The Black Prism: Book 1 of Lightbringer
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Description
EVERY LIGHT CASTS A SHADOW.
Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live.
When Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
With over four million copies sold, Brent Weeks is one of the fastest-selling fantasy authors of all time.
'Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' Peter V. Brett
'Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into the story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb
'I was mesmerised from start to finish. Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writers' work' Terry Brooks
'Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' British Fantasy Society
Books by Brent Weeks
Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
Perfect Shadow (novella)
Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White
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I can see what others are saying.... I've heard other reviewers complain that this book is sexist, and going by the sections they talk about I understand why, but I would say they misunderstand what is going on. Though this book is written in second person, it doesn't mean we are not seeing things through a particular person's eyes. In the case of these sections, we are seeing through a fairly immature 15 year old boy, though I'm not saying all 15 year old boys are sexist, of course they are going to look at women, shall we say, in a particular way! Putting that aside, this book planted some intriguing tidbits to really want to make me want to read on, did it bowl me over? No, but it's rare for the first book in a series to do so.
I didn't quite like all of the "action scenes". But all in all, I really enjoyed this book, the magic system is pretty awesome (and remainds me of Sanderson's works), the characters and the plot are well developed. Karris is a kick-ass woman and I pretty like Kip's whiny though yet brave character.
Difficult to add a rating here, I still think I have no clue how the drafting really works or what it is. They can draw it from other colors or from their own bodies? Interesting is, that this magic has a cost and reduces the life span. The perfect color 'failure' was a bit odd for me, they never noticed that Gavin used perfect colors although he is no superchromat?
Description
EVERY LIGHT CASTS A SHADOW.
Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live.
When Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
With over four million copies sold, Brent Weeks is one of the fastest-selling fantasy authors of all time.
'Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' Peter V. Brett
'Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into the story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb
'I was mesmerised from start to finish. Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writers' work' Terry Brooks
'Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' British Fantasy Society
Books by Brent Weeks
Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
Perfect Shadow (novella)
Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White
Book Information
Posts
I can see what others are saying.... I've heard other reviewers complain that this book is sexist, and going by the sections they talk about I understand why, but I would say they misunderstand what is going on. Though this book is written in second person, it doesn't mean we are not seeing things through a particular person's eyes. In the case of these sections, we are seeing through a fairly immature 15 year old boy, though I'm not saying all 15 year old boys are sexist, of course they are going to look at women, shall we say, in a particular way! Putting that aside, this book planted some intriguing tidbits to really want to make me want to read on, did it bowl me over? No, but it's rare for the first book in a series to do so.
I didn't quite like all of the "action scenes". But all in all, I really enjoyed this book, the magic system is pretty awesome (and remainds me of Sanderson's works), the characters and the plot are well developed. Karris is a kick-ass woman and I pretty like Kip's whiny though yet brave character.
Difficult to add a rating here, I still think I have no clue how the drafting really works or what it is. They can draw it from other colors or from their own bodies? Interesting is, that this magic has a cost and reduces the life span. The perfect color 'failure' was a bit odd for me, they never noticed that Gavin used perfect colors although he is no superchromat?