- Taschenbuch: 544 Seiten
- Verlag: Orbit (4. Mai 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1841494119
- ISBN-13: 978-1841494111
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23 x 15,4 x 4,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.8 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (4 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 415.613 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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All opposition to the man once derided as the Prince of Nothing has vanished or been vanquished. Their leaders slain, the heathen Fanim have fled in disarray. One final march will bring the Holy War to the fabled city of Shimeh. But so very much has changed. Anasurimbor Kellhus, the Warrior-Prophet, now leads the Men of the Tusk. The cuckolded sorcerer Achamian serves as his tutor, betraying his school to keep safe the man he believes can prevent the Second Apocalypse. The Scylvendi barbarian, Cnaiur, succumbs finally to madness. The Consult, sensing the endgame of millennia of planning, work frantically to prepare for the coming of the No-God. The final reckoning is at hand. Faceless assassins will strike in the dead of night. Kings and Emperors will fall. The sorcerous Schools will be unleashed. And Anasurimbor Kellhus will at last confront his father and the dread revelation of the Thousandfold Thought.
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All opposition to the man once derided as the Prince of Nothing has vanished or been vanquished. Their leaders slain, the heathen Fanim have fled in disarray. One final march will bring the Holy War to the fabled city of Shimeh. But so very much has changed. Anasurimbor Kellhus, the Warrior-Prophet, now leads the Men of the Tusk. The cuckolded sorcerer Achamian serves as his tutor, betraying his school to keep safe the man he believes can prevent the Second Apocalypse. The Scylvendi barbarian, Cnaiur, succumbs finally to madness. The Consult, sensing the endgame of millennia of planning, work frantically to prepare for the coming of the No-God. The final reckoning is at hand. Faceless assassins will strike in the dead of night. Kings and Emperors will fall. The sorcerous Schools will be unleashed. And Anasurimbor Kellhus will at last confront his father and the dread revelation of the Thousandfold Thought.
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The first two books in this series (The Darkness That Comes Before and The Warrior Propeht) really set the bar high: the were beautifully written, featured several complex characters and an excellent major plot with several sub plot lines. They were a little complicated in the "world" created by the books, but not deterringly so.
This one, though just as beautifully written, was a struggle to get through. Not nearly as good as the first two, and, because of the fast ending, seems like it was written under a severe deadline.
The plot obviously continues from the second book (and, people with poor memories like me will appreciate the 20+ page "what has come before" summary at the beginning of the book) where Kellhus the Dunyain has assumed control of the Holy War through logic and manipulation. Achamian is helping him, but struggling with that path, in no small part because Kellhus has taken Achamian's wife as his own (when Achamian was feared dead). Cnaiur believes himself mad or possesed or both, and follows his own path to redemption. All head for Shimeh, the Holy City now held by heathens, where Kellhus has been "summoned" to see and sent to assasinate his father.
The characters again are beautifully wrought and described, especially Achamian, Esmet and Cnaiur.
Three major complaints. Bakker asks his readers not only to enter his world, but to study it. The PB version has 100 pages of Glossary out of a 500 page book, and in some of the passages, it feels like you've got to read them all to understand what is happening. Very confusing at times.
Second, the end flys by. A lot of action and things tied up in a very short period of time.
Third, it's not an obvious end. There are many questions left unanswered, obviously a fourth book or a new series coming next.
I will continue reading Mr. Bakker's works, because he tackles a lot, presents a new version of fantasy writing different than most, and I learn a lot from his style of writing. But he set the bar high with the first two novels, and this one, while still good, is not at their level.
This one, though just as beautifully written, was a struggle to get through. Not nearly as good as the first two, and, because of the fast ending, seems like it was written under a severe deadline.
The plot obviously continues from the second book (and, people with poor memories like me will appreciate the 20+ page "what has come before" summary at the beginning of the book) where Kellhus the Dunyain has assumed control of the Holy War through logic and manipulation. Achamian is helping him, but struggling with that path, in no small part because Kellhus has taken Achamian's wife as his own (when Achamian was feared dead). Cnaiur believes himself mad or possesed or both, and follows his own path to redemption. All head for Shimeh, the Holy City now held by heathens, where Kellhus has been "summoned" to see and sent to assasinate his father.
The characters again are beautifully wrought and described, especially Achamian, Esmet and Cnaiur.
Three major complaints. Bakker asks his readers not only to enter his world, but to study it. The PB version has 100 pages of Glossary out of a 500 page book, and in some of the passages, it feels like you've got to read them all to understand what is happening. Very confusing at times.
Second, the end flys by. A lot of action and things tied up in a very short period of time.
Third, it's not an obvious end. There are many questions left unanswered, obviously a fourth book or a new series coming next.
I will continue reading Mr. Bakker's works, because he tackles a lot, presents a new version of fantasy writing different than most, and I learn a lot from his style of writing. But he set the bar high with the first two novels, and this one, while still good, is not at their level.
