The Unholy Consult: Book Review and Discussion
I just finished The Unholy Consult, the final book in R. Scott Bakker's Aspect-Emperor series, and the latest release in the overall Second Apocalypse series. This series has taken me as many as six months to read in totality, which is a shocking number in retrospect; but then, I really shouldn't be shocked. This series has consumed my life, and for a good reason. Alongside GRRM's ASOIAF, I think Bakker's book series is probably among the most formative series' that I have read in terms of how I see fiction. As an aspiring author, this means it has had a profound influence on how I want to write my own stories. It's just a shame that I am not nearly as skilled as Bakker is in so many respects, haha. But I can try. I've been working on the first arc of my own epic fantasy series for years now, inspired by the political intrigue of Martin, the long-term story structure of One Piece, and the abrasive characterization of Abercrombie. I started this series with a