The Way of Shadows - (Night Angel Trilogy) by Brent Weeks (Paperback)

About the Book

Originally published in mass market paperback and ebook by Orbit in October 2008.

Book Synopsis

A modern classic of epic fantasy, New York Times bestseller The Way of Shadows is the first volume in the multi-million copy selling Night Angel 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.

The Night Angel Trilogy
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows

Night Angel: The Complete Trilogy (omnibus)
Perfect Shadow
The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel

For more from Brent Weeks, check out:

The Kylar Chronicles
Night Angel Nemesis

Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White

Review Quotes

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

"Brent Weeks has been showing other fantasy authors how it's done for over fifteen years."--Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Desert Spear

"Brent Weeks is so good it's starting to tick me off."--Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Desert Spear on The Night Angel Trilogy

"Nobody does breakneck pacing and amazingly executed plot twists like Brent Weeks."--Brian McClellan, author of Promise of Blood on The Black Prism

"Packed with all of the rich characterization, political intrigue, frenetic action, and clever color-based magic a fantasy lover could ask for, it may even be the best of the lot."--B&N Reads: Best of the Year on The Burning White

"Weeks cleverly continues the fantasy saga... Weeks keeps the plot moving, despite the book's length, and makes it easy for newcomers to get engaged in this world. Fantasy fans who like roguish antiheroes will want to check this out."--Publishers Weekly on Night Angel Nemesis

"Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time."--British Fantasy Society

"Weeks is a giant of the genre."--Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld

"Weeks manages to ring new tunes on...old bells, letting a deep background slowly reveal its secrets and presenting his characters in a realistically flawed and human way."--Publishers Weekly on The Black Prism

"Weeks writes in an inescapably engaging style."--Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

About the Author

Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. He wrote on bar napkins and lesson plans before landing his dream job years and thousands of pages later. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife, Kristi, and their daughters. Find out more about the author at www.brentweeks.com or on Twitter @brentweeks.