Lee Hunts

I just finished reading The Judging Eye, which is the first book in the Aspect-Emperor series, which is in turn the second series within the larger Second Apocalypse series by R. Scott Bakker. The book picks up twenty years after The Prince of Nothing. Before I begin, this whole review will have spoilers of that initial series because there really is no way to talk about this series without do so. Click off now if you want to protect yourself.  Anasûrimbor Kellhus has taken over the Three Seas to form an empire, and now, after twenty years of painstaking care and preparation, Kellhus is now declaring a Great Ordeal that will march up to Golgotterath to destroy the Consult before they can resurrect the No-God. It is the ultimate gamble taken to stop the world from ending. It took me about a month to get through this book, which is longer than any of the other entries. This is in part because I chose to read the story slower, because Bakker is so dense as a writer, and in part becaus...

I just finished reading The Thousandfold Thought, which is the third book in The Prince of Nothing trilogy. The story picks up where the second one left off, with Kellhus now seizing a hold of the Holy War and making it his own. In terms of the plot, there wasn't too much left to cover in the story, with the only necessary beats to cover being the Holy War's final movements to Shimeh, and some of the clashes between the side characters. Overall, I enjoyed the story and was excited to see the story rounded off the way it was. Unfortunately, distractions in life led to a slight delay in the time in which I could write this review, so I fear I might forget some things, but I've also watched a number of other reviews to help refresh my memory, so I am doing my best, lol. On the bright side, I will definitely reread this series again sometime in the future. I am also pumped to learn how the story will continue on from this first trilogy, so I will be moving directly on to The Ju...

I just finished reading The Warrior Prophet, the second book in The Prince of Nothing trilogy. This book picks up right where The Darkness That Comes Before left off and follows three consecutive marches south by the Holy War, as they move inexorably closer to Shimeh, their ancient holy land. What follows is another stunning entry in the series, as the Holy War is embroiled in multiple climactic battles, infected by a manipulative third party who is taking advantage of the war for his own agenda, and internal political conflicts that are inherent to any war. This book is a step up from the last in terms of pacing, character, worldbuilding, and twists, providing compelling motivation to move right on into the next book. No Spoilers Characters As characters are the most important part of the story, I will start by talking about that aspect. For each of them, I think they have been developed in interesting ways, or they are allowed to shine in amazing ways. Achamian goes through hell and ...