The Black Prism

Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Epic

4.4

(4.8K)

Brent Weeks

In a world where magic is tightly controlled, the most powerful man in history must choose between his kingdom and his son in the first book in the epic NYT bestselling Lightbringer series.Guile is the Prism. 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.If you loved the action and adventure of the Night Angel trilogy, you will devour this incredible epic fantasy series by Brent Weeks.

Dark Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

High Fantasy

Magic

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Author

Brent Weeks

Pages

640

Publisher

Orbit

Published Date

2010-08-25

ISBN

0316087548 9780316087544

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"Disclaimer: I listened to the audio books narrated by the incredible Simon Vance. The Light bringer Chronicles as a whole tells a wonderful story centered on an incredibly engaging and unique magic system. None of the characters feel like they gain anything unearned or use their magic as a get out of jail free card. My biggest gripe tends to be the Judeo-Christian inserts and minor misogyny which seem to underpin a lot of works by this author."

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Connor Nunley

"My favorite series ever. Inspired me to try writing."

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Ian Osborne

"Super cool magic system with lots of court intrigue. Definitely worth a read if you like long epics."

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Jaded Blade

"Read this. "

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Walter Wampole

"Thank you. I have to catch up on remaining series. So many good books, so little time."

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Jason Schuller

"Good but it felt like it dragged on a bit"

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Charlie Brewer

"The magic system is different in this story than i have ever seen and it was hard to grasp at first. This may throw most people off the story but it is worth continuing to the end. The main character, Kip starts off as a pudgy loser, he doesn’t go through a five minute montage to make him great. Instead it takes most of the series to pound him into shape to become the hero of the story. I know this may not sound too great but the story has another main character, his father, who is the most powerful magic user in the world and there is great depth to this character with many twists and turns before the end. It was a great story and i’m glad in the end that i read it all. "

Matthew

"Extremely interesting magic system!"

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Kassidee Lanoue

"Mangic in this series is unique. The whole series is fanatic the characters become your friends. But the last like ten pages of the multi book series are hot garbage "

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Heather Wuest

"This book was really cool, and the magic system was well thought out and unique!"

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Nathan Archer

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