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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. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: Five years to achieve five impossible... read more
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Set in a world where color is the basis of all magic, Gavin Guile is the current Prism - and one that happens to have many secrets. Secrets like his brother, who he defeated in the great war years earlier and now keeps in a dungeon below his home. Or secrets like his son Kip, a young man... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Kip Guile: The illegitimate son of Gavin Guile. The extent of his drafting ability is unknown but has shown the ability to draft blue, green and sub red.
- Gavin Guile: The Lord Prism and the head religious figure of the Chromeria. He has the ability to draft all colors and split light without the need for colored spectacles.
- White Oak: The head of the spectrum and an antagonist of the Prism
- Dazen Guile: Younger brother of Gavin Guile. Also has the ability to draft all colours and split light without the need for coloured spectacles.
- Rask Garadul: A sartrap who has crowned himself king of Tyrea and seeks to destroy the Chromeria and reintroduce the old religion.
- Karris White Oak: Ex-fiancée of Gavin Guile. She is a bi-chrome with the ability to draft green and red. After the Prisms' War, she became a Blackguard.
- Crassos: The current governor of Garristos and a Ruthgari.
- Corvan Danavis: A red monochrome and a the most renowned general who fought for Dazen Guile in the False Prism's War. The General of Dazen's rebel army surrendered at a huge turning point of the Prism/False Prism wars.
- Symun: Symun is a magier in King Garadul's service.
- Aliviana Danavis: aka Liv. The daughter of Corvan Danavis and has the ability to draft superviolet and a limited amount of yellow.
- Omnichrome: aka The Colour Prince. A mysterious character allied with King Garadul.
- Ironfist: Ironfist is the commander of the Blackguard. He is devoted to his task of protecting the Prism and his family.
- Vena: The daughter of a Ruthgari noble and holder of Liv's drafter contract.
- Lina: Kip's mother
- Andross Guile: The father of Gavin and Dazen Guile.
- Mirrormen: King Garadul's main force of warriors in the army he has raised
- Sanson: Friend of Kip
- Ruthgari: A member of one of the Seven Satrapies
- Satrap Perses Garadul: Self-styled king of Tyrea
- Aheyyad Brightwater: An orange drafter/artist.
- Marissia: Marissia is Gavin's roomslave and, out of necessity, is trusted with secrets of Gavin's that no one else carries.
- Isa: Isa was one of Kip's friends in Rekton.
Setting & Locations edit
- Tyrea: Tyrea is part of the Seven Satrapies and located to the north of the Cerulean Sea.
- Rekton: Rekton is Kip's hometown. It was destroyed when King Garadul attacked it to make an example of it.
- Little Jasper: The place where the drafters train.
- Garriston: Garriston is a port city in Tyrea.
- Big Jasper: The place where everything is from markets to brothels.
Organizations edit
- Black Guard: The Black Guard are an elite force of drafters and warriors. Their main purpose is to protect the Prism and the White. They are the best of the best.
- Mirrormen: Solders with armor of mirrors that hinders luxin use against them.
First Sentence edit
Kip crawled toward the battlefield in the darkness, the mist pressing down, blotting out sound, scaterring starlight.
Glossary edit
- Luxin: Luxin is drawn from light. Depending on the color spectrum from which it is drawn, it has different colors and properties.
- The Prism: The Prism is the religious leader. In contrast to normal magicians he can draft every color and needn't fear to break the halo. However, his livespan is limited. Most only live seven years after they become the prism. There have also been some to live fourteen or even twenty-one years.
- Bichromate: A person who can draft two colors, usually such that lie next to one another on the spectrum.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in The Lightbringer. (standard series)
Followed by Lightbringer Saga 2: The Blinding Knife (2 of 3) .
This is book 31 of 159 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)
This book is in Random Synapses: 100 Book Reading Challenge (2011). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Brent Weeks (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Cristofer Jean (Narrator)
- Hans Link (Translator) - German
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 25, 2010
ISBN: 978-0316075558
Page Count: 640
Publisher: Orbit
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 25, 2010
ISBN: 978-0316075558
Page Count: 640
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- Dewey: 813
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