R. Scott Bakker Books in Order
R. Scott Bakker has written 10 books, published between 2003 and 2017. The first book is The Darkness that Comes Before (2003) and the newest is The Unholy Consult (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2003–2017
- Pages on record
- 3,675 in 7 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 61–92 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,675 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
R. Scott Bakker is a Canadian fantasy author, born in 1967. The Darkness that Comes Before (2003) opens a catalogue of 10 books that ends with The Unholy Consult (2017). Three series divide the list: Prince of Nothing, Aspect-Emperor and Disciple Manning. Epic fantasy dominates the subject index, with private investigators, monks, logicians, neurologists and experiments on the brain also present. No title has followed since 2017.
How many R. Scott Bakker books are there?
R. Scott Bakker has 10 books, released between 2003 and 2017. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
R. Scott Bakker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 R. Scott Bakker books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120036351/4
- 220046401/4
- 320065601/4
- 4Neuropath2008 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420083681/4
- 52009–1/4
- 620103201/4
- 7Light, Time, and Gravity2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 82011–1/4
- 920165121/4
- 1020176401/4
R. Scott Bakker books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Aspect-Emperor in order
4 booksPrince of Nothing in order
3 booksDisciple Manning in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 R. Scott Bakker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read R. Scott Bakker books in order?
You only need to read R. Scott Bakker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with R. Scott Bakker
Start with The Darkness that Comes Before (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest R. Scott Bakker book?
The Unholy Consult (2017) is the newest R. Scott Bakker book released so far.
Is there a new R. Scott Bakker book coming?
No next R. Scott Bakker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for R. Scott Bakker
Wikidata records 2 nominations for R. Scott Bakker. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2007Shortlistedfor The Thousandfold Thought
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2004Shortlistedfor The Darkness That Comes Before
R. Scott Bakker at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest R. Scott Bakker title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- R. Scott Bakker books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,675 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 560 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most R. Scott Bakker books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the R. Scott Bakker books are about
7 of the 10 R. Scott Bakker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 3 of 7 books
- Fantasy, epic 2 of 7 books