Little, Brown

The Way of Shadows is the gripping first book in Brent Weeks's bestselling Night Angel Trilogy, following Azoth, a street urchin desperate to escape the slums of Cenaria by apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint, the city's most feared wetboy, or magically-gifted assassin. As Azoth trades his old life for the brutal training and moral compromises of his new one, becoming the wetboy Kylar Stern, he must navigate a treacherous web of politics, betrayal, and dark magic threatening to consume his city. Fast-paced and morally complex, this dark fantasy classic set the standard for gritty assassin fiction.

Author: Brent Weeks

Series: Night Angel Trilogy, Book 1

Genre: Dark Fantasy | Language: English (original edition)