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The Way of Shadows

Night Angel, Book 1

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The razor-sharp first novel in the New York Times bestselling Night Angel series from master of modern fantasy Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge.

The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets.

For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to courtly boudoir.For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never

take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned the hard way 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.

For more from Brent Weeks, check out:

Night Angel

The Way of Shadows

Shadow's Edge

Beyond the Shadows

The Kylar Chronicles

Night Angel Nemesis

Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella

The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel

Lightbringer

The Black Prism

The Blinding Knife

The Broken Eye

The Blood Mirror

The Burning White

©2009 Brent Weeks (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

Critic reviews

"Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away." (Robin Hobb)

"Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks." (Brian McClellan)
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this story has engaging characters and a rich world, I can't wait to see where it goes in the next book. I loved this book both times I've read it.

An excellent story

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Very engaging. Although there are the familiar fantasy tropes the story kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next, a lot of the time it surprised me.
Thoroughly enjoyed and will now buy the next in the series.
Narrator is excellent.

A worthy successor to Light Bringer

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Having come to Week's earlier trilogy after listening to the Light Bringer books (which are awesome), I can see a lot of the concepts being worked out for his later writing. It's set in a different world but it hints of the magic system of his later work.
Enjoyed the story and well written.

Enjoyable

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what an unbelievable story and characters. cannot wait for the next 2 books. hooked throughout the entire story. the twists and turns were superb

character development

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Slow start but worth listening too, the story develops and the plot thickens. Simon Vance is an excellent narrator as always. Looking forward to Book 2 of the series.

Slow start, but worth listening too

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