The Blinding Knife

The Blinding Knife continues the adventure in Brent Weeks' electrifying Lightbringer series, delving deeper into a world where magic and colour become weapons in a deadly game of power and survival. As tensions rise and stakes grow higher, readers are taken on a heart-stopping journey filled with complex characters and intricate plots, set against a backdrop of vivid world-building and relentless action.

Gavin Guile, the Prism and the most powerful person in the world, is dying. Believing he had five years left to live, he now discovers he has less than one. As his time dwindles, Gavin faces insurmountable challenges: managing fifty thousand refugees displaced by war, dealing with a bastard son he never knew existed, and contending with an ex-fiancée who may be aware of his darkest secret. The pressure mounts as Gavin's ability to control the world's magic begins to fail, unleashing chaos and threatening the delicate balance of the Seven Satrapies.

The consequences of Gavin's failing grip are catastrophic. The world's magic runs wild, wreaking havoc and destruction. Colour wights—twisted creatures born from misused magic—multiply and their threat grows dire. As the old gods start to reawaken, it becomes apparent that they carry with them an unstoppable army that could obliterate all resistance.

In his desperate search for a solution, Gavin realises that salvation may lie with the very person he betrayed sixteen years ago: his brother, whose freedom and life he took for his own ambition. Facing past sins and seeking redemption, Gavin must navigate a web of deceit and danger to prevent total annihilation.

"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

"Weeks writes in an inescapably engaging style." - Andrea Stewart

"Weeks is a giant of the genre." - Nicholas Eames

"Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off." - Peter V. Brett

"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 writer's 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

Lightbringer

The Black Prism

The Blinding Knife

The Broken Eye

The Blood Mirror

The Burning White

Night Angel

The Way of Shadows

Shadow's Edge

Beyond the Shadows

The Kylar Chronicles

Night Angel Nemesis

Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella

The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel