Before the eyes of the entire Holy War, Achamian repudiated Kellhus, whom he had worshipped; Esmenet, whom he had loved; and the Mandate masters he had served. Then he fled into the wilderness, becoming the world’s only sorcerer without a school. A Wizard.

Now, after twenty years of conversion and bloodshed, Anasûrimbor Kellhus plots the conclusion of his father’s Thousandfold Thought. His New Empire spans the entirety of the Three Seas, from the legendary fortress of Auvangshei on the frontiers of Zeüm to the shrouded headwaters of the River Sayut, from the sweltering coasts of Kutnarmu to the wild rim of the Osthwai Mountains—all the lands that had once been Fanim or Inrithi. It was easily the equal of the old Ceneian Empire in terms of geographical extent, and likely far greater when it came to population A hundred great cities, and almost as many languages. A dozen proud nations. Thousand of years of mangled history.

The Nameless War is nameless no longer. Men call it the Great Ordeal.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments

Some books aim your questions wide and thin, while others, I’ve discovered, aim them narrow and deep. First and foremost, I need to thank my lovely wife, Sharron, who has become my conscience in all things. Need I list the other usual suspects?

Of course I do.

My brother, Bryan Bakker; my agent, Chris Lotts; my English language editors, Barbara Berson, Laura Shin, David Shoemaker, and Darren Nash; and my dear friends Roger Eichorn and Gary Wassner. With so many judging eyes, both shrewd and gifted, no writer could go wrong.

Also by R. Scott Bakker

Also by R. Scott Bakker

THE PRINCE OF NOTHING SERIES

The Darkness That Comes Before, Book One
The Warrior-Prophet, Book Two
The Thousandfold Thought, Book Three

Neuropath (writing as Scott Bakker)