Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
R. Scott Bakker
Born: February 2, 1967 (age 58)
Bio: Richard Scott Bakker is a Canadian fantasy author. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Simcoe area. In 1986 he attended the University of Western Ontario to pursue a degree in literature and later an MA in theory and criticism.
Known for:
- The Darkness That Comes Before (2004)
- The Great Ordeal (2016)
- The Judging Eye (2009)
- The White-Luck Warrior (2012)
- The Warrior Prophet (2005)