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The Darkness that Comes Before

The Darkness that Comes Before

by R. Scott Bakker

Book Details

Publisher: Penguin Canada
Published: 2004
Language: en
Pages: 635
ISBN: 9780143012801
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Confidence: 75%

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4
💥ViolenceNotable
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
2
🧠Mental HealthLow
3
💬!*$#LanguageModerate
1
🍷🚬Substance UseVery low
3
😨Fear / HorrorModerate

Story Themes

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5
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalCentral storyline
1
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationBrief mention
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

The critically acclaimed first volume of Bakker's epic fantasy trilogy is now in mass market paperback Two thousand years have passed sinceMog-Pharau, the No-God, last walked among Men. Two thousand years have passed since the Apocalypse. In a world wrenched by holy war and devastation, a sorcerer, a concubine, and a warrior find themselves captivated by a mysterious traveller from lands long thought dead, a man who makes weapons of insight and revelation.

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