R. Scott Bakker

R. Scott Bakker is a student of literature, history, philosophy, and ancient languages. His books include the Prince of Nothing trilogy: The Darkness that Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, and The Thousandfold Thought. The Aspect-Emperor series is a sequel series that includes The Judging Eye, The White-Luck Warrior, The Great Ordeal, and The Unholy Consult. He lives in London, Ontario.

R. Scott Bakker's Titles

Unholy Consult The Aspect-Emperor: Book Four

The Unholy Consult

In this shattering conclusion to The Aspect-Emperor books, praised for their “sweeping epic scale and detailed historical world building”...


Great Ordeal The Aspect-Emperor: Book Three

The Great Ordeal

Praised by fans and critics worldwide, R. Scott Bakker has become one of the most celebrated voices in fantasy literature. With The Great Ordeal,...


White-Luck Warrior Book Two

The White-Luck Warrior

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...


Judging Eye The Aspect-Emperor Book One

The Judging Eye

Now he returns to The Prince of Nothing universe with the long-awaited The Judging Eye, the first book in an all-new series. Set twenty years...


Darkness That Comes Before The Prince of Nothing, Book One

The Darkness That Comes Before

Strikingly original in its conception, ambitious in scope, with characters engrossingly and vividly drawn, the first book in R. Scott Bakker's...


Thousandfold Thought The Prince of Nothing, Book Three

The Thousandfold Thought

All opposition to the man once derided as the Prince of Nothing has vanished or been vanquished. Their leaders slain, the heathen Fanim have...


Warrior Prophet The Prince of Nothing, Book Two

The Warrior Prophet

The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names plot and squabble over the spoils, Kellhus patiently extends his...