Take your first look at the paperback repackages for the Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks! You can pick up the complete collection in Fall 2023. Cover Design by Unusual Co.
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks (US | UK)
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks (US | UK)
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (US | UK)
The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks (US | UK)
The Burning White by Brent Weeks (US | UK)
Check out the new spines too!
Fans have been chomping at the bit to get more of Brent Weeks’s brilliant Lightbringer series. And we’ve got a new little something to share with you: Brent’s final book in the Lightbringer series has a title!
THE BURNING WHITE
What does it mean? White luxin? White light? The White? Karris White Oak? And what’s burning? Fans will have to wait until Fall 2018 for the answers. In the meantime, bother Brent at his website or on twitter @brentweeks.
Haven’t caught up on the Lightbringer series? There’s still time. Check them out below:
THE BLACK PRISM: (US | UK | AUS)
THE BLINDING KNIFE: (US | UK | AUS)
THE BROKEN EYE: (US | UK | AUS)
THE BLOOD MIRROR: (US | UK | AUS)
The first round of voting for the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy is done and dusted. The Orbit team is delighted to announce that THE BROKEN EYE by Brent Weeks (UK | US | AUS) is on the short list for the Gemmell Legend Award for best novel and AGE OF IRON by Angus Watson (UK | US | AUS) is up for the Morningstar Award for Best Debut Novel.
Winners will be announced at the Nine Worlds Geekfest in August and you can cast your vote here until Friday 17th July. Congratulations and good luck to all the shortlistees!
The semi-final round of voting for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards is now open until 15 November, and we have ever more titles in this round than in the opening round! Get your votes in for your favourite fantasy, science fiction and horror books of 2014.
Fantasy – VOTE NOW
THE BROKEN EYE by Brent Weeks (UK | US |AUS)
SKIN GAME by Jim Butcher (UK | AUS)
NIGHT BROKEN by Patricia Briggs (UK | AUS)
SHATTERED by Kevin Hearne (UK | AUS)
TOWER LORD by Anthony Ryan (UK | AUS)
Science Fiction – VOTE NOW
CIBOLA BURN by James S. A. Corey (UK | US |AUS)
ANCILLARY SWORD by Ann Leckie (UK | US |AUS)
THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST by Claire North (UK | US |AUS)
HEAVEN’S QUEEN by Rachel Bach (UK | US |AUS)
EARTH AWAKENS by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston (UK | AUS)
Horror – VOTE NOW
THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M. R. Carey (UK | US |AUS)
THE RHESUS CHART by Charles Stross (UK | AUS)
The initial round of voting for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards is open! Below are the selection of Orbit titles that we’re really proud to see have made the list.
Fantasy – VOTE NOW
THE BROKEN EYE by Brent Weeks (UK | US |AUS)
SKIN GAME by Jim Butcher (UK | AUS)
NIGHT BROKEN by Patricia Briggs (UK | AUS)
Science Fiction – VOTE NOW
CIBOLA BURN by James S. A. Corey (UK | US |AUS)
ANCILLARY SWORD by Ann Leckie (UK | US |AUS)
THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST by Claire North (UK | US |AUS)
HEAVEN’S QUEEN by Rachel Bach (UK | US |AUS)
Horror – VOTE NOW
THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M. R. Carey (UK | US |AUS)
THE RHESUS CHART by Charles Stross (UK | AUS)
If your favourite Orbit title of 2014 isn’t listed, you can also still enter a write-in vote for it at the bottom of each genre page.
THE BLACK PRISM (US | UK | AUS) by Brent Weeks is a New York Times Bestseller*, a Barnes & Noble Bestseller, a USA Today Bestseller, and it was the bestselling fantasy hardcover in the US and UK last week!
Congratulations to Brent from all of us at Orbit—so well deserved!
If you’re not familiar with the Lightbringer series—read a sample of the first three chapters of THE BLACK PRISM (US | UK | AUS) here!
Brent’s still on tour, so catch him while you can! Visit his Facebook page for more information, and if you’ve already finished THE BROKEN EYE, head on over to Goodreads to chat about it with other fans.
*List goes live on Sunday, Sept 7th.
It’s not just another day…It is August 26th and for those of you who are waiting desperately for the next installment of the Lightbringer, today is THE day!
