The Darkness That Comes Before
The recommended entry point to The Second Apocalypse and Bakker's primary fantasy sequence.
Author guide
R. Scott Bakker Books in Order
R. Scott Bakker is a Canadian novelist and philosopher from Ontario. His fiction includes the Second Apocalypse fantasy sequence, the science-fiction thriller Neuropath, the mystery novel Disciple of the Dog, and the literary novel Light, Time, and Gravity. His nonfiction and critical interests center on philosophy of mind, neuroscience, consciousness, and the consequences of the semantic and cognitive sciences.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Neuropath
A self-contained science-fiction thriller and accessible entry to Bakker's philosophical concerns.
Disciple of the Dog
A self-contained mystery novel outside The Second Apocalypse.
Read in order
Books by series
series · ongoing
The Second Apocalypse
An epic fantasy sequence set in Eärwa, comprising The Prince of Nothing and The Aspect-Emperor, with a planned No-God subseries.
- 1 The Darkness That Comes BeforeAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2004
- 2
The Warrior-ProphetAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2005
- 3
The Thousandfold ThoughtAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2006
- 4
The Judging EyeAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2009
- 5
The White-Luck WarriorAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2011
- 6
The Great OrdealAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2016
- 7
The Unholy ConsultAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2017
subseries · complete
The Prince of Nothing
The first published subseries of The Second Apocalypse, following the Holy War and the rise of Anasûrimbor Kellhus.
subseries · complete
The Aspect-Emperor
The second published subseries of The Second Apocalypse, continuing the history of Kellhus and the Three Seas.
subseries · planned
The No-God
The planned concluding subseries of The Second Apocalypse; no novel in this subseries has been published.
series · ongoing
Disciple Manning
A planned mystery series centered on Disciple Manning, introduced in Disciple of the Dog.
- 1 Disciple of the DogAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2010
Outside the series