''The Aspect-Emperor'' is a four volume series of

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written by Canadian author

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. It is part of his ''Second Apocalypse'' series, and takes place twenty years after the events of his debut trilogy ''

The Prince of Nothing ''The Prince of Nothing'' is a series of three fantasy novels by Canadian author R. Scott Bakker, first published in 2004, part of a wider series known as "The Second Apocalypse". This trilogy details the emergence of Anasûrimbor Kellhus, a b ...

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Novels

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The Judging Eye ''The Judging Eye'' is the first book in the Aspect-Emperor series by R. Scott Bakker. It was published on January 15, 2009 in the UK and on February 19, 2009 in the USA. Events take place 20 years after the conclusion of the Prince of Nothing ...

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The White-Luck Warrior The White-Luck Warrior is the second book in the Aspect-Emperor series by R. Scott Bakker. It was published in April 2011. Events take place directly after The Judging Eye and around 20 years after the conclusion of the Prince of Nothing ' ...

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The Great Ordeal ''The Aspect-Emperor'' is a four volume series of fantasy novels written by Canadian author R. Scott Bakker. It is part of his ''Second Apocalypse'' series, and takes place twenty years after the events of his debut trilogy ''The Prince of Nothing ...

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The Unholy Consult ''The Aspect-Emperor'' is a four volume series of fantasy novels written by Canadian author R. Scott Bakker. It is part of his ''Second Apocalypse'' series, and takes place twenty years after the events of his debut trilogy ''The Prince of Nothing ...

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Series

The first book, ''

'', was released on January 20, 2009. The planned title of the second book was originally ''The Shortest Path''. However, Bakker later confirmed that it would be called ''The White-Luck Warrior''. It was published in April 2011 in Canada by

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. It was published in the UK in May 2011, by

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and in the US by

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. The planned title of the third book was originally ''The Horns of Golgotterath'', but was changed ''The Great Ordeal''. Due to the length of the manuscript the book was split into two volumes—the first being The Great Ordeal and the second The Unholy Consult. The first draft was completed on October 1, 2013 and the book was published July 12, 2016. The second part was published on July 6, 2017.

Critical response

In July 2019,

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contributor Erik Kain said that ''The Aspect Emperor'' was "a pretty massive letdown". "The first two books were good, but the second two fell apart rather badly. Still, the first three in this series tell a complete and satisfying story", concluded Kain.

References

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