R. Scott Bakker

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R. Scott Bakker
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Bakker at SFeraKon 2009
Born (1967-02-02) February 2, 1967 (age 58)
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada [1]
OccupationPhilosopher/Novelist
GenreScience Fiction/Fantasy
Website
rsbakker.wordpress.com

Richard Scott Bakker (born February 2, 1967) [1] is a Canadian fantasy author. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Simcoe area. [2] [3]

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Works

Fiction

The Second Apocalypse

The Second Apocalypse is a fantasy series that includes three sub-series titled The Prince of Nothing, The Aspect-Emperor , and The No-God. The series was originally planned as a trilogy, but when Bakker began writing the series in the early 2000s he found it necessary to split each of the three novels into its own sub-series to incorporate all of the characters, themes and ideas he wished to explore.

ThePrince of Nothing trilogy was published between 2004 and 2006, while The Aspect-Emperor series was published between 2009 and 2017. The No-God has not been published at this time, and Bakker has not confirmed a release date.

Neuropath

While working on the Prince of Nothing series, Bakker was prompted by a crux of events to write a thriller dealing with the cognitive sciences. [4] He produced a near future science fiction novel involving a serial killer whose knowledge allows him to influence and control the human brain. This book is called Neuropath and was published in 2008.

The Disciple of the Dog

Shortly before The Aspect-Emperor's second book, The White-Luck Warrior, was published, Bakker released a second novel outside of his main fantasy series. Titled Disciple of the Dog, it features the private investigator, Disciple Manning, who suffers from a condition reminiscent of hyperthymesia. The story revolves around Disciple's recounting of a case involving a missing girl, a cult, and the small-town drama of Ruddick. It was published in November 2010. Bakker has planned a number of follow up novels to Disciple of the Dog, including The Enlightened Dead, [5] but due to the first novel's poor reception and very few reviews the sequels have not been pursued.[ citation needed ]

Selected bibliography

The Second Apocalypse

Prince of Nothing

The Aspect-Emperor

  • The Judging Eye (2009) ISBN   978-0-14-305160-2
  • The White-Luck Warrior (2011) ISBN   978-0-14-305162-6
  • The Great Ordeal (2016) ISBN   978-1-4683-0169-4 [6]
  • The Unholy Consult (2017) ISBN   978-1468314861 [7]

Other novels

References

  1. 1 2 "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n2004034994". catalog.loc.gov. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "R. Scott Bakker: On Alien Philosophy and Fantasy". Stuff to Blow Your Mind. May 24, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Prince of Nothing website". Archived from the original on August 6, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "New R. Scott Bakker interview". fantasyhotlist.blogspot.ca. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "T-ZERO". Three Pound Brain. January 27, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bakker, R. Scott (July 5, 2016). The Great Ordeal: Book Three. The Overlook Press. ISBN   9781468301694.
  7. ↑ "On Ordeals, Great and Small, and Their Crashing". Three Pound Brain. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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