The release date for the English version of 'The Black Prism' by
Brent Weeks is Aug 2010. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The most powerful man in the planet, Guile is the Prism. He is an emperor and high priest whose strength, cunning, and charisma are all that keep the fragile peace intact. However, Prisms are fleeting, and Guile is aware of his remaining time on earth.
Guile has to choose how much he's ready to pay to keep a secret that might destroy his realm when he finds out he has a son who was born in a distant nation during the conflict that gave him power.