''s husband''s Great Ordeal continues its epic march further north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor''s decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even He couldn''t have foreseen. And, deep in Ishuäl, the wizard Achamian grapples with his fear that his unspeakably long journey might be ending in emptiness, no closer to the truth than when he set out.

The epic fantasy adventure of warring emperors, wizards, and gods continues in this sequel to The Judging Eye. Ruler Anasurimbor Kellhus and his Great Ordeal march ever farther into the Ancient North, toward an epic conflict with the Consult. Kellhus’s consort Esmenet, charged with maintaining the empire, finds herself at war with gods as well as her own family. Exiled wizard Achamian, meanwhile, leads his own ragtag mission to the legendary ruins of Sauglish to confront a horrifying truth. Into this tumult walks the White-Luck Warrior, assassin, and messiah both.

Acclaimed author Bakker returns with the long-awaited second book in the Aspect-Emperor series--a story filled with heartstopping action, devious treachery, grand passion, and meticulous detail.

Disciple Manning obdarzony jest pamięcią absolutną. Zapamiętuje najdrobniejszy szczegół: każdą chwilę swojego życia, każdą kobietę, z którą spał, wszystko co usłyszy i zobaczy. To jego przekleństwo, ale też i dar ogromnie przydatny w pracy prywatnego detektywa. Do Manninga zgłasza się zamożne białe małżeństwo z New Jersey, Jonathan i Amanda Bonjour: zaginęła ich córka, 21-letnia Jennifer. Jakiś czas temu zrezygnowała ze studiów, opuściła dom rodzinny, by zamieszkać z sektą o nazwie Dzieci Słońca na przedmieściach prowincjonalnego miasteczka Ruddick w Pensylwanii. Przywódcą tej społeczności jest Xenophon Baars, były profesor filozofii na Uniwersytecie Kalifornijskim, wyznawca teorii, że właśnie nadchodzi koniec świata. Czy ma coś wspólnego z zaginięciem dziewczyny? To nie jedyna tajemnica, z jaką musi zmierzyć się detektyw. Podupadające Ruddick okazuje się siedzibą Kościoła Trzeciego Zmartwychwstania, neonazistowskiej organizacji wierzącej w supremację białej rasy. Jaki jest jej związek ze zniknięciem Jennifer i znalezionymi przez policję odciętymi palcami?

Tom''s best friend Neil worked for the National Security Agency, cracking the minds of suspected terrorists. Now it is Neil himself who has cracked and gone AWOL--what''s more, he has left behind evidence that he has been employing his unique skills on civilians, kidnapping and mutilating people with a connection to Tom. Only when Neil gets near his ultimate target does he reveal the full horror of his plan.

Disciple of the Dog, a crime thriller from acclaimed master of speculative fiction R. Scott Bakker "And you wonder why I''m cynical. I''ve literally ‘seen it all before.'' The truth is we all have, every single one of us past the age of, say, twenty-five. The only difference is that I remember." No matter how hard he drinks, gambles, or womanizes, Disciple Manning simply cannot forget: not a word spoken, not an image glimpsed, not a pain suffered. Disciple Manning has total recall. Whatever he hears, he can remember with 100% accuracy. He can play it back in his head for an infinite number of times without a single change. This ability makes him a dangerously unorthodox private investigator. When a New Jersey couple hires Manning to find their daughter, who joined a religious cult before vanishing in a small rust-belt town called Ruddick, he finds himself embroiled in a mystery that will pit his unnatural ability to remember against his desperate desire to forget. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The acclaimed author of the Prince of Nothing series returns with a new epic fantasy set in the same richly layered universe. With his Prince of Nothing series, R. Scott Bakker won legions of fans and comparison to fantasy luminaries such as J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert. Now comes The Judging Eye, Bakker’s first novel in a new series set in the world of Earwa, twenty years after the end of The Thousandfold Thought—a world that is both familiar yet profoundly changed. To prevent a second apocalypse, an emperor gathers a vast army and draws a reluctant king into holy war. Meanwhile, an empress finds herself threatened by assassins and an exiled wizard seeks his enemy’s secrets. Delving even further into his richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery, Bakker delivers a fantasy novel that defies expectations.

From the dark mind of R. Scott Bakker comes a psychological thriller that will get inside your head, literally.

La vida de Tom Bible es un fracaso: un matrimonio roto, una exmujer resentida, unos hijos a los que intenta proteger de un mundo cada vez más caótico y un trabajo como profesor universitario que no le llena. Pero su vida cambia cuando una noche llama a su puerta su antiguo amigo Neil Cassidy y le confiesa que ha pasado los últimos años trabajando para la NSA en la división de neuromanipulación. Al día siguiente el FBI se presenta en su despacho y le pide que colabore en la búsqueda del quiropráctico, un despiadado psichokiller que mutila y asesina a sus víctimas utilizando técnicas de manipulación mental. Neurópata se adentra en los misterios de la identidad humana, valiéndose de los últimos descubrimientos en la investigación de la conciencia, para tejer una historia que resulta tan polémica como cautivadora.

A mysterious traveler intervenes in an epic holy war in this “impressive, challenging debut” of the critically acclaimed fantasy epic (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The first book in R. Scott Bakker''s Prince of Nothing series introduces readers to a strikingly original and engrossingly vivid new world. With its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals, The Darkness That Comes Before has drawn comparison to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Frank Herbert’s Dune. Bakker’s Eärwa is 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, 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.

