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The Blinding Knife

Book 2 of Lightbringer

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The Blinding Knife

By: Brent Weeks
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Gavin Guile is dying.

He'd thought he had five years left - now he's got less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son and an ex-fiancée who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin's got problems on every side. As he loses control of his magic, all magic is running wild, threatening to destroy the Seven Satrapies. The old gods are being reborn. Their army of color wights is unstoppable, and the only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago.©2012 Brent Weeks Epic Fantasy Magic Fiction

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Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time
Brent Weeks is so good it's starting to tick me off
One of the best examples of modern fantasy that I've read
Places Brent Weeks on comfortable footing beside contemporaries like Brandon Sanderson and Joe Abercrombie, if not a step above

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Brent Weeks is an artist of the written word, and I will FIGHT for him. That being said, after the rollercoaster ride that was “The Black Prism”, my expectations were sky-high for Book 2. It would be wrong to say that my hopes were not fulfilled, but this book certainly moved slower in comparison. The characters continue to be compelling, and I simply LOVED the good balance between dark and light, good and evil, male and female. However, the book does slow down in the middle, and I found myself grumbling a little before picking it back up. That is NOT, however, anything against the book itself; it’s an extremely well-written story that I sincerely enjoyed, but when you compare it to the breakneck pace of “The Black Prism”, you can see where it slowed.

I have heard some people say that they found the book “sexist”, and I have to say that I respectfully disagree. Women here are not the “strong women” stereotype now unfortunately common (especially in YA Fantasy), but they were not Madonnas, either. They fight, they mess up, they laugh, and they fight some more. And they sure as heck know how to deal with Gavin the Gadha. Yes, he’s a donkey. Yes, I love him. Yes, I know I have issues.

The book ends in the most brutal way possible, with one of the most infuriating, compelling cliffhangers I’ve had the pleasure of reading in quite a while. I’m taking a star off for the pacing near the middle, but it’s a minor flaw in the second installment of a gorgeous story. Weeks is amazing, and definitely deserves more exposure.

A worthy sequel

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What made the experience of listening to The Blinding Knife the most enjoyable?

Simon was a magnificent narrator and the story is compelling

What other book might you compare The Blinding Knife to and why?

Brandon Sanderson's Way of Kings- great heroes

Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?

Gavin!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Great plot and characters so well performed

Great story great narration

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all the stories intertvine even more, and you can see an underlying chatulu-esk plotline brewing.

The plot is so thicc😏

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The second novel in the Lightbringer trilogy, The Blinding Knife is a spectacular read and a great listen. Simon Vance does a great job with the narration, and Brent Weeks' writing just keeps getting better with every book he writes. This time Kip is in Black Guard training, Liv is working with the Colour Prince, Gavin/Dazen reveals his secret to Karris and Andross Guile starts his manipulations of Kip. Readers of Brandon Sanderson, Peter V. Brett and George R. R. Martin will love Brent Weeks.

Spectacular story, great listen.

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everything about the production is top notch ... a must listen for every fantasy lover .... beautiful setup and character building. one can relate to characters and you won't realise how soon it ended ... craving for more.

awesome ...

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