Brent Weeks

The blinding knife

The second book in the Lightbringer series, the blockbuster fantasy epic from international bestseller Brent Weeks Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left - now he's got less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son and an ex-fiancée who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin's got problems on every side. As he loses control, the world's magic runs wild, threatening to destroy the Seven Satrapies. The old gods are being reborn and their army of colour wights is unstoppable. The only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago. 'Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' Peter V. Brett '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 '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 Night Angel The Way of Shadows Shadow's Edge Beyond the Shadows Perfect Shadow (novella) Lightbringer The Black Prism The Blinding Knife The Broken Eye The Blood Mirror The Burning White

Book 2 of Lightbringer

The Blinding Knife

Tom Turner

A worthwhile chore

I must admit, this was a chore to get through. But it came together in the end. I struggle something with Week's prose. There are some habits of his that just erk me somewhat. I also haven't read many series bigger than a trilogy, so the overall arc is feeling perhaps a little steep for me at the moment. I'm sure it's as much me as it is the book. Saying all this I never felt like DNFing it, and definitely moving onto book 3 imminently.

Zach Spencer

I would actually give this 4.75/5, an excellent read. The last third will have you complete attention.

Lauren James

Full review on my blog, Storied Adventures

Learning more about the Chromeria while Kip goes to magic school there is the best thing ever. I am a sucker for any books with magic school in them! Kip is hilariously quick and clever. His scenes with Andross are my favorite! Weeks writes really good bad guys. He makes them understandable. That's my favorite kind of baddie!

Gavin's powers are fading and his end draws near as war rages across the satrapies in the second novel of the NYT bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent Week. Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left -- now he has less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son, and an ex-fiance who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin has problems on every side. All magic in the world is running wild and threatens to destroy the Seven Satrapies. Worst of all, the old gods are being reborn, and their army of color wights is unstoppable. The only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago. If you loved the action and adventure of the Night Angel trilogy, you will devour this incredible epic fantasy series by Brent Weeks.

The blinding knife

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