Brent Weeks - The Way of Shadows, A Night Angel Trilogy Novel, New York Times Best-Seller

Brent Weeks is an American fantasy fiction writer; his debut novel, The Way of Shadows, is the first part of his Night Angel Trilogy; all of the books were published in 2008. Each instalment was on the New York Times best-seller list.



Azoth is a young boy, grown up in a slum of Cenaria City and well acquainted with the hard and cold side of life – in the Warrens where he lives, child abuse, violence, and sexual perversions are everyday matters. He decides to join Durzo Blint, a known wetboy – an assassin who has magical skills. Azoth creates a new identity for himself – Kylar Stern is his new name – and tries his best to please the cruel yet charismatic murderer and turn into a real survivor.