The Black Prism
In a world where light is the basis of all magic, Gavin Guile is the Prism who stands at the center of all power and peace. But behind the majesty are shadows of secrets: Gavin's brother Javen sits in a remote dungeon and his son Kip has grown to adulthood in a remote land, far from the truths of...
show more
In a world where light is the basis of all magic, Gavin Guile is the Prism who stands at the center of all power and peace. But behind the majesty are shadows of secrets: Gavin's brother Javen sits in a remote dungeon and his son Kip has grown to adulthood in a remote land, far from the truths of the realm. The launch volume of Brent Weeks' Lightbring Trilogy has already received a stellar review from Terry Brooks: "I was mesmerized from start to finish. Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, and non-stop action." Now in mass market paperback and NOOK Book. (Hand-selling tip: Brent Weeks is a master of epic fantasy as demonstrated by his Night Angel Trilogy, which has sold over 400,000 copies.)
show less
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780316087544 (0316087548)
Publish date: August 25th 2010
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 739
Edition language: English
Series: Lightbringer (#1)
Przyznam się bez bicia, poszedłem w ciemno w tą serię. Czytałem wcześniej Trylogie Cienia tego autora i gdy miałem okazję, to od razu kupiłem kolejny cykl nie patrząc nawet o czym będzie opowiadał. Rzadko zdarza mi się coś takiego, ale autor mnie po prostu przekonał. Teraz przyszedł czas na rozlicze...
This is a well written Fantasy story. By the end of the first chapter I had got to know the main character and the world we were in and it had thoroughly grabbed my attention. It has a fairly complicated magic system having to do with colored light, so that aspect takes a while to absorb (or did for...
I started reading The Black Prism because one of my English students recommended it to me. I’m a big fan of fantasy, and I had been in a book funk lately. Anything I tried, I just couldn’t get into. However, I started to read this book. I put it down, and kept thinking about it, and that was when I ...
This book has a pretty standard fantasy story line: Young boy, who thinks he is nobody and treated as such by everyone he knows, finds out he is special due to his birth or has powerful magical abilities and is thrown into the danger and politics of the elite in his world. So we are all familiar w...