{"product_id":"darkness-that-comes-before-the","title":"Darkness That Comes Before, The","description":"''Compelling... Keeps the pages turning. The final cinematic scene, of a vast landscape filled with enormous armies, nicely sets the stage for book three of this daringly unconventional series in the Tolkien mold.'' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A journey unlike any other you have experienced. Part Dante''s \"Inferno\" and part Conrad''s \"Heart Of Darkness\", this is fantasy literature like you''ve never read before.'' - Blogcritics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned, inevitably, to more worldly concerns...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA veteran sorcerer and spy seeks news of an ancient enemy. A military genius plots to conquer the known world for his Emperor but dreams of the throne for himself. The spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples seeks a Holy War to cleanse the land of the infidel. An exiled barbarian chieftain seeks vengeance against the man who disgraced him. And into this world steps a man like no other, seeking to bind all - man and woman, emperor and slave - to his own mysterious ends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the fate of men - even great men - means little when the world itself may soon be torn asunder. Behind the politics, beneath the religious fervour, a dark and ancient evil is reawakening. After two thousand years, the No-God is returning. The Second Apocalypse is nigh. And one cannot raise walls against what has been forgotten...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA startlingly original and assured epic fantasy debut. A tale of conspiracy, holy war, empire-building and intrigue set in the most vividly imagined fantasy world since Tolkien''s Middle Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks by R Scott Baker:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrince of Nothing Trilogy\u003cbr\u003eThe Darkness That Comes Before\u003cbr\u003eThe Warrior-Prophet\u003cbr\u003eThe Thousandfold Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAspect-Emperor\u003cbr\u003eThe Judging Eye\u003cbr\u003eThe White Luck Warrior\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Ordeal\u003cbr\u003eThe Unholy Consult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovels\u003cbr\u003eNeuropath\u003cbr\u003eDisciple of the Dog\u003cbr\u003eLight, Time, and Gravity","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57016443470159,"sku":"9781841494081","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781841494081_1-darkness-that-comes-before-the.jpg?v=1770870805","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/darkness-that-comes-before-the","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}