Last: >>8270713
SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE SERIES!
Here's the blurb:
Praised by fans and critics worldwide, R. Scott Bakker has become one of the most celebrated voices in fantasy literature. With The Great Ordeal, Bakker presents the long-anticipated third volume of The Aspect-Emperor, a series that stands with the finest in the genre for its grandiose scope, rich detail, and thrilling story.
As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas. Meanwhile and many miles away, Esmenet’s husband’s Great Ordeal continues its epic march further north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor’s decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even He couldn’t have foreseen. And, deep in Ishuäl, the wizard Achamian grapples with his fear that his unspeakably long journey might be ending in emptiness, no closer to the truth than when he set out.
The Aspect-Emperor series follows Bakker’s Prince of Nothing saga, returning to the same world twenty years later. The Great Ordeal follows The Judging Eye and The White-Luck Warrior, and delivers the first half of the conclusion to this epic story. Returning to Bakker’s richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery, The Aspect-Emperor continues to set the bar for the fantasy genre, reaching new heights of intricacy and meaning.
Links:
second-apocalypse.com
Questions:
1)What was your greatest revelation in TGO
2) What was the most shocking moment ?
3)Who are you rooting for?
>>8283192
Thanks for the on-topic thread, R. Scott Bakker - but I've never heard of you so, like, whatever, man.
>Using /lit/ for free publicity
>Shame Shame Shame *DING DONG*
>>8283219
well, book just came out, seeing as few people discuss it I decided to make this thread. Found the older one on the archives and copied it again.
I was hoping to get some discussion going since the general has become lame and repetitive of late...
If all you can do is memes, you better leave, we don't need you kind here.
>>8283192
>What was your greatest revelation in TGObased cnaiur being alivethat apparently the nonmen's progenitors killed an original god and created the hundredalso more on the nature of the no god
>What was the most shocking momentCelmomas seeing Kellhus as he dies or Nau Cayuti being fed to the no godalternatively,Saubon's flashback as he dies for pure emotional impact
>Who are you rooting for?
Sorwell to win the Serwabowl, Mimara to become the true prophet of mankind.
Will reading make me not hate myself?
nah
maybe try not being hateful you butthole
>>8283160
Better:
It will make you hate yourself with sophistication.
How much prep should I do before taking on the big boss here .
High school education.
Eco, Joyce, Schwaller de Lubicz
I just finished the rainbow yesterday. It will be disorienting because thats its design, and wont be like anything like youve read before, but if you're an experienced reader you'll be up to the task. Also read it slowly, what he does to language is really unbelievable. It is very cerebral and deliberate and chaotic, get lost in its labyrinth. Lot 49 and V are unnecessary, if anything start with GR.
I read that Heinrich Schliemann, while excavating in Greece, learned Greek by comparing a French book with a Greek translation. He said after the first attempt he knew half the words, and after the second attempt he knew all of them, and that he only bothered to learn a little bit of grammar (he said schoolchildren were taught grammar for 8 years to little or no effect)
Apparently as a businessman he made it a point to learn the language of every country he did business with, and knew over 10 of them.
What do you think of Schliemann's method?
>>8283043
Schliemann was an eccentric. He actually named his kid Agamemnon.
He was also a notorious liar. The story is probably an exaggeration at best.
>>8283048
He also read from Homer during his son's baptism.
>>8283054
>He also read from Homer during his son's baptism.
What an absolute wanker.
What's the the best work from the worst author that you know? Could be a short story, essay, novel, quote, anything redeemable.
I'd write shiity YA to meet Cara
>>8283047
But I'd rather write Nu Know Brow Smart Art for the enlightened
>>8283047
Pro-tip Cara's smart as she is funny and hawt
want to read up on military strategy/tactics of famous military figures like sun zhu, napoleon etc. Just finished a book on the civil war and im hooked
Good for you buddy!
Read about Cartage vs Rome
>>8283032
yeah worded it poorly but you get it, what should I look for?
the weird frontier between post irony and new sincerity are these millennials the saviours of literature?
Are they ?
>>8283026
I don't know but is Megan Boyle ok. She hasn't tweeted much lately. I think she mighta finally went too craycray with the abortion and all
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come on
I started with the Greeks but why do they keep calling this guy Ulysses? I thought that was a meme book not a Greek hero.
>>8282887
Just in case this isn't bait and someone legitimately needing help, Ulysses was the Roman name for Odysseus. The 'meme book' is modeled after the Odyssey, but set in early 20th century dublin. It's not just a meme, though, it's widely celebrated as a great accomplishment in Western Literature.
You picked the wrong translation
>>8282972
Why would the Roman names be used instead of the Greek ones?
Do you guys like thug notes? I personally love it, and I've seen all the videos.
Really dislike him
>>8282859
Why? Is his humor not your thing?
>>8282862
I don't care for his reactionary journalism
I've never broken a neck before but I feel like it's harder than was depicted. What was Lennies power level anyways
OVER 9000
lol
haha
hee
hee
hoo
hababadoo
t. The Jokester
Dunno, but reminds me of this.
>>8282819
don't underestimate retard strength
Je suis un autre
>>8282776
Je suis en l'autrisme
Frogs OUT.
>>8282802
dont make me jizz in your glas of milk, boi
What do the coloured lines signify?
Unlimited pain and misery.
OP tell me what signify signifies and then we'll talk.
>>8283984
>greek philosophy
>analytic
>implying
are there any great writers that wasted years of their early lives
kierkegaard
Subjecting yourself to mental anguish and self reflection is never wasted time
yeah, Me
Wasn't able to find much in the Recommended literature wiki.
Read Lenin and Bordiga instead
>>8282730
Have you tried the Anarchist's Cookbook? I have to say, their recipe for "Rage Against the Praline" is revolutionary in its own right!
Well you could just read the classics Proudhon, Bakunin, etc
itt we write a letter to Obama
one word at a time
Hey
no fuck u trump will win
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What's