The Black Prism: Book 1 of Lightbringer

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There's lots to love for Epic fans; I just don't seem to be an Epic Fan right now. I put it down a number of times because I just couldn't take its demands. Adding one more someone just reminded me of!) During a battle, Kip "falls face first into the cleavage of a woman"... how inconvenient!... I loved how much it added to the story!

Green Luxin is springy and flexible. The uses are as varied as the drafter is creative: from furniture to projectiles to shields to the throwing arms of war engines. Greens are wild and free. They don't so much disrespect authority as not even recognize it. At some point, you have to decide not merely what you're going to believe, but how you're going to believe. Are you going to believe in people, or in ideas? With your heart, or with your head? Will you believe what's in fornt of you, or in what you think you know? There are some things you think you know that are lies. I can't tell you what those are, and I'm sorry for that." That guy is the epitome of a most interesting character, to put it briefly: he's a charismatic asshole, with a hidden agenda and a heart of gold. His personality is so layered that that I still feel like I know everything and nothing about him, and I can't wait to read more and find out about every dirty little secret he's hiding. Moreover, his job is to keep the balance between the colours. You see, if one colour is drafted (used) too much and another not enough, all hell breaks loose in this world. But, soon enough, all colours are indeed used aplenty when a self-appointed king starts moving against the powers that be (the Chromeria) and the Prism himself since "his kingdom" had originally been on the side of the other Guile brother. But he harbours quite the secret. Truth be told, I figured it out very early on in the book. But that didn't diminish the payoff when it was actually revealed to the reader.Karris is the badass female character, despite her being 32, everyone talks about her beautiful she is, I love her so much. She is neither bitchy nor annoying, she is confident without being rude and kind. Karys (spellings may be wrong as I audiobooked) is one of the characters I liked the most in book #1 as she is feisty and doesn't take anything from anyone. She's not afraid to slap the Prism or defy gender stereotypes and she does so with style. I still think her plotline works really well as a counter to some of the others, and I am glad we get to see her inner emotions as a viewpoint. I DUNNNOOOOOO. First, I really enjoyed Brent Weeks' other series A LOT, so I was excited about this coming out, and seeing the blurb about the magic system, I was sooo psyched.

This is one of my favorite epic fantasy series ever and upon re-reads, I'm hardly in a position to recant. Especially now. I'm still thrilled as hell. :) 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 BrooksYou might want to think twice before you try to use a man's conscience against him. It may turn out he doesn't have one."

Well the problem with Brent Weeks' writing is that you feel like you are being told a story by a very creative and imaginative 15 year old boy, with no real life experience and not a lot of study under his belt. The focus on sex is exactly how a 15 year old boy would focus on it. The more than necessary gore in battle scenes is exactly how a 15 year old boy would describe it. The cuss words thrown in at the most awkward places, just to sound cool, the use of teen slang, the way things are described with the focus on the most random things under the situation, for example the focus on womens' breasts in the middle of a battle scene and the way the characters think and act are all exactly how a 15 year old boy would describe it. Having recently read Sanderson’s Mistborn, the comparison of the two magic systems seems inevitable given that there are some striking similarities between Chromaturgy and Allomancy. Chromaturgy uses a spectrum of 7 colours and uses light to fuel its magic – while Mistborn’s Allomancy uses 14(+2 unknown) metals to fuel its magic users. Both systems have well defined rules and limitations eg with Chromaturgy, drafting light will eventually send the drafter insane (referred to as “breaking the halo”) turning them into a “colour wight.” Drafter’s who “break the halo” are euthanized. But whereas Sanderson meticulously lays out the rules through the narration using constant repetition, Weeks allows the reader to discover the various rules and applications of Chromaturgy through inference from the action, and dialogue, which I think is a lot more fun. So which is better? I’m undecided as yet. This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)However, it was still enjoyable to read about the world in general because it was simply amazing. It oozes Assassin's Creed vibes, and I absolutely loved the whole concept of the Chromeria and Chromaturgy school setting, and I believe in that instance, the author has done an amazing job in describing the Jaspers isles. Story: great. Writing: great. I'm curious to see where all the different light beams threads will lead. Every word was a choice. No one forced the author to write about ridiculously debilitating period for the main female character. No one forced him to tell us about how physically attractive each female character was or if their breasts and nipples were satisfying enough. I enjoyed seeing Corbin and Ironfist a little in this plot as they feel like more minor characters but they have a major impact on our main characters quite often. I really enjoyed their stories and the way that they were integrated. Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time’British Fantasy Society

So, I like the book and give it the highest rating possible here (albeit noting it's not at the top of my 5 star pile)...what's so good about it? And, if it's not at the top of the 5 star category, where does it fall (a bit) short? The author did an amazing job with the world, especially the Chrometia, I really like the way the author depicted that, Garriston, Rekton and the rest are not bad either. The book is written in third person multiple POVs of very interesting characters, its comprehensible with amazing dialogues. Drafters can only draft so much in their lives. The more they draft, the more the luxin which courses through their bodies changes them. Not only does drafting damage the body, but it also affects the mind. As a drafter uses more Luxin, small amounts of it build up in the eye around the iris. This band of luxin is called the Halo, and it is by this that a drafter's life span is deduced. If a drafter uses too much luxin, the iris will fill with luxin, and any more drafting will cause them to "break the halo". This means that the band of luxin breaks and spreads into the whites of the eye. Once this happens, the drafter is considered a color wight, also known as a giist. But unfortunately I'm a 33 your old male that's lived in other countries outside the U.S., had quite a bit of real life experience and I'm also very well read. I frankly find the way his characters act and the dialogue to be utterly ridiculous and childish. If he were to stop the pretense and admit he writes YA fiction I would not be so harsh and I would give this book 3 stars. Until Weeks does so I have to rate it with other adult books, his books just can't stand up. The Guile brothers: Gavin Guile is the emperor and priest of the seven Satraps, he is also a Prism, he had ruled for 16 years so far and is almost at the end of his reign. Gavin is quite a jovial guy, knows his way with politics and battles. Dazen is Gavin’s younger brother, and also the better brother in my opinion, despite his past.An author is able to create a fantasy world with a different map, magic system, religion but can't help himself and has to respect the status quo about sexism. It's what he knows and he might not even realize it but damn does it get frustrating and frankly boring! In any world (even a sexist one!), there would be at least one person who feels differently. It's almost pure action, gorgeous colorful magic system, bigger-than-life characters, and best of all, it's probably one of the most fun books I've ever owned. I've raved about it to everyone I know. For good reason. :) Imagine an episode of Grey's Anatomy where Meredith and Christina are chatting about boys, then an axe murderer runs into the hospital, kills and mutilates 50 people, is then killed brutally by Meredith with a scalpel and 5 minutes later while his entrails are still over her coat, she says to Christina: "This McDreamy guy is hot, isn't he?"