THE BLACK PRISM (US | UK | AUS) is the first book in the Lightbringer series and it’s the best place to start if you’re new to the world. It is, in a word, EPIC. His second novel in the series was the The Blinding Knife, and if I can steal a quote from Staffer’s Book Review: “It isn’t only the best book he’s written; I consider it one of the best epic fantasies I’ve read.” To paraphrase — THE BLINDING KNIFE (US | UK | AUS) is just AWESOME. The first two novels focus on Gavin Guile, who is the Prism — the most powerful man in the known world. He is high priest and emperor — a man whose power, wit and charm are all that holds the various nations at peace. But Prisms live on limited time and Gavin doesn’t know how long he has left to live. When he discovers that he has a son, Kip, he must decide the lengths he will go to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
So, this now brings us to THE BROKEN EYE (US | UK | AUS). The third novel in the Lightbringer series, and the biggest one yet. So what does THE BROKEN EYE have? Let me see…how about an enormous leviathan in the first chapter —sorry! I meant two leviathans!!!! And that’s only in the first chapter. Did I whet your appetite yet? If not, let me continue: Secrets, betrayals, assassins, ancient gods, warring princes, — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg (literally!). Gavin and Kip are both at sea, with very little hope of escape.
A bit about the novel:
As the old gods awaken and satrapies splinter, the Chromeria races to find the only man who can still end a civil war before it engulfs the known world. But Gavin Guile has been captured by an old enemy and enslaved on a pirate galley. Worse still, Gavin has lost more than his powers as Prism–he can’t use magic at all.
Without the protection of his father, Kip Guile will face a master of shadows as his grandfather moves to choose a new Prism and put himself in power. With Teia and Karris, Kip will have to use all his wits to survive a secret war between noble houses, religious factions, rebels, and an ascendant order of hidden assassins called The Broken Eye.
Enough? Want more? Go buy the book — but only if you’ve read The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife. Start there. THEN read THE BROKEN EYE. It is not just EPIC & AWESOME — it is MIND-BLOWING.
And if I’m not enough — perhaps you’ll believe these three?
“Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn’t allow you to look away.”—Robin Hobb
“The Lightbringer series is great fun. Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks.”—Brian McClellan
“Weeks creates a rich blend of politics, culture and character in the
Night Angel Trilogy, then throws in magic-using assassins. Brent Weeks is
so good it’s starting to tick me off.”—Peter V. Brett
See Also:
The Official Lightbringer Pronunciation Guide read by Simon Vance, the narrator for The Blinding Knife and The Broken Eye (available in audio now)
THE BROKEN EYE Book Tour: RSVP on Facebook today!
“I, Night Angel” and “Gunner’s Apprentice” are now available worldwide!
Hey Lightbringer fans, we know you’re eagerly waiting for the next Lightbringer book. Good news, over the next couple of weeks we’ll be releasing the first 50 pages from THE BROKEN EYE (US | UK | AUS). Follow Brent Weeks on Wattpad to receive an update when new chapters are available, and get a head start on the next exciting installment of The Lightbringer series.
Residents of the US, UK, and Australia can still pre-order THE BROKEN EYE and claim a free signed bookplate, plus gain access to two exclusive short stories written by Brent Weeks! A couple of reminders:
1.) You must provide proof of purchase. This can be a picture or your receipt or copy of the confirmation email you received if you ordered online from your preferred retailer.
2.) You must fill out this form to qualify. Sending us your information by any other means does not qualify you to receive the bonuses.
3.) If you experienced any technological difficulties during the download of the short stories, please contact us so we can help you out.
4.) Supplies are limited. In fact, supplies are nearly gone. If you haven’t pre-ordered yet but want a bookplate, we suggest you pre-order soon. Once they’re gone, they are gone.
Full details and entry form can be found here.
Another summer has come and gone, and here at Orbit, we’re already hard at work on next year’s exciting line-up! Here are some of the jackets we have ready so far with more to follow over the next few months.
Click on the images below to see a larger version and appreciate each cover in its full glory. Pin, tweet, and comment away with reckless abandon. Let us know which books have already piqued your interest!
As Summer comes to an end, here at Orbit we’re already looking forward to the amazing selection of books that next Spring brings. We’re very pleased to present a selection of covers for some of our exciting releases in the first half of 2014. It promises to be a very good year.
Click on each of the covers to see a larger version, and let us know your favourites.
