The Broken Eye
Book 3 of Lightbringer
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4.7 • 175 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The third book in the Lightbringer series, the blockbuster fantasy epic from international bestseller Brent Weeks
As the old gods awaken and satrapies splinter, the Chromeria races to find the only man who might still end a civil war before it engulfs the known world. But Gavin Guile has been captured by an old enemy and enslaved on a pirate galley. Worse still, Gavin has lost more than his powers as Prism - he can't use magic at all.
Without the protection of his father, Kip Guile will face a master of shadows as his grandfather moves to choose a new Prism and put himself in power. With Teia and Karris, Kip will have to use all his wits to survive a secret war between noble houses, religious factions, rebels and an ascendant order of hidden assassins called The Broken Eye.
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
'Weeks writes in an inescapably engaging style' Andrea Stewart
'Weeks is a giant of the genre' Nicholas Eames
'Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' Peter V. Brett
'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
Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White
Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
The Kylar Chronicles
Night Angel Nemesis
Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella
The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The third Lightbringers epic installment (after The Blinding Knife) primarily acts as a bridge between the two other volumes. Gavin Guile, the former Prism, is now color-blind and enslaved aboard a pirate galley. Old hurts and grim prophecy loom over the machinations to name his successor. His recently acknowledged son, Kip, struggles to find a place in the military, while Guile's rejuvenated father, Andross, runs the Chromeria, a council of wizards who work in solidified colors of light. As son and grandfather clash over missing artifacts, a religious heretic continues his conquest of the capital's outer districts, and a legendary sect of assassins infiltrates the city. Weeks is fond of complicated schemes, and his plot feels like an orchestrated chess match between genius grandmasters, but he also leavens the logic with humor. His characters are charming even as they are threatened with being swept off the chessboard. Fans of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire will find the family dynamics of the Guiles quite familiar.
Customer Reviews
Great Read
Great read, seems like when the scene cuts to another you want to go back to the previous characters’ storyline but then you get engrossed in the next character, and the next and the next.
Really engrossing, keeps you guessing throughout.
A great story and really well told.
Unputdownable!
Every turn of the page the plot thickens! A relentless plot that kept me awake until 3-4 o'clock in the morning regardless of long and tiring work days. A must read!!
Another awesome book
This authors books just keep getting better and better , fast paced , gritty , without the typical hero can do no wrong crap that has plagued fantasy for years . This story takes you on a journey from different sides of right and wrong and gives you some real surprises throughout . If you haven't read this series then you should .