R. Scott Bakker Ordre des livres (chronologique)

This anthology showcases nineteen dark and magical stories that spotlight formidable and cunning antagonists in fantasy literature. Readers will find themselves rooting for these villains as they engage in ruthless actions for their own purposes. Each tale invites a deeper exploration of morality, suggesting that evil is often a matter of perspective, and challenges the traditional hero narrative by placing these complex characters at the forefront.

The highly anticipated and explosive finale to the master of grimdark R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed high fantasy series

The "terrifying and astonishing" (Ian C. Esselmont) third installment of R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed series

Praised by readers and critics around the world, R. Scott Bakker has become one of the most celebrated voices in fantasy fiction. The Aspect-Emperor trilogy follows on from the acclaimed Prince of Nothing saga, and The White-Luck Warrior is the chilling second book in the new series. Ruler Anasurimbor Kellhus and his Great Ordeal march ever farther into the Ancient North, as his consort Esmenet finds herself at war. Exiled wizard Achamian, meanwhile, leads his own ragtag mission to the legendary ruins of Sauglish. Into this tumult walks the White-Luck Warrior, assassin and messiah both . . . . . . In this ambitious volume, Bakker delves even further into his richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery.

Toms Leben ist nicht mehr das, was es einmal war. Seine Ehe steht vor dem Aus und seine Schriftstellerkarriere ist ins Stocken geraten. Dann kehrt sein bester Freund Neil zurück, der Neurologie in Kalifornien unterrichtet hat. Doch es ist nicht alles so, wie es scheint – Neil hat für die US-Regierung gearbeitet, um die Gedanken von verdächtigen Terroristen zu entschlüsseln, und ist verschwunden, wobei er Beweise hinterlassen hat, dass er seine einzigartigen Fähigkeiten auch gegen Zivilisten eingesetzt hat. Erst als Neil sich seinem ultimativen Ziel – Tom – nähert, wird das volle Grauen seines Plans offenbar.

A score of years after he first walked into the histories of Men, Anasûrimbor Kellhus rules all the Three Seas, the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years. Wielding more power than even the greatest sorcerer, Kellhus now leads a holy war deep into the wastes of the Ancient North, intent on destroying the stronghold of Golgotterath and preventing the Second Apocalypse. Meanwhile his wife and consort, Esmenet, struggles to rule not only his vast empire, but their murderous children as well. And Achamian, who lives as a Wizard in embittered exile, undertakes a mad quest to uncover the origins of the Dûnyain. But Achamian, of all people, should know that one must be very careful what one seeks . . .

Thomas Bible, profesor psychológie na Kolumbijskej univerzite, sa ani po roku nevyrovnal s rozvodom, samotou a skutočnosťou, že syna a dcéru vidí len raz za čas. Ako by to nestačilo, v jeho živote sa objavia agenti FBI a žiadajú ho o pomoc pri pátraní po jeho najlepšom priateľovi. Neil Cassidy je totiž podľa nich psychicky narušený vrah, ktorý je ako bývalý pracovník štátnej tajnej služby expertom na fyzickú manipuláciu s ľudským mozgom. Pátranie vtiahne Thomasa do víru nečakaných zvratov a šokujúcich odhalení. Nielenže je nútený prehodnotiť vlastnú minulosť, ale navyše musí bojovať so zaužívanými predstavami o človeku ako mysliacej bytosti so slobodnou vôľou. Lebo čo ak je celý náš život len nekonečnou sériou sebaklamov a v skutočnosti sme len rozprávajúce bábky? Kontroverzný psychologický triler sa odohráva v neďalekej budúcnosti na pozadí ekologických katastrof, kde nikto neunikne pozornému oku "veľkého brata" a médiá každý deň informujú o nových výčinoch vraždiaceho maniaka s prezývkou Chiropraktik.

The epic conclusion to theacclaimed Prince of Nothing trilogy.

A score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned, inevitably, to more worldly concerns...A veteran sorcerer and spy seeks news of an ancient enemy. A military genius plots to conquer the known world for his Emperor but dreams of the throne for himself. The spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples seeks a Holy War to cleanse the land of the infidel. An exiled barbarian chieftain seeks vengeance against the man who disgraced him. And into this world steps a man like no other, seeking to bind all - man and woman, emperor and slave - to his own mysterious ends.But the fate of men - even great men - means little when the world itself may soon be torn asunder. Behind the politics, beneath the religious fervour, a dark and ancient evil is reawakening. After two thousand years, the No-God is returning. The Second Apocalypse is nigh. And one cannot raise walls against what has been forgotten...

The second book in R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed fantasy masterpiece, The Prince of Nothing