{"product_id":"great-ordeal-r-scott-bakker-9781841498317","title":"Great Ordeal","description":"'With The Great Ordeal, the penultimate book in The Aspect-Emperor series, Bakker begins to betray the final mysteries of his cosmos, feeding and goading readers more than in any of the preceding novels... Page for page, this volume was a most haunting pleasure to read.' - Bakkerfans\n'The Great Ordeal is a stunning addition to the series, go and buy it as soon as it is available. Seethes with intelligence, action and revelation and is a worthwhile continuation of the smartest epic fantasy of our generation.' - The Wertzone\nAs Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas. \nMeanwhile and many miles away, Esmenet's husband's Great Ordeal continues its epic march further north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor's decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even He couldn't have foreseen. \nAnd, deep in Ishuäl, the wizard Achamian grapples with his fear that his unspeakably long journey might be ending in emptiness, no closer to the truth than when he set out.\nThe Great Ordeal is the new novel in R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed Aspect-Emperor series, set in a vivid world of myth, war and sorcery. A series that stands alongside the finest in the genre, for its grand scope, rich detail and thrilling story.\nBooks by R Scott Baker:\nPrince of Nothing Trilogy\nThe Darkness That Comes Before\nThe Warrior-Prophet\nThe Thousandfold Thought\nAspect-Emperor\nThe Judging Eye\nThe White Luck Warrior\nThe Great Ordeal\nThe Unholy Consult\nNovels\nNeuropath\nDisciple of the Dog\nLight, Time, and Gravity","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51823939354912,"sku":"9781841498317","price":14.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781841498317.jpg?v=1785360193","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/great-ordeal-r-scott-bakker-9781841498317","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}