However, the real powers rest with the Lords of Shadows who are known for their extortion, merciless executions, and other acts that are known to instill fear into the population. This city is governed by a monarchy, which means that leadership is passed from one generation to the next without question. This particular city has two opposing sides the East Side and the Warrens. To begin with, the setting is in Cenaria City, the capital of Midcyru. It has unique characters, and one of the best plots that Weeks has ever come up with, and above all, a setting that is unmatched in many ways regarding novels in this genre. The Way of Shadows is another popular novel written by Brent Weeks and was released in 2008 under the Night Angel series. It’s one of the books that define creativity in its true essence. In other words, it’s all about the use of power and magic in order to rule, seek revenge and counter-revenge. The plot is about intrigues revolving around Gavin’s son Kip, Liv Gavin, Karris, and a prism that has more magical powers. The main theme is magic-colorful, which is also controlled at Chromeria. The story in this book revolves around The 7 Satrapies, seven independent countries that are under a loose federal government (Chromeria). This book can simply be described as awesome! It has a pre-industrial era setting and graphically describes the gunpowder weapons and simple war machines like pulleys and others that fall in this range. One of the books under the Lightbringer series is The Black Prism. He clearly states that these topics help him break from any monotony he might have developed in the course of his writings, as well as help him get insights into some things that he does not understand.īrent Weeks has written several books under two series, the Night Angel Series, and the Lightbringer series. The one thing about Weeks is that he loves reading fantasy novels and history. Nevertheless, he cultivated it when he was a grown-up. He has said before that what really motivates him is his passion for his genre, which he developed when he was only 13 years old. Kristi is also a writer and has been quite supportive-a pillar that Weeks loves to mention. He is married to Kristi and lives in Oregon. Thereafter, he focused his energies on writing his first novel that was released in 2008. He started writing about bar napkins before moving to lesson plans. He has been nominated on numerous occasions for highly coveted awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards and David Gemmell Legend Award. This is something that helped sharpen his writing skills in such a way that he defined his unique niche, developed unique descriptive abilities, and tremendously improved his creativity. Brent Weeks once worked as a bartender and later as a teacher. However, he did not go into full-time writing after graduation but did some other jobs before eventually settling as a professional novelist. He studied English at Hillsdale and successfully graduated with flying colors. He was born on March 7, 1977, in Montana and raised in the same area. Brent Weeks is so passionate about words-it’s not only a hobby but a career and life to him.
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