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| Original Title: | The Way of Shadows |
| ISBN: | 0316033677 (ISBN13: 9780316033671) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Night Angel #1 |
| Characters: | Azoth, Durzo Blint, Elene Cromwyll, Jarl, Logan Gyre, Rimbold Drake, Viridiana Sovari, Gwinvere Kirena, Feir Cousat, Dorian Ursuul, Solonariwan Tofusin, Jenine Gyre, Neph Dada |
| Setting: | Cenaria Midcyru |
| Literary Awards: | David Gemmell Legend Award Nominee (2009), Compton Crook Award Nominee (2009) |
Brent Weeks
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 645 pages Rating: 4.15 | 141587 Users | 4945 Reviews
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From New York Times Bestselling author Brent Weeks...For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art-and he is the city's most accomplished artist.
For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint.
But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics - and cultivate a flair for death.
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| Title | : | The Way of Shadows (Night Angel #1) |
| Author | : | Brent Weeks |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 645 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2008 by Orbit |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Magic. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 141587 Users | 4945 ReviewsAssess Of Books The Way of Shadows (Night Angel #1)
I liked this book, although it didn't tread the newest ground ever, the characters were interesting and the plot held my attention. I think the only thing lacking was the world building, it was confusing and I found it hard to really get a grasp on everything that was happening politically. BUT I recommend it highly, especially to people who like Robert Jordan, Joe Abercrombie, Stephen Erikson Robin Hobb or Terry Brooks. Very accessable, but with the new era "grit" we've come to know and love in5/5 starsKilling was no longer an activity, it was a state of being. Kylar became killing.The Skinny:This story follows Azoth as he becomes the wetboy, Kylar Stern. Under the tutelage of Durzo Blint, Kylar slowly transforms into one of the most formidable wetboys in the city. Kylars is put to the test, both physically and mentally, when a force larger than he could have anticipated threatens his city. My Review:As far as Fantasy goes, this is not the best out there. The politics were so-so, and
Brent Weeks has done a great job of tying it all together. While Azoth is the main character, several other plot strands with different characters are introduced and expertly tied together further down the line.This was one of those books that once I started I couldnt put down well written and with a strong story to boot, Im looking forward to checking out the rest of the trilogy.
If Charles Dickens was born in 1977 and grew up playing Dungeons and Dragons and then World of Warcraft and reading sword and sorcery mags and playing online games and who liked wearing a cowled hoody all the time he may have come up with a book much like Brent Weeks The Way of Shadows.This is a good book. I was prepared to dislike it, thinking that it would be a pulpy X Box serialization or a campy Assassins Creed type fantasy and both descriptions are fairly accurate but it is also much
*New individual reviews are on the way. Until then, make your self comfortable with this sorry excuse of a review" This review is for the whole series (spoiler free).This is, by far, my favorite fantasy story of all times. It begins as a personal story of a kid apprenticed to an Assassin, and ends as an EPIC fantasy story, including amazing magic, mystical artifacts, Immortals, Godkings, and of course politics. Both character & world building are impressive (Its architecture is delicate and
You know what, I have NO IDEA why I waited so long to read a Brent Weeks book. i have been told by various people that he's like marmite and you either love or hate his writing and for me that was a little intimidating I suppose and I wasn't sure which way it was going to go. However, after James convinced me to start with the first book in this series I am thoroughly happy and elated that I did follow his advice, and I can say with certainty that Weeks is a new favourite author for me.This book
So this book was a pleasant surprise! I left for New York and had only packed one book, thinking I wouldn't be able to read the entire book on my trip...oops. So I had to run to the bookstore to pick out another book to read. The bookstore closed in five minuets and I quickly grabbed the book because of it's interesting looking cover. Read the back, didn't sound too interesting, but noticed a quote from Terry Brooks which made me consider it. I picked it up and put it back down a couple of
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