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Lightbringer Reading Order

Lightbringer by Brent Weeks has 5 main books (2010–2019). Start with The Black Prism (2010) and read the numbered books in order.

By Brent Weeks

Lightbringer books in order

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  1. #1

    The Black Prism

    2010 · 659 pages

    11 h 32 min
  2. #2

    The Blinding Knife

    2012 · 688 pages

    12 h 3 min
  3. #3

    The Broken Eye

    2014 · 795 pages

    13 h 55 min
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  5. #4

    The Blood Mirror

    2016 · 704 pages

    12 h 19 min
  6. #5

    The Burning White

    2019 · 992 pages

    17 h 22 min

Main books together: 3,838 pages, about 67 h 11 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Lightbringer: common questions

How many books are in the Lightbringer series?
There are 5 main books in Lightbringer. The most recent main book listed here is The Burning White (2019).
What order should I read Lightbringer in?
Read Lightbringer in its numbered order: The Black Prism, The Blinding Knife, The Broken Eye, The Blood Mirror, and so on.
What is the first Lightbringer book?
The first book is The Black Prism by Brent Weeks, published in 2010.
How long does it take to read the whole Lightbringer series?
The 5 main books add up to about 3,838 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 67 hours of reading, or about 135 days at 30 minutes a day.

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