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Brent Weeks Powers On Brent Weeks brought us the Lightbringer series a few years ago, and at the start it was supposed to be a trilogy. However, as is likely to happen with successful science-fiction series, Weeks chose to extend the story beyond what he had originally planned, and at the moment there are supposed to be five books to it... until further notice, of course.

The world created for us by Brent Weeks in his Lightbringer series is, following the second book in it, The Blinding Knife , is in a rather chaotic state: the satrapies lie in ruins, the old gods have reawakened, the world is plunged into a terrifying civil war, Gavin Guile has been captured and stripped of his powers... in other words, in the third book in the series, The Broken Eye , our protagonist Kip has his work cut out for him. Without giving away anything in the review, this book feels like the first half of a two-part finale.

The second book in the Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks, The Blinding Knife , picks up exactly where the last book left off. Needless to say, if you haven't read the first part yet, The Black Prism , then you should do so before potentially tackling this book for this is one of those series that needs to be read in the proper order to be enjoyed and understood.

Though in the real world politics and struggles for power are the cause of much pain and suffering, in the world of the book they are the fodder that makes for grandiose and epic stories, the kind literature doesn't forget. The Black Prism by Brent Weeks is the first part of the Lightbringer series , and though it certainly is in the realm of fantasy and magic, its overwhelming story is still founded in the very familiar realm of power and politics.