With this first book in The Aspect-Emperor Trilogy, Bakker returns to the world he created for the Prince of Nothing, giving readers a story filled with action, treachery, grand passion, and meticulous detail. Two thousand years have passed since the No-God walked the earth, and Anasûrimbor Kellhus has seized absolute power and the role of the Aspect- Emperor by promising to prevent the No-God's return. Can Kellhus keep his word, or has the end already begun?