Lightbringer book 1 · 2010
The Black Prism
Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world, high priest and emperor in all but name. When he learns he has a son, Kip, from a village destroyed in a war, he must protect the boy and keep a terrible secret of his own.
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Book facts
- Author
- Brent Weeks
- Series
- Lightbringer, book 1 of 5
- Published
- 2010
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Black Prism
3 recurring or key characters from Brent Weeks’s chart. Introduces Gavin Guile, Kip Guile and Karris White Oak.
Lead 2
- Gavin GuileFirst appearanceThe Prism, most powerful man in the world
- Kip GuileFirst appearanceGavin's illegitimate son
Major 1
- Karris White OakFirst appearanceBlackguard and Gavin's love
Also featuring these characters
Other Brent Weeks books that share the most characters with The Black Prism.
- The Broken Eye2014 · Lightbringer · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Blood Mirror2016 · Lightbringer · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Burning White2019 · Lightbringer · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon