Comments on: The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker (Orbit Books) http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/ Thoughts on SF Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brad http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/#comment-844 brad Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:15:03 +0000 http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/#comment-844 loved this book, can't wait to read the following one loved this book, can’t wait to read the following one

]]> By: Linda O Neil http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/#comment-70 Linda O Neil Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:47:41 +0000 http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/#comment-70 <strong>Linda O Neil</strong> I Googled for something completely different, but found your page...and have to say thanks. nice read. Linda O Neil

I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read.

]]> By: www.orbitbooks.net » Blog Archive » A Rave of Reviews http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/#comment-17 www.orbitbooks.net » Blog Archive » A Rave of Reviews Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:43:02 +0000 http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-darkness-that-comes-before-by-r-scott-bakker-orbit-books/#comment-17 [...] The Gravel Pit discovers R Scott Bakker’s The Darkness That Comes Before: “I would say that characterisation is certainly one of the strengths of R Scott Bakker as a writer . . . reading this book felt like an intellectual challenge in some ways. One that I really cherished. I have not encountered any pacing problems throughout the novel, the narrative flow is pretty consistent . . . If I take the characterisation, prose, scope and world building and the fact that there is undoubtly still room for some improvement, into consideration I would rate it eight and a half out of ten.” [...] [...] The Gravel Pit discovers R Scott Bakker’s The Darkness That Comes Before: “I would say that characterisation is certainly one of the strengths of R Scott Bakker as a writer . . . reading this book felt like an intellectual challenge in some ways. One that I really cherished. I have not encountered any pacing problems throughout the novel, the narrative flow is pretty consistent . . . If I take the characterisation, prose, scope and world building and the fact that there is undoubtly still room for some improvement, into consideration I would rate it eight and a half out of ten.” [...]

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