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The Great Ordeal

The Aspect-Emperor, Book 3

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The Great Ordeal

By: R. Scott Bakker
Narrated by: Kevin Orton
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As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas.

Meanwhile 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.

And, 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.

©2016 R. Scott Bakker (P)2025 Recorded Books
Dark Fantasy Epic Fantasy Historical

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