The black prism
Record details
- ISBN: 9781607882527
- ISBN: 1607882523
- Physical Description: remote
- Publisher: [New York] : Hachette Audio, 2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 22:00:27. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Cristofer Jean. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 316284 KB; MP3 file size: 618421 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Emperors -- Fiction Fathers and sons -- Fiction Magic -- Fiction Emperors Fathers and sons Magic |
Genre: | Audiobooks. Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks. |
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Electronic resources
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2017 May
In this first audiobook of the five-volume Lightbringer series, the tale of two brothers and the foundation for further adventures is established. British narrator Simon Vance makes an immediate connection with listeners. His narration brings the characters to life, whether they're young or old, male or female. Personalities come through during even the most mundane dialogue and make real the court politics of this fantasy world. A classic of the genre, listeners can sit back and let the narration transport them. Likely to create new fans, Vance's mastery of narration is, as always, delightful. Many will be looking for the other books in the series, also narrated by Vance. S.C.E. 2017 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2010 July #3
With this complicated fantasy about family politics, bestseller Weeks (The Way of Shadows) moves into familiar territory. An unloved, orphaned boy is the offspring of someone important; twins assume each other's identities; an aged ruler clings to power. Weeks manages to ring new tunes on these old bells, letting a deep background slowly reveal its secrets and presenting his characters in a realistically flawed and human way. Gavin Guile is facing his final five years as leader of a magical college whose members turn colors of light into various materials. Seeking to rectify the lingering wrongs from the war against his twin, Dazen, he is instead forced to acknowledge a bastard son, face down a corrupt governor, and stop a challenge to the state religion. Frequent perspective shifts keep the reader guessing as to who is heretic and who is hero. Author tour. (Sept.)
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