- Imaginary wars and battles, Fiction, Magic, Fathers and sons
"The Seven Satrapies have collapsed into four-and those are falling before the White King's armies. Gavin Guile, ex-emperor, ex-Prism, ex-galley slave, formerly the one man who might have averted war, is now lost, broken, and trapped in a prison crafted by his own hands to hold a great magical genius. But Gavin has no magic at all. Worse, in this prison, Gavin may not be alone. Kip Guile will make a last, desperate attempt to stop the White King's growing horde. Karris White attempts to knit together an empire falling apart, helped only by her murderous and possibly treasonous father-in-law Andross Guile. Meanwhile, Teia's new talents will find a darker use-and the cost might be too much to bear. Together, they will fight to prevent a tainted empire from becoming something even worse."
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Classical in form, earnest, epic and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Brent Weeks
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 704
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio and Blackstone Audio, Orbit, Blanvalet
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9781478943457
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“Like a house slave sweeping dirt into a pile, Orholam had heaped together all the earth's horrors and sin.”
Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. After getting his paper keys from Hillsdale College, Brent had brief stints walking the earth like Caine from *Kung Fu*, tending bar, and corrupting the youth. (Not at the same time.) He started writing on bar napkins, then on lesson plans, then full time. Eventually, someone paid him for it. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife Kristi. he doesn't own cats or wear a ponytail.
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