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The Broken Eye

  • 2014 first published
  • 795 pages
  • β˜… 4.8 (4 ratings)
  • 7 editions

Brent Weeks's The Broken Eye (2014) is an epic fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of royal houses, assassins, brothers and magic.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2014.

At about 795 pages, most readers finish it in 14–15 hours.

About The Broken Eye

Without the protection of Gavin Guile, who has been captured and enslaved and has lost his powers, Kip, Teia, and Karris fight to survive a secret war between the nobles, rebels, and an ancient order of stealthy assassins called The Broken Eye.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Hardcover Fiction, 2014

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Royal houses
  • Assassins
  • Brothers
  • Epic fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Prisoners

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Broken Eye?

The Broken Eye was written by Brent Weeks and first published in 2014.

What genre is The Broken Eye?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is The Broken Eye?

The median edition has 795 pages, about 14–15 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Broken Eye?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Priory of the Orange Tree, Fire & Blood and Assassin's Apprentice.

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