by Brent Weeks · Orbit · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781841497402
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«The Way of Shadows» is the fantasy novel by Brent Weeks, published by Orbit in paperback (688 pages, in English).
In the city of Cenaria lives Durzo Blint, the most sought-after assassin, for whom killing is an art. Azoth, a young man raised in the slums, decides to risk everything to become his apprentice. To be accepted, he must renounce his old life, adopt a new identity, Kylar Stern, and learn to move in a world of magic and politics where the instinct to kill is key to survival.
The Way of Shadows opens the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks; in 2009 it was nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award and the Compton Crook Award.
Recommended for readers of epic and dark fantasy, with political intrigues, magic, and a protagonist trained as an assassin.
Brent Weeks is an American fantasy writer. His debut novel, The Way of Shadows, was a New York Times best seller in April 2009. Each of the five books in his Lightbringer series made the NYT list as well, starting with The Black Prism in 2010. He lives and works near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Kristi, and their two daughters.
