The Thousandfold Thought

The Thousandfold Thought

R. Scott Bakker

First published 2006

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 1072 ratingsConfidence 33%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
544
Pages
about 10 h
Reading time

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Our view

Bakker’s “The Thousandfold Thought” closes the “Prince of Nothing” trilogy as a dark, intelligent epic about holy war, manipulation and free will. Readers praise the depth of its ideas, though some find the philosophy overwhelming and others find the battle scenes distant and repetitive. It is for readers who have finished the first two volumes and want fantasy that thinks hard about faith and power.

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About the book

The apocalyptic holy war comes to a head and casts into question all the action that has taken place before in this conclusion to the groundbreaking Prince of Nothing series.

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Reading order · Prince of Nothing

Full order & progress →
Score per volume3 volumes on a timeline, 2003 to 2006 · Best-rated volume: The Warrior Prophet
  1. The Darkness That Comes Before
    The Darkness That Comes Before2003 · 134 ratingsStart here
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. The Warrior Prophet
    The Warrior Prophet2005 · 73 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. The Thousandfold Thought
    The Thousandfold Thought2006 · 72 ratingsThis book
    7.97.9 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.9 across 72 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover7.972 100%

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How long is The Thousandfold Thought?

It has 544 pages — longer than 52% of the ranked books in Fantasy.

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