R. Scott Bakker, The Warrior Prophet | Worlds of Speculative Fiction (lecture 51)

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We have restarted the Worlds of Speculative Fiction lecture/discussion series in a new online monthly format. Each session will have a roughly 90-minute video, which will be premiered (allowing chat interaction between viewers and myself). Then immediately following that, we will have a Zoom videoconferencing session, where we'll continue the discussion.
This session focuses on the fantasy writer, R. Scott Bakker, and on the second book of his Prince of Nothing Trilogy, The Warrior Prophet. We discuss some of the reviews and Bakker's responses, the narrative universe of his stories, and several philosophical themes of that second book. In the next session, we will discuss the third book in that series
The Darkness That Comes Before - amzn.to/38eVcAP
The Warrior Prophet - amzn.to/3v0JhAg
The Thousandfold Thought - amzn.to/2Op6ECQ
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@samuraijim9243 3 года назад

great breakdown of one of the most important works of literature of our time

@GregoryBSadler 3 года назад

Thanks!

@qaztim11 2 года назад

Love your analysis very deep yet simple to grasp at. I'm currently in the end chapters of the thousandfold thought and a lot of what you said about Kellus made some parts of his actions clearer. I always saw him as a mixture of Griffith(berzerk), Paul (dune) and the snake/Satan from the garden of Eden. His charisma, otherworldly aura and ""humanity"" make him one of the most compelling characters I have read in a book. He is always making me question his actions, and I'm actually terrified of him when he does something "good". After finishing the third book I really want to go back and reread the first trilogy so I can appreciate it fully. Also, Esmonet is best girl and her and Akamiens relationship carry a lot of the trilogy due to how compelling both of their arcs are and how they mirror each other.(Esmonet being reborn/healed as a new person, finally getting rid of the shackles that bound her to her old life and Akamien losing everyone and everything he held dear just to have a chance in the apocalypse.)

@GregoryBSadler 2 года назад

You'll see a lot on your first reread of the trilogy

@earlpipe9713 2 года назад

Yes, Akka & Esme's love is the heart of this first trilogy to me, and gave much of the Holy War contents with them together a very bittersweet and nostalgic feeling. Kinda reminds me of the same kinda feeling George Martin is so great at evoking when he's at his best, except muted by both there always being such a depth and darkness of in Bakker's world.

@anekarice 2 года назад

Loving these break-downs, Gregory. As someone who has never studied literary theory (or philosophy) beyond GCSE level, but has had a lifetime of being exposed to fantasy literature and mainstream fantasy reviews, I find your talks extremely interesting. I really appreciate your analysis of the response to the work as being as important/interesting as the analysis of the work itself. Fascinating stuff, thanks for doing this.

@VinnyMickeyRickeyDickeyEddy Год назад

I hope critics someday realize that not everyone needs to rewrite the same book over and over! I think it’s great he wrote such a unique, and often gross, series. I read thru twice!

@GregoryBSadler Год назад

I doubt any of the critics you're speaking to are reading that comment

@VinnyMickeyRickeyDickeyEddy Год назад

@@GregoryBSadler 😄I hope they're watching your videos! They could learn a thing or two!

@qwertyovan 3 года назад

It is awesome to relive these realizations that happened during reading of the book. I’m currently reading the Great Ordeal, oh boy what twists there are!

@GregoryBSadler 3 года назад

Indeed there are!

@qwertyovan 3 года назад

What really caught my attention was the way he writes about previously mortal beings the Nonmen having to deal with their immortality. It’s not so simple living as long as possible as the limits of their organic bodies come forth, losing memories, becoming erratic. It shines new light on the whole subject of existentialism and death.

@GregoryBSadler 3 года назад

@@qwertyovan Yes, we really don't get to see much of them until the later 4 books, and the encyclopedia/glossary at the end of the third doesn't give us all that much, right?

@qwertyovan 3 года назад

@@GregoryBSadler True, information about Nonmen is mostly revealed during conversations and it’s more implicit.