The Warrior-Prophet
core novel 2004 The Second Apocalypse
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (16,266 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 732 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781590201190 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Warrior-Prophet continues the Holy War fought between the Inrithi and Fanim across the Three Seas as it presses on toward the city of Shimeh, its ranks increasingly shaped by the quiet influence of the enigmatic Dûnyain monk Kellhus, whose trained ability to read and direct others lets him steer the war's course from within its own command structure. As Kellhus's reputation grows among the soldiers and leaders around him, the sorcerer Drusas Achamian continues to wrestle with visions tied to the ancient apocalyptic threat known as the Consult, whose true movements remain hidden from the war's participants. The novel follows the mounting toll of the campaign on its many characters even as unseen forces work toward the return of a catastrophic evil from the world's distant past.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Second Apocalypse
- Series: The Prince of Nothing core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R. Scott Bakker
Notes
- From the series record (The Prince of Nothing): Completed trilogy, the series' first arc.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Prince of Nothing: position 2 of 3: previous The Darkness That Comes Before (2003) · next The Thousandfold Thought (2006)
- Internal chronology, within The Second Apocalypse: position 2 of 7: previous The Darkness That Comes Before (2003) · next The Thousandfold Thought (2006)
Sources
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