That being said, years later I re-read The Way of Shadowsagain in order to re-familiarize myself with the world and finish the trilogy, because yes, it is a trilogy.Īnd I found that I still thoroughly enjoyed the book. I went through my old review of the first book and realized how much having played the Assassin’s Creedgames impacted my take on Brent Weeks’ novel. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins’ world of dangerous politics and strange magics – and cultivate a flair for death.

Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint.īut to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As a guild rat, he’s grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly – and to take risks. The Way of Shadows:For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art-and he is the city’s most accomplished artist.įor Azoth, survival is precarious. You'll probably enjoy reading it.Assassinations, political drama, conspiracies, magic, history, and the most badass wetboys ever? It’s only a wonder I only just finished the trilogy now and not last year, when I managed to procure all three books together. If you're looking for an interesting, entertaining and easy-to-read fantasy trilogy, The Night Angel Trilogy is a good choice. Although these books weren't perfect, I consider them to be good entertainment. And here's some information about the good things: The plot was pretty good and interesting. The writing style was okay, but not as good as it could've been (it was easy to see that these books were debut books). Here's some information about the flaws: The adult themes were nice, but I would've liked to see more depth in certain scenes.

The flaws were a bit annoying sometimes, but the books were readable and likable.

For a debut trilogy, The Night Angel Trilogy was pretty good.

Although these books were quite thick (600+ pages), I read them fast. There were some minor problems/flaws and the writing wasn't always as fluent as it should have been, but the plot was interesting. In my opinion these books were entertaining and easy-to-read fantasy books. I think it was good that I didn't know much about them, because it helped me to like them. When I began to read this trilogy I didn't have much information about these books. This review is for all The Night Angel Trilogy books: The Way of Shadows, Shadow's Edge and Beyond the Shadows.

The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks