The Black Prism by Brent Weeks My rating: 5 of 5 stars Excellent Read. Right now for me, it’s a 5. In the Black Prism, Weeks betters what he did with Night Angel. The Prism offers a wealth of fantastic worldbuilding, good characters, action, war strategy, political intrigue, and plot twists to keep one coming back for more. The magic system is well laid out. Simply put, a percentage of the populace known as Drafters have the ability to harness colors through light in a skill called Chromaturgy. This basically takes a force of will and belief to create Luxin which then can be used for everything from buildings to machines to weapons to fireballs. There are other subtleties. Let’s say I enjoyed it very much. The characterization is good. The characters feel real and are engaging. You can sympathize with some and others you...
