R. Scott BakkerFantasy · Fiction·b. 1967
The Darkness that Comes Before
Synopsis
Two thousand years after a cataclysmic war, a new holy crusade begins to stir across the Three Seas. At the center of the conflict is Anasurimbor Kellhus, a man with terrifying intellectual and physical abilities who begins to manipulate everyone he meets. This is a dark, philosophical look at power and belief where the line between savior and monster is almost impossible to find.
How it reads
Prose complexity 10/10
Content warnings (3)
Graphic ViolenceSexual AssaultTrauma
