The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 7 books · 2003 to 2017

R. Scott Bakker

FantasyEpic and high fantasyGrimdark

R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing is a dark, philosophical epic about a holy war and Anasûrimbor Kellhus, a monk trained to read and manipulate every human face. The Aspect-Emperor books are set twenty years later.

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R. Scott Bakker books in order

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Prince of Nothing

3 books · Set in EärwaGrimdarkEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1The Darkness That Comes Before2003With Anasûrimbor Kellhus and Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Warrior Prophet2004With Anasûrimbor Kellhus and Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Thousandfold Thought2006With Anasûrimbor Kellhus and Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon

Aspect-Emperor

4 books · Set in EärwaGrimdarkEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1The Judging Eye2009With Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The White-Luck Warrior2011With Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Great Ordeal2016With Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Unholy Consult2017With Drusas AchamianBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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