What is R. Scott Bakker?
{{Infobox writer |name = R. Scott Bakker |image = R Scott Bakker 3 240409.jpg |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|2}} |birth_place = [[Simcoe, Ontario]], Canada |occupation = Philosopher/Novelist |genre = Science Fiction/Fantasy |website = {{url|http://www.rscottbakker.com}} }} '''Richard Scott Bakker''' (born February 2, 1967, [[Simcoe, Ontario]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[fantasy]] author. He also lectures in the South Western Ontario university community. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the [[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]] area. In 1986 he attended the [[University of Western Ontario]] and studied literature. He later completed an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in theory and criticism. After further study in philosophy at [[Vanderbilt University]] he returned to [[London, Ontario]] where he now lives with his wife and daughter. He spends his time writing fiction and study.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independent.academia.edu/scottbakker|title=Scott Bakker - Academia.edu|website=independent.academia.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsbakker.wordpress.com/|title=Three Pound Brain|website=Three Pound Brain|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-10}}</ref> == Works == === Fiction === ==== The Second Apocalypse ==== R. Scott Bakker's major work is a series known as ''The Second Apocalypse,'' which he began developing in the 1980s. The series was first planned as series of three books. The first two books were to be the ''The Prince of Nothing'' and ''The Aspect-Emperor''. The third book has been called ''The Book That Shall Not Be Named''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfsite.com/10a/sb185.htm|title=The SF Site: A Conversation With R. Scott Bakker|last=Webmaster|first=Rodger Turner|website=www.sfsite.com|access-date=2017-07-10}}</ref> by Bakker. He thought the title of this book was a spoiler for the first two books. Bakker began writing the books in the early 2000s. He found he needed to split each of the three books into its own sub-series to include al