Kip, a poor boy living in a town all but destroyed by war must adapt to his world being torn away from him and replaced with greater challenges, enemies, and his newly discovered father.
Gavin Guile, the Prism, emperor and religious leader of all the land, must keep the delicate peace in balance, handle discovery of a bastard son, and fulfill his great purposes all before he dies. A death that he knows exactly when will take place.
In this amazing world that Weeks creates for the reader, light is the source of magic. Certain people can manipulate red, green, blue, or any other color of the rainbow while Gavin as Prism can manipulate them all. These people will the colors to mainfest itself in the form of buildings, boats, even weapons. Weeks does a great job of explaining this imaginative idea but does an even better job describing its use.
While the concept of magic is a great aspect of this book the characters drive the story and keep you coming back for more. I found myself laughing, angry, embarrassed and sad along with each character as they faced their many perils. Overall I'd give this book 5/5 bookmarks.
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