The razor-sharp first novel in the Night Angel trilogy, from international bestseller Brent Weeks
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.
'Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' Peter V. Brett
'Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into the story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb
'I was mesmerised from start to finish. Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writers' work' Terry Brooks
'Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' British Fantasy Society
Books by Brent Weeks
Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
Perfect Shadow (novella)
Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780356500713
Number of pages: 672
Weight: 460 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 48 mm
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
Weeks creates a rich blend of politics, culture and character . . . then throws in magic-using assassins - Peter V. Brett
Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writer's work - Terry Brooks
When I got this book, it was initially to fill the time between finishing reading the Inheritance Cycle (Paolini) so far and book 4 being released in November. I'd seen this series in my local Waterstones a few... More
A fantastic read and a great series
I have never known a book to utterly takeover my life like this did. Brent Weeks certainly knows how to keep the readers guessing and compel me from beginning to end.
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