by Brent Weeks
First published 2016
Gavin Guile, once the most powerful mage in the land, is now powerless and imprisoned in a prison of his own design. As the Seven Satrapies fall to the White King's armies, Gavin's son Kip makes a desperate attempt to stop the invasion. Meanwhile, Gavin's daughter-in-law Karris struggles to hold the empire together, aided only by her treacherous father-in-law Andross. And Teia discovers a dark new use for her burgeoning talents. In this epic conclusion to the Lightbringer series, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as these characters fight to prevent a tainted empire from becoming something even worse.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action, epic-fantasy, high-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
672 pages · Paperback · Orbit
Content warnings: violence