He has been wronged and imprisoned and he will be out for blood. He will want revenge, and I can’t say I blame him. It won’t be long before Gavin’s greatest enemy, his brother Dazen, breaks free and shatters his world. The plot is loaded with secrets and conspiracy all because of one man’s secret identity. Secrets always have a way of being exposed though, so finding out how and when this will come out is one of the main reasons I want to carry on reading. He harbours a secret that would shake the world if it was revealed. Gavin’s life is not quite as simple as it would seem, however. How could it not be? He is the bastard of the Lord Prism, Gavin Guile, the most powerful magic user in the world. He still has a very long way to go, but I think his future will be certainly interesting and dramatic. So, it was great to see him grow as a character as he learnt the extent of his abilities and where they stem from. He is fat, uneducated and quite ordinary but in his veins flows a power he has not quite come to terms with. It’s straightforward and it’s very clever. The magic is categorised into different subcategories and styles based on the colours wielded by the user. And that’s a real feat in and of itself because Sanderson is the best in the business. Brent Weeks’ system based on colour and light can match anything Sanderson has put together. I thought Brandon Sanderson was the only writer of fantasy who could create such cool and intricate systems. The Black Prism has a fantastic magic system. There’s just so much detail that truly brought the world to life for me. It’s a beautifully rich fantasy universe with an awe-inspiring amount of world-building and colour behind it. What Brent Weeks has painted here is nothing short of marvellous.
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