The Black Prism

Book Details

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Author(s):

Brent Weeks

First Pub:

2010

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

2022

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

95 chapters

Internal ID:

2512

Series:

The Blinding Knife ->

Lightbringer*

#1 of 5

Lightbringer*

A fantasy series written by Brent Weeks

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1) The Black Prism
2) The Blinding Knife
3) The Broken Eye
4) The Blood Mirror
5) The Burning White

Copyright:

Dedication:

To my wife, Kristi, Who's spent the better part of a decade proving me right

First Sentence:

Kip crawled toward the battlefield in the darkness, the mist pressing down, blotting out sound, scattering starlight.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Gavin was dying.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 03-Oct-2019

Last Updated: 16-Jan-2022

Publications

01-Jul-2013

Orbit US

Trade Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jul-2013

Format:

Trade Paperback

Cover Price:

$16.99

Pages*:

661

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 22 Dec 2021 - 15 Jan 2022

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2091

Publisher:

Orbit US

ISBN:

0-316-24627-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-316-24627-9

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Chad Roberts Design - Map
Shirley Green - Cover Photograph
Silas Manhood - Cover Artist
Lauren Panepinto - Cover Design

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Night Angel trilogy comes an action-packed tale of magic and adventure...

Gavin 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 Gavin 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."

PRAISE FOR THE LIGHTBRINGER SERIES:

"Brent Weeks has a style and immediacy of detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away."
- Robin Hobb

"Nobody does breakneck pacing and amazingly executed plot twists like Brent Weeks."
- Brian McLellan

"One for the ages."
Fantasy Book Critic

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First trade edition: July 2013
12th printing based on the number line
Other prices: Canada: $22.99

All Covers for this edition of the series

Date Issued:

27-Dec-2015

Format:

Audiobook

Cover Price:

$19.99

Length:

21 hrs 26 min

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2060

Publisher:

Hachette Audio

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Simon Vance - Narration

From amazon.com:

Gavin 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 preserve a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: five years to achieve five impossible goals.

But 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.

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Notes and Comments:

Author(s)

Brent Weeks
Birth: 07 Mar 1977 Montana, USA

Awards

2011

David Gemmell Awards

Legend Award

Nominee

I try to maintain page numbers for audiobooks even though obviously there aren't any. I do this to keep track of pages read and I try to use the Kindle version page numbers for this.
Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
When specific publication dates are unknown (ie prefixed with a "Cir"), I try to get the publication date that is closest to the specific printing that I can.
When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.

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