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The Darkness that Comes Before is a strong, impressive, deeply imagined debut novel. However, this first book of an epic fantasy series is not accessible; it reads like a later volume of a complicated ongoing series. Author R. Scott Bakker has created a world that is very different from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, yet in depth of development comes closer than most high-fantasy worlds. In addition to providing five appendices, Bakker attempts to make his complex world clear to readers by filling the prologue and opening chapters with the names of characters, gods, cities, tribes, nations, religions, factions, and sorcerous schools. For many readers, this approach will have the opposite effect of clarity. It's like demonstrating snowflake structure with a blizzard. --Cynthia Ward -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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The Three Seas have a distinct arabian flavour, but without any silly Djinn. Rather it is the opressiveness of the heat, the dust on the roads, the wrinkled skin of its protagonists that further the impression. In terms of style T"he Darkness That Comes Before" reminds one of Steve Eriksons "Deadhouse Gates".
There are some dark sides to this book. First and foremost is the immense amount of sexual violence in this book. While I understand the authors desire to portrait a realistic world this book borders on being misogynist. When the mass-rape of twelve women is mentioned with barely a glance and the story continues without any hesitation it can turn ones stomach. Also only two of the major characters are women - one a whore, the other the emporers mother. This misrepresentation of women really soured the book for me. It is the only reason, why I did not give it five stars.
Overall this is a strong book by a new voice with a distinct flavour. A little less sexual violence and it would have been a five star review.
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