The Way of Shadows
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4.6 • 938 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From NYT bestselling author Brent Weeks comes the first novel in his breakout fantasy trilogy in which a young boy trains under the city's most legendary and feared assassin, Durzo Blint.
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.
Customer Reviews
Super A+++++
Browsing bookstore and had not read a fantasy in 20 years. Read the back cover and was hooked. Just finished reading this and one of the most gripping and action packed page turners I've had in a long time. Characters you can dislike, love and enemies you wish you were Kylar to put them away! Loved it and have bought the other 2 in the series on iBooks. Could not put this one down! You won't be disappointed at all. Renewed my interest in fantasy, majic and sword play and this is more than I expected!
WARNING-CHILD ABUSE
This book was, I won’t lie, darker than I was expecting. And yet it wasn’t darkness just for the sake of shock factor, but realistic circumstances that mirrored what would be possible in the world of the book. It had FANTASTIC revelations and action sequences, but I did find that for once, the author needed MORE exposition. I struggled to understand the various magic systems and power figures for most of the book, and though it all tied together in the end fantastically, it was a lot of work to get there. It was also frustrating to keep switching viewpoints and time settings so often- new characters and subplots kept getting introduced before I felt like I really had a handle on those already existing. The line by line writing and dialogue are superb however, and helped to make up for the lack of narrative focus. All in all a great read, just be prepared to have your stomach church a bit in the grittier sections and also have to re-read parts to understand what the heck is supposed to be happening.
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