Reading order · 5 books · 2010 to 2019 · Set in an invented world
Lightbringer Books in Order
The Lightbringer series is set in a world where drafters turn light into magic of different colours. Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world, and his life changes when he finds a son he never knew he had.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2010 to 2019
- First book
- The Black Prism
- Latest
- The Burning White (2019)
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
The reading order
Every Lightbringer book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in an invented world
- 1The Black Prism2010With Gavin Guile and Kip GuileGavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world, high priest and emperor in all but name.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Blinding Knife2012With Gavin Guile and Kip GuileGavin Guile has less than a year to live, refugees to lead and secrets to hide, as magic runs wild and the old gods return.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Broken Eye2014With Gavin Guile and Kip GuileThe Chromeria races to find its missing Prism, Gavin Guile, while Kip and his half-brother compete to become the next Prism.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Blood Mirror2016With Gavin Guile and Kip GuileThe Seven Satrapies have shrunk to four, and Gavin Guile, stripped of magic, is trapped in the prison he once built for his brother.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Burning White2019With Gavin Guile and Kip GuileThe final battle for the Seven Satrapies begins, in the last book of the Lightbringer series.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the five Lightbringer books in order, starting with The Black Prism.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Gavin Guile | Kip Guile | Karris White Oak | Teia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Black Prism | LLead | LLead | MMajor | |
| 2 The Blinding Knife | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Broken Eye | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 The Blood Mirror | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 The Burning White | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Lightbringer books
4 characters from Brent Weeks’s chart, with the number of Lightbringer books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin GuileThe Prism, most powerful man in the world | 5 | The Black Prism 2010 |
| Kip GuileGavin's illegitimate son | 5 | The Black Prism 2010 |
| Karris White OakBlackguard and Gavin's love | 5 | The Black Prism 2010 |
| TeiaYoung slave and Blackguard trainee | 4 | The Blinding Knife 2012 |