Brent Weeks
American fantasy writer (born 1977)
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- Brent Weeks (born March 7, 1977) is an American fantasy writer.
- Each of the five books in his Lightbringer series made the NYT list as well, starting with The Black Prism in 2010.
- Early life Weeks was born in Whitefish, Montana, on ( 1977-03-07 ) March 7, 1977.
- He has said that he decided to try writing novels during a semester abroad at Oxford College, an experience that was influential to him personally and professionally.
- Writing Weeks has published two complete series, the Night Angel trilogy and the Lightbringer series.
Brent Weeks (born March 7, 1977) is an American fantasy writer. His debut novel, The Way of Shadows, was a New York Times best seller in April 2009. Each of the five books in his Lightbringer series made the NYT list as well, starting with The Black Prism in 2010. He lives and works near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Kristi, and their two daughters.
Early life
Weeks was born in Whitefish, Montana, on (1977-03-07)March 7, 1977. He attended Whitefish High School, and graduated from Hillsdale College in 2000 with a degree in English. He has said that he decided to try writing novels during a semester abroad at Oxford College, an experience that was influential to him personally and professionally. He briefly worked as a teacher at Salem Academy in Oregon and as a bartender before moving to writing full-time.
Writing
Weeks has published two complete series, the Night Angel trilogy and the Lightbringer series. All eight novels are published by Orbit Books, a division of Hachette Book Group. His writing has been heavily influenced by the Classics (including The Odyssey and Dante's Inferno), Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats, and J. R. R. Tolkien.
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