The Great Ordeal Av R. Scott Bakker

<p><b>'With <i>The Great Ordeal</i>, the penultimate book in The Aspect-Emperor series, Bakker begins to betray the final mysteries of his cosmos, feeding and goading readers more than in any of the preceding novels... Page for page, this volume was a most haunting pleasure to read.' - <i>Bakkerfans</i> </b><br><br><b><i>'The Great Ordeal</i> is a stunning addition to the series, go and buy it as soon as it is available. Seethes with intelligence, action and revelation and is a worthwhile continuation of the smartest epic fantasy of our generation.' - <i>The Wertzone</i></b><br><br>As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br><b><i>The Great Ordeal </i>is the new novel in R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed Aspect-Emperor series, set in a vivid world of myth, war and sorcery. A series that stands alongside the finest in the genre, for its grand scope, rich detail and thrilling story.</b><br><br>Books by R Scott Baker:<br><br><b>Prince of Nothing Trilogy</b><br><i>The Darkness That Comes Before</i><br><i>The Warrior-Prophet</i><br><i>The Thousandfold Thought</i><br><br><b>Aspect-Emperor</b><br><i>The Judging Eye</i><br><i>The White Luck Warrior</i><br><i>The Great Ordeal</i><br><i>The Unholy Consult</i><br><br><b>Novels</b><br><i>Neuropath</i><br><i>Disciple of the Dog</i><br><i>Light, Time, and Gravity</i></p>