R. Scott Bakker

The much-anticipated third installment of R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed series, The Aspect-Emperor

The Aspect-Emperor: Book Three

The Great Ordeal

The Great Ordeal 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. As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas. 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. And, deep in Ishu�l, 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.

Fraser Simons

Wow, this is my favourite book so far. You can tell this was going to be the finale but it had to be split up. There are a lot of awesome lore and more galaxy brain reveals, particularly going more into the philosophy and paralleling it with the actions of the various factions. More non-man wickedness, new creatures, and lots more action. The book hits the ground running as opposed to a bunch of setup that pays off like the other books. It was so good. 

If you’re listening on audible the narrator got a lot better. Go figure, since he had 4 years to get better since the first two in the series! His pronunciation is still worse than the narrator for The Prince of Nothing narrator, but that guy is just incredible, probably the best performance I’ve yet to hear on the format. I recommend cutting his slow delivery by setting it to 1.25x or 1.5x speed. Even at the faster one, he still sounds like he’s reading normally. You’ll cut out 5 hours of the 21 that way. Well worth it.

The Great Ordeal The Aspect-Emperor: Book Three

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