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The Way of Shadows

Night Angel, Book 1

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The Way of Shadows

By: Brent Weeks
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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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

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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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a captivating fantasy story full of characters you love and hate, I was fully enthralled from the start. it has it all, twists and turns, great fighting descriptions, friendships, betrayal's, love, hate and magic. downloading the next book of the series as I write this

it has it all

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Thoroughly recommend with warnings to be prepared for sorrow and some scenes that may be triggering.

Emotional, shocking, romantic, horrific, thrilling, action packed, magical and chilling. This trilogy has it all. Not a book you can play in the background, it draws you in and immerses you fully in the world of Azoth and Doll Girl. I felt every twist and turn of their lives, cried with them and celebrated with them.
This narrator brings it all to life. His understated tone is perfect for this emotional rollercoaster and he never once goes over the top. He allows the story to take you, it needs no help.

Darkly Moving

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Weeks likes to switch perspectives often, the narrator brings the world to life while making these shifts in character make sense.

Excellent narration to an epic start to the trilogy

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