About the book: 2024 / David Gemmell Award winner. Winner of the r/Fantasy Stabby Award. Endeavor Award nominee. Nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award.Even the brightest light gives birth to darkness.In every pitch darkness there lurks a secret.Every secret is blinding with truth.Gavin Guile dies.He was counting on five years, but now he has less than a year left. Fifty thousand refugees, an illegitimate son and an ex-fiancee who seems to have learned Prizma's darkest secret - problems surround Gavin on all sides. All the magic of the world is out of control and threatens to destroy the Seven Satrapies. Worst of all, the old gods are returning to the world, and the army of color magicians who worship them can no longer be stopped. Guile's only chance of salvation is his brother, whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago. “Brent Weeks is so good that it’s even starting to irritate.” – Peter W. Brett, author of Desert Spear “The second novel in the series turned out to be even better than the first (and that’s saying something!).” ― B&N.com “One of the best epic fantasy stories ever read.” ― Staffer's Book Review “This is a wonderful work of fantasy with interesting characters facing off against a perfect antagonist, in an ingeniously constructed and increasingly chaotic world with rich imagination and interesting politics. Weeks does not deviate from the classic traditions of the genre, but at the same time brings a new and interesting flavor to it.” ― The Ranting Dragon “The author has written an epic fantasy unlike anything his contemporaries have created. This is a truly original and forward-thinking work that sets the bar high for other authors in its genre.” ― graspingforthewind.com