false <![CDATA[The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166572520m/13751.jpg 301538 13 887432 2003 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) total:636|5:206|4:243|3:115|2:43|1:29| 636 2462 1061 99 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 1 3 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 20:36:56 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 20:40:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 902256 1585675598 9781585675593 20 3 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179311920m/902256.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902256.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 1 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 10:54:30 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 20:04:54 -0800 2008 really disappointed.

The book started off great, which lead me to believe that it was truly going to...more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 3 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 13:17:11 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 13:28:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 4 2 false Sun Jun 01 00:03:09 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 00:42:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 5 4 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 15 13:37:50 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 13:57:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 4 3 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 07 21:22:11 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 22:18:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 5 1 false Tue Mar 31 09:24:12 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 09:36:05 -0700 2009
The combination of philosophy and fantasy allows a breakthrough into a new dimension of both that allows a much deeper immersion into the book than with any traditional fantasy novel...more...]]> 3173564 1590201183 9781590201183 10 6 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1231649304m/3173564.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3173564.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 3 0 false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 10:33:34 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:58:27 -0800 2009
The first book of "The Prince of Nothing" trilogy, "The Darkness that Comes Before" is a fantasy take on the Crusades, though set in a fantasy world all its own. It is a bit tough to follow sometimes, m...more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 2 1 true Wed Jul 15 11:01:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 11:01:07 -0700 2009 The good: The world is richly drawn, with a detailed history and a variety of unique cultures, which sets it apart from other more generic fantasy realms. You definitely get a feeling of depth and epic scope. I like that. Notably absent are elves and dwarves, thank goodness, though the sra...more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 2 0 false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 15 01:18:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 01:22:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 2 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 19:26:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 19:26:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 1 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 00:36:47 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 13:37:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 1 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 12:12:45 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 12:24:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 15 15:42:37 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 15:50:00 -0800 2009
But I didn't read the last two books in the trilogy. That tell you something? I must echo what some other reviewers have said about their disappointment with the Prince of Nothing opener. There are good ingredients, there's a nice story here someplace, Bakker writes...more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 4 1 false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 20:58:42 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 20:21:44 -0700 2009 I would guess that there is about a 75% chance you will hate this book if not an avid fantasy reader and or lit grad.

There are sevreral reasons for this,

1) the plot, while interesting, VERY hard to follow if you don'nt tak...more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 4 1 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 07 10:55:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 10:44:17 -0800 2009
I just reread the prologue and am thinking of starting the series again. The fourth book comes out next month and I could use the refresh.

A pretty nice re-read. The parts with Esmenet were rough...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 4 0 false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 15:32:57 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 22:10:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 5 0 false Sun Jul 26 07:42:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 07:50:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 3 0 false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 03:52:50 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 04:01:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 301538 1585676772 9781585676774 526 79 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173543451m/301538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301538.The_Darkness_That_Comes_Before 1 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 12:18:35 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 12:35:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13751