The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)

by Brent Weeks

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.

• ISBN10: 031607991X
• ISBN13: 9780316079914
• Publish Date: 11 September 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Little, Brown & Company
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 688
• Language: English

Reviews

[moraa]

Put on some armour. Just remember what’s armour and what’s you, so when it’s time to take it off, you can.

4.5 stars

Where do I begin with this? Maybe I should tell you how cool drafting is and how much I no longer want to be a magician but a blue and green bichrome. A blue, green and yellow polychrome if I can manage it. No, that doesn’t quite encompass this.

Maybe I should tell you how detailed this magic system is and the vastness of the world-building. Or maybe I should talk about the racial diversity and the compelling characters that led me into this high-power world…

The reason I can’t decide is because it’s all in there – a wonderful, simmering mix that makes me want to binge the remaining five books now.

And let’s not forget the little nuggets of philosophy (always love those).

Evil is simple and empty. Evil has no mysterious depths. We stare into a dark hole and fill it
with our fears, but it is only a hole.

I was going to write a long review, I stared at my draft document and decided to hell with it. I could sit here and analyse this book to death (and Orholem have mercy on you if I did) but I’m not quite sure I can put that feeling of being on the edge – of constantly gritting my teeth and balling my fists, of jerking back in my seat and swearing aloud in front of everyone in the living room – into words.

[tweetybugshouse]

Mind blowing in descriptive detail, I am a fan hooked by this author. I picked these books up on a whim at the library and I been lost in them. Their so many plot twists and maneuvers it amazing and well thought out. If you want a high fantasy that has a magical system with lots of details then this is your series.

[ross91]

Oh God, I'm shocked!
This book was SO, SO MUCH BETTER than the previous one! And the ending! THE FRIKIN' ENDING!
I'm overwhelmed.
I'm sorry, I cannot speak properly right now, too much to analize.
But one thing I know for sure: I need to read the third book, like, right now.
And can we talk about Kip? I hated - HATED - him in the first book and now he's my favorite (yeah, well, maybe if we don't count Gavin). Nice character development, very well done!
And Andross? So cool, so clever, I want to be like him (yeah, you should be scared). All the Guiles, while very different from one another, were incredibly entertaining to read.
I still have some reservations about Liv, I'm never going to like her, and Zymun. At first I was fascinated by him, but then I found him to be just a spoiled teenager. so sad. He could be great. Let's hope in the next book we will know more about him!
Anyway, great book, great story, great characters.
This goes straight in my fav shelf.