The Black Prism
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4.4 • 147 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
THE BLACK PRISM begins a brand new action-packed tale of magic and adventure ...
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With this complicated fantasy about family politics, bestseller Weeks (The Way of Shadows) moves into familiar territory. An unloved, orphaned boy is the offspring of someone important; twins assume each other's identities; an aged ruler clings to power. Weeks manages to ring new tunes on these old bells, letting a deep background slowly reveal its secrets and presenting his characters in a realistically flawed and human way. Gavin Guile is facing his final five years as leader of a magical college whose members turn colors of light into various materials. Seeking to rectify the lingering wrongs from the war against his twin, Dazen, he is instead forced to acknowledge a bastard son, face down a corrupt governor, and stop a challenge to the state religion. Frequent perspective shifts keep the reader guessing as to who is heretic and who is hero. Author tour.
Customer Reviews
Awesome yet again
Brent weeks writes like an angle. I recommend
This to all sci fi fantasy fans you will love it.
Another great job.
I thought this book was great. Kept me riveted from start to finish. Brent Weeks created a fabulous world in the Night Angel trilogy and I feel these next sets of books will be great as well. A great read.
Letdown of the year
This book was terrible. I respect the author for trying to branch out into a different style, but the experiment was a failure. This books biggest flaw is the ponderous over-description present throughout. There are entire pages of nothing but description, most of which doesn't have any direct bearing on the plot. Details are meant to define and flesh-out a story, but they shouldn't dominate it. Sorry Brent, I loved the Night Angel trilogy, but I will be skipping the next book in the new series.