Yes, Brent’s non-italicization of internal thoughts did take some getting used to, but by the fifth book it didn’t bother me. I also called out the writing style in my book 3 review, but it’s really a minor issue that doesn’t merit a bolded heading. It’s believable considering the characters involved.

Language: Again, there’s more profanity than you’ll find in Brandon’s books. In the final two books there is one character who has a very sick mind indeed, but thankfully we have very few glimpses into it.

In my book 3 review I wrote that there weren’t horribly foul-minded characters. That’s not something I’ve seen a lot of in genre fiction, and I really like the way that Brent treated it. In fact, a major plotline of the fourth book includes the serious treatment of one character’s struggles with a type of real-world sexual dysfunction. The amount of this content increases somewhat in the fourth and fifth books, but it’s not particularly gratuitous. Not only the few on-screen sexual situations, but banter and jokes among friends that have a sexual theme. Sexual content: There’s certainly more sexual content than you’ll find in one of Brandon’s books. But first: if you haven’t reread the first four books recently, this book does start things off with helpful summaries. This is a fine example of what great epic fantasy is, and the ending is every bit as epic as I had hoped.īefore I get into that though, let’s go over my caveats from last time-the content issues that a Brandon reader may not be expecting. Now that the fifth book is out and the series is finished, does it hold up all the way through? The answer is a resounding yes. Well, when I read the first Lightbringer book, The Black Prism, back in 2012 or so, it was the most entertaining book without the name Brandon Sanderson on the front cover that I had read in years-and in many ways it was very much like reading a book that had Brandon’s name on the front cover. If you’re seeing this review, you obviously like Brandon Sanderson’s writing. I do have some more thoughts below if you’re interested, but personally if I already suspect I’m going to like a book, I just go out and read it without first reading reviews so I don’t get accidentally spoiled.įor everyone else, if you haven’t read the series, I highly recommend it! I’m going to crib liberally from my recommendation for the third book in order to explain why you should read it. If you’ve read the previous books, the most important thing here is: It’s fantastic, so go buy it.

Today the fifth and final book in the Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks, The Burning White was released. It’s been a long time since the last one, whew! Brandon’s assistant Peter here with another recommendation.

The burning white