As the Holy War approaches its climax, emperors will fall, and terrifying revelations will come to light, in the final novel of the acclaimed fantasy epic. All opposition to the man once derided as the Prince of Nothing has vanished or been vanquished. Their leaders slain, the heathen Fanim have fled in disarray. One final march will bring the Holy War to the fabled city of Shimeh. But so very much has changed. Anasurimbor Kellhus, the Warrior-Prophet, now leads the Men of the Tusk. The cuckolded sorcerer Achamian serves as his tutor, betraying his school to protect the man he believes can prevent the Second Apocalypse. The Scylvendi barbarian, Cnaiur, succumbs finally to madness. The Consult, sensing the endgame near, work frantically to prepare for the coming of the No-God. The final reckoning is at hand. Faceless assassins will strike in the dead of night. The sorcerous Schools will be unleashed. And Anasurimbor Kellhus will at last confront his father and the dread revelation of the Thousandfold Thought.

As a vast Holy War begins, a powerful new force emerges in the second book of this “violent, passionate, darkly poetic” fantasy series (SFSite.com). The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names squabble over the spoils, Kellhus draws more followers to his banner. The sorcerer Achamian and his lover, Esmenet, submit entirely—only to face an unimaginable test of faith. The warrior Cnaiur falls ever deeper into madness. The skin-spies of the Consult watch with growing trepidation. And across the searing wastes of the desert, a name—a title—begins to be whispered among the faithful. Who is the Warrior-Prophet? A dangerous heretic who turns brother against brother? Or the only man who can avert the Second Apocalypse? With the fate of the Holy War hanging in the balance, the great powers will have to choose between their most desperate desires and their most ingrained prejudice. Between hatred and hope. Between the Warrior-Prophet and the end of the world . . .

Príncipe de nada es una trilogía en la que el autor plantea una interpretación del enfrentamiento religioso según las claves del género fantásico. En este último volumen de la trilogía, el Padirajah ha sido asesinado y los infieles Fanim han huido. Una última marcha llevará la Guerra Santa a la Ciudad del Último Profeta. Pero han cambiado tantas cosas... Valiéndose de una extraordinaria percepción, Anasûrimbor Kellhus ha conquistado los corazones de todos. Sólo el bárbaro Cnaiür y el hechicero Achamian siguen albergando dudas. Pero si Cnaiür se adentra cada vez más en la locura, Achamian se siente llamado a entregar los secretos de la Gnosis. No sólo debe proteger al hombre que le robó a su mujer, sino que debe enseñarle la hechicería más poderosa al mayor intelecto que haya existido jamás. La hora de la verdad está cerca. Asesinos sin rostro golpean en la oscuridad de la noche. Caerán reyes y emperadores, y Anasûrimbor Kellhus se enfrentará al fin con su padre. Si Kellhus pudo cambiar toda una Guerra Santa en un año, ¿qué habrá hecho Moënghus en treinta? ¿Qué significa su Pensamiento de las Mil Caras?

La acción se sitúa dos mil años después del Apocalipsis, cuando el Shriah de los Mil Templos ha declarado la guerra para arrancar la Ciudad Santa del Último Profeta de las manos de sus infieles moradores. Los Hombres del Colmillo libran una guerra inacabable contra los infieles fanim y entre ellos destaca la figura de Kellhus, que va extendiendo pacientemente su dominio. Pero otro profeta ha aparecido, el Profeta Guerrero. En el momento más desesperado del enfrentamiento, todos se ven obligados a elegir entre el odio y la esperanza. Entre sus deseos más desesperados y el fin del mundo. Entre Anasûrimbor Kellhus y el Segundo Apocalipsis.

Der neue Star der internationalen Fantasy legt eine grandiose Romantrilogie vor, kraftvoll, fesselnd und klug: Im mächtigen Reich Eärwa versinkt die Sonne, der Untergang steht bevor, der letzte Krieg bricht aus. Unter den Kriegern, Magiern, Mönchen und Spionen sind drei mächtige, gefährliche Männer, die ihre eigenen Interessen mit blutigem Schwert durchsetzen und die Vergangenheit rächen wollen ... Eärwa, einstmals mächtiges Reich am großen Ozean, droht endgültig aus den Fugen zu geraten: Der Heilige Krieg gegen die Heiden im Süden wird ausgerufen, zahlreiche Krieger und Magier folgen diesem Ruf. Doch bald zeichnet sich ab, daß jede Fraktion ihre eigenen Interessen verfolgt. Darin verwickelt: drei Männer, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, drei Schicksale, die sich zu einem verhängnisvollen Netz verweben. Anasûrimbor Kellhus, Krieger und Mönch des Ordens der Dûnyain, der junge Erbe eines vor zweitausend Jahren zugrundegegangenen Imperiums - auf der Jagd nach seinem verschollenen Vater. Drusas Achamian, ein mächtiger Magier der gefährlichen Geheimgesellschaft Mandati, als Spion unterwegs in fremden Ländern - auf der Suche nach endgültigen Wahrheiten und der Liebe der Frauen. Und Cnaiür, scheinbar unbesiegbarer Häuptling der nomadischen Scylvendi und heimlicher Adept der Dûnyain - auf Rache am Mörder seines Vaters sinnend. R. Scott Bakker ist der Shooting Star der internationalen Fantasy - von Kritikern und Lesern gleichermaßen mit Lob überhäuft. Seine Trilogie "Der Krieg der Propheten" wird bereits als moderner Klassiker gehandelt. Die beiden Folgebände werden bei Klett-Cotta in halbjährlichem Rhythmus erscheinen. Die Originaltitel der Trilogie "Der Krieg der Propheten" Band 1: The Darkness that Comes Before Band 2: The Warrior-Prophet Band 3: The Thousandfold Thought

«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.