The Way of Shadows (Night Angel Book 1)

Name: The Way of Shadows (Night Angel Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (9223 reviews)
Author: Brent Weeks

by Brent Weeks

Fantasy Dark Romance

4.5 (9,223)

4.5 stars from 9,223 reviews. One of the highest rated Fantasy books we track.

645 pages~10.8 hr readPublished by OrbitPublished 2008-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy gritty fantasy with morally grey characters who aren't heroes, just survivors learning to thrive in brutal systems.
You want intricate worldbuilding grounded in street-level detail: the politics, the magic, the cost of ambition.
You're drawn to mentorship stories where the teacher is as fascinating and flawed as the student.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer lighter fantasy or stories where characters stay true to their original identities and values.
You're looking for romance as a central plot thread rather than a subplot in a much larger narrative.
You're uncomfortable with sustained violence, assassination, or the moral compromises required to survive in a corrupt city.

About this book

The first novel in Brent Weeks's fantasy trilogy follows a young boy from the city slums who apprentices himself to Durzo Blint, the city's most legendary and feared assassin. Azoth has survived life as a guild rat by learning to judge people quickly and take calculated risks. To become Durzo's apprentice, he must abandon his old identity and take on a new name: Kylar Stern. As Kylar, he enters a world of dangerous politics and strange magics, learning the craft of assassination from its most accomplished practitioner.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 80% off peak. Price has dropped 13 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 167 days.

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Currently #6,044 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.5★ from 9,223 reviews

Gaining approximately 43 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has remained stable at 4.5 over the tracking period.

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