The start of a brand new trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of THE WAY OF SHADOWS.

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 goals.

But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he’s willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.

Reviews

Praise for Brent Weeks:

• ‘I was mesmerised from start to finish’ Terry Brooks, ‘A superb epic fantasy that will absorb you from start to finish...Highly, highly recommended’ FANTASYBOOKCRITIC, ‘An impressive debut’ SFFWORLD.COM, ‘A captivating page-turner that verges on the unputdownable’ THEBOOKBAG.CO.UK, ‘Best fantasy of the year, possibly the decade’ BOOKSMONTHLY.CO.UK

Hardback

Published 26/08/2010