The Darkness That Comes Before is the first book in the Prince of Nothing series by Scott Bakker. It was published in 2004.
There are also several 'supporting' characters who have significant roles throughout the books such as Achamian's old students Nersei Proyas and Krijates Xinemus and the Emperor's nephew Ikurei Conphas.
THE DÛNYAIN - A hidden monastic sect that has repudiated history and animal appetite in the hope of finding absolute enligh...
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The Darkness That Comes Before is the first book in the Prince of Nothing series by Scott Bakker. It was published in 2004.
There are also several 'supporting' characters who have significant roles throughout the books such as Achamian's old students Nersei Proyas and Krijates Xinemus and the Emperor's nephew Ikurei Conphas.
THE DÛNYAIN - A hidden monastic sect that has repudiated history and animal appetite in the hope of finding absolute enlightenment through the control of all desire and circumstance. For two thousand years they have bred their members for both motor reflexes and intellectual acuity.
THE CONSULT - The cabal of magi and generals that survived the death of the No-God in 2155 and has laboured ever since to bring about his return in the so-called Second Apocalypse. Very few in the Three Seas believe they still exist.
The various institutions of sorcerers in the world of Earwa are referred to as Schools. The dominant Schools are
The Mandate - Gnostic School founded by...
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