The Broken Eye

By: Brent Weeks

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 29 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's Summary

As the old gods awaken and satrapies splinter, the Chromeria races to find the only man who might 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.

©2014 Brent Weeks (P)2014 Hachette Audio

omg, you never know what is going to happen next!

Usually i can see what is going to happen based on the build up. sometimes also what the twist will be. But in this book anyone kan die at any moment without forfilling there storyline. No one has plot armor. Feels like the first seasons of game of thrones.

Some times it's so exiting i start to feel dizzy, no other book have made me feel like that before.

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just fucking awesome, great book, great writer

see title :) all the next words are to fill the 15 word minimum, the acknowledgements are fun, don't skip em :)

getting a bit slow but still good

it is getting a bit slow, especially Gavin's story , but Simon's narration is spot on

Geat book

I wish the reader had another accent, but it's fine.
Great book !! I can't wait to listen to the rest of it

Too many twists

as soon as you think you know where the story is going, there is another twist which turns the story upside down. Brilliant.

Brilliant

Simon Vance is a legend! Great performance.
Great story, with parts I did not see coming! Brent Weeks is a master story-teller.

Brilliant!

Oh, you've just got to read this series! Absolutely recommend it! It starts off good and just gets better

The series is just getting better.

The story is fscinating and engaging. And the narrator breathes life to it! Well done!

Absolutely awesome

The Broken Eye is absolutely awesome. Andross' manipulations start coming to fruition, the white is combating those manipulations, Gavin Guile is held prisoner and believed dead by many, Teia has become a spy, and Kip is making deals with his grandfather. Simon Vance does a great job with the narration making The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks more awesome, if that is even possible.

F**king brilliant

Yes I'm a fanboy and finished for the third time. Simon Vance is a remarkable genius and Brent Weeks is a god among literary bethomoths. Seriously though, throughout rough and horrible times these books have allowed me escape, recharge and re-engage with the normal world. Thank you!

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overwhelmed

I have just smashed through this book in no time at all, if I would have know just how good they were before reading I wouldn't have waited to read them.

these books have a big expansive world, many entangling stories and some twists that I never seen coming or even expected.

I like to think that I have read alot of fantasy books but had sadly never heard of Brent weeks, he will be a name that I look for in the future and I think in the next few days I will have finished book 4 of this series and be wait in number 5.

I really never expected to love these books this much

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Creatively strong, but poorly edited in places.

What made the experience of listening to The Broken Eye the most enjoyable?

You can't help but like the universe, Brent Weeks is padding out in this volume.

Good characters and an interesting approach to fantasy fiction, with the only real weakness being instances of poorly edited repetition and the odd overly self indulgent, hammy internal monologue.

What other book might you compare The Broken Eye to, and why?

Sitting in the same tier as Raymond Feist (though he is arguably more imaginative), Weeks produces highly enjoyable romps that you don't have to think too much about.

Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favourite?

Andross Guile is a great character for Simon Vance's vocal range. As a narrator, he often plays people with a voice too mature for their associated age group, but given that Andross is a ruthless octogenarian, Vance nails it with aplomb.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Pass.

Any additional comments?

Not as good as the Night Angel Trilogy, but inventive and worth a look.

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another brilliant novel

yet again Brent weeks brings us another amazing novel full of magic, intrigue, action and most of all wonderful characters. twists and turns abound in this part of the series.

Great read<br />Far better than his earlier work

The way off shadows to me was great however this is a master peace thanks

just magic

great book great story reader as usual
looking forward to the next book and more to follow I hope

great book series

awesome hard to say much else. bit teenage drama near middle but resolves into great ending. voice acting is great.

utterly compelling

as the third book I was expecting it to start lagging, as series often do.. as loose ends are tied up as writers feel compelled to tidy up the threads and story lines converge, but this book has been the best of the first three, excellent storyline, compelling listening, and some incredibly imaginative ideas, beautifully wrought, bring a new depth to the overall tale. I loved it. superb.

Amazing

To be hit with amazement and thrill over and over again. That's what listening to this book felt like. A must read/listen for every fantasy fan.

Contagious!

For fuck sake's Kip! just marry Teia! Man I love this series. cheers to the author!