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The Thousandfold Thought has again, like its predecessors, done an excellent job of taking me on an interesting, breathtaking and exciting trip to The Three Seas! All the fates, either those of individuals or whole armies respectively nations, have their final reckoning at the gigantic battle of Shimeh - the famed holy city. The description of the battle is, due to the many short bursts from different viewpoints, breathtaking and nearly makes your heart stop. Another thing that I find good about 'slightly' martial books is that in this case Bakker does not try to save too many of the important characters. Many die and that is the way it should be in a battle of such proportions.
However (1), although I really enjoyed the trilogy as a whole I have a point of criticism that cost the final book a star (nearly two), namely the ending! For my taste, other Bakker fans please correct me if I am wrong, it is by far too open and imprecise! That Khellus' meeting with his father does not really contribute much to the outcome - okay, BUT I have been expecting some sort of Second Apocalypse, not just some battle. The Consult was irrelevant in the end and all was over very quickly with all survivors standing happily around and celebrationg one Aspect Emperor. Maithanet, the Quorum are there but we do not know how they got there or what has transpired. Somehow I have the feeling that if Bakker had had more time for completing his series, it would have had a more well developed ending.
However (2), there were some hints in the last chapter that strongly imply that we will not have heard the last of Akka and Khellus and the three Seas because I cannot imagine that Bakker passes the chance of writing about his Second Apocalypse, let's see, wait and hope!
However (1), although I really enjoyed the trilogy as a whole I have a point of criticism that cost the final book a star (nearly two), namely the ending! For my taste, other Bakker fans please correct me if I am wrong, it is by far too open and imprecise! That Khellus' meeting with his father does not really contribute much to the outcome - okay, BUT I have been expecting some sort of Second Apocalypse, not just some battle. The Consult was irrelevant in the end and all was over very quickly with all survivors standing happily around and celebrationg one Aspect Emperor. Maithanet, the Quorum are there but we do not know how they got there or what has transpired. Somehow I have the feeling that if Bakker had had more time for completing his series, it would have had a more well developed ending.
However (2), there were some hints in the last chapter that strongly imply that we will not have heard the last of Akka and Khellus and the three Seas because I cannot imagine that Bakker passes the chance of writing about his Second Apocalypse, let's see, wait and hope!
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Seien Sie gewarnt: Scott Bakker macht es seinen Lesern nicht einfach! Seine inhaltsreiche philosophisch angehauchte Erzählart ist sehr viel, aber kein Zeichen von Trivialliteratur. In Band drei dieser durchaus sehr ansprechenden Serie übertreibt es der Autor aber dann doch etwas. Als Anhang der Geschichte finden wir ein über 100 Seiten starkes fiktionales Lexikon vor, um das Buch komplett zu verstehen heißt es im Wesentlichen: Nachschlagen, nachschlagen, nachschlagen. In der Geschichte selbst wirft Bakker nämlich mit Namen, Ereignissen und Schlussfolgerungen nur so um sich. Diese sind großenteils aus der Erzählung selbst nicht zu erfassen. Bakker hat eine enorm breite Hintergrundgeschichte geschaffen. Einerseits verleiht dies der Erzählung eine Menge Glaubwürdigkeit und Tiefe, anderseits wird sie dadurch an einigen Stellen unnötig kompliziert.
Es ist dabei nicht vorteilhaft, dass das Erzähltempo extrem hoch ist. Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich nur so und wichtige Hauptfiguren sterben ohne große Ankündigung. Ein großes Problem ist dabei die Schilderung der finalen Schlachtszene. Detailreichtum ist immer eine gute Sache, hier wird aber die Handlung vor lauter Namen und Schilderungen einzelner Kampfhandlungen nahezu erdrückt. Man hätte sich gewünscht der Autor hätte seiner Handlung mehr Zeit gegeben. Das Ende der Reihe selbst fand ich anbei durchaus ansprechend. Natürlich bleiben viele Handlungsstränge offen, aber im Wesentlichen sind die hier geschilderten Ereignisse auch nur der Vorbote einer größeren Geschichte. Diese Vorgeschichte wurde mit diesem Band gut abgeschlossen. Es bleibt abzuwarten, was uns der Autor als Hauptgang servieren wird. Ich freue mich durchaus darauf.
Es ist dabei nicht vorteilhaft, dass das Erzähltempo extrem hoch ist. Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich nur so und wichtige Hauptfiguren sterben ohne große Ankündigung. Ein großes Problem ist dabei die Schilderung der finalen Schlachtszene. Detailreichtum ist immer eine gute Sache, hier wird aber die Handlung vor lauter Namen und Schilderungen einzelner Kampfhandlungen nahezu erdrückt. Man hätte sich gewünscht der Autor hätte seiner Handlung mehr Zeit gegeben. Das Ende der Reihe selbst fand ich anbei durchaus ansprechend. Natürlich bleiben viele Handlungsstränge offen, aber im Wesentlichen sind die hier geschilderten Ereignisse auch nur der Vorbote einer größeren Geschichte. Diese Vorgeschichte wurde mit diesem Band gut abgeschlossen. Es bleibt abzuwarten, was uns der Autor als Hauptgang servieren wird. Ich freue mich durchaus darauf.
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