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  • The Thousandfold Thought

  • The Prince of Nothing, Book Three
  • By: R. Scott Bakker
  • Narrated by: David DeVries
  • Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (550 ratings)

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The Thousandfold Thought

By: R. Scott Bakker
Narrated by: David DeVries
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Publisher's summary

The Darkness that Comes Before, R. Scott Bakker's magnificent debut, drew thunderous acclaim from reviewers and fellow fantasy authors. Listeners were invited into a darkly threatening, thrillingly imaginative universe as fully realized as that of any in modern fantasy and introduced to one of the genre's great characters: the powerful warrior-philosopher Anasrimbor Kelhus, on whom the fate of a violently apocalyptic Holy War rests. Bakker's follow-up to The Darkness that Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet enticed readers further into the richly imagined world of myth, violence, and sorcery. The startling and far-reaching answers to these questions are brought into thrilling focus in The Thousandfold Thought, the conclusion to The Prince of Nothing trilogy.

Casting into question all the action that has taken place before, twisting listeners' intuitions in unforeseen directions, and remolding the fantasy genre to broaden the scope of intricacy and meaning, R. Scott Bakker has once again written a fantasy novel that defies all expectations and rewards the listener with an experience unlike any to be had in the canon of fantasy literature.

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"The Prince of Nothing trilogy is a work of unforgettable power." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Ending was forced

I understand that it is impossible to just "walk away" from a story that has been thousands of pages in the making. I just felt like this was forced. The ending left me frustrated instead of satisfied. Very interesting and fun for the most part, but certainly not one I would do again.

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Awesome conclusion to an amazing trilogy.

Great trilogy, great author, fantastic narration. Love it. It isn't an easy read if that's what you're looking for but it certainly blew my mind.

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philosophical agonies

The overall setup and general story was great the thing that made me get tired of this series was the philosophy aka Kelllis alot of times it would just ramble on and on . Esme had to be the most annoying character all she did was cry and it got unbearable in chapters in previous books even to the point I skipped 2 of her chapters cause i couldn't stand it but besides that good book .

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Loved this series!!

Amazing in so many ways, can’t wait to read the next trilogy. My only (extremely minor) complaint is that I could have gone for like a 1/3 of the extremely descriptive sex scenes. Seemed a bit much.

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Best “grim dark” series by far

Epic, pitiless, beautiful and horrifying. Probably horrifying the most of all. Only Erikson can achieve this level of world building, uniqueness and detail but Bakker is right there with him. Beautifully performed as well. 6 stars

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Feels like an amazing song played slowly

Great book. Very enjoyable but like the previous books it moves very slow. The ending climax was disappointing and at times it became difficult to root for anyone. I'm glad I listened to it but I won't be getting the others books because it takes so long for anything to happen.

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Amazing Read

I love the ending and a perfect set up to the next books in line. I put it right up there with the drizzt series but a lot more gritty and hopeless at times. 10 out of 10 would read again.

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Three volumes to get here!

The rating won’t matter. If like me you got this far, then you will go the rest of the way. I could do with fewer dream sequences, less gratuitous sex and torture. And there is torture a plenty, but it is rendered to cartoonish effect.

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Wow

After listening to the last ten minutes I sat dumbfounded for a good five minutes. Suddenly things foreshadowed and subtle tidbits started to make sense. The tingling sensation when you realize you've just read something awesome kicked in; it continues as I write this.

I have a feeling the ending of this series could polarize readers much like the First Law Trilogy. I however loved it.

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Very special books.

These books get under my skin like just about nothing else. I have read them all, and listened to the first three on Audible. These audiobooks are truly amazing. It can't be easy reading such dense material and pronouncing such unusual names, so kudos to David DeVries! And kudos of course also to R. Scatt Bakker.

This is the third book of the initial trilogy covering the arrival of a prophet in the fictional land of Earwa. These books feature magic, war, religion, sex and numerous complicated relationships. If you are interested in reading about a complex universe with these trappings, these books are for you.

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