The Way of Shadows will be my second book review.
I find Brent Weeks has a simpler writing style but that does not take away from the fantastically imaginative story he has created surrounding the orphan turned assassin Azoth/Kylar Stern. Durzo Blint (such a bad ass name) takes Azoth under his wing to be his apprentice after much pleading from Azoth. It was never going to be an easy apprenticeship and Azoth knew that from the beginning and still begged to be under Durzo's tutelage. Blint is the best wetboy and to be the best you have to be hard and cold and harsh and all these aspects surround his training of Azoth. But Azoth, now Kylar, never adopts his master's disconnect, making him more a human than a simple weapon. (only touching on the beginning of the story)
Kylar finds love, befriends royalty, and spills the blood of those who would seek to harm those he loves.
Weeks has a perfect way of revealing a character's history, nature, and/or true identity throughout the story. No one is who they appear to be.
I read this trilogy while I was in France. Actually I believe I finished the first book before I left and ended up bringing the other two books and finishing both while there. One in Villefranche and the other in Paris. I never got used to the time difference so i was always up until 1 in the morning so I would read nearly three hours a night and ended up powering through both books. I have since read the trilogy again for a second time. It is a great story and one I would struggle to tire of.
All three are about 500 pages each and I found all three to be quite addictive. You start and if you get hooked, there's no letting go. You will finish the books in record time and neglect many things in your life in the process.
I find Brent Weeks has a simpler writing style but that does not take away from the fantastically imaginative story he has created surrounding the orphan turned assassin Azoth/Kylar Stern. Durzo Blint (such a bad ass name) takes Azoth under his wing to be his apprentice after much pleading from Azoth. It was never going to be an easy apprenticeship and Azoth knew that from the beginning and still begged to be under Durzo's tutelage. Blint is the best wetboy and to be the best you have to be hard and cold and harsh and all these aspects surround his training of Azoth. But Azoth, now Kylar, never adopts his master's disconnect, making him more a human than a simple weapon. (only touching on the beginning of the story)
Kylar finds love, befriends royalty, and spills the blood of those who would seek to harm those he loves.
Weeks has a perfect way of revealing a character's history, nature, and/or true identity throughout the story. No one is who they appear to be.
I read this trilogy while I was in France. Actually I believe I finished the first book before I left and ended up bringing the other two books and finishing both while there. One in Villefranche and the other in Paris. I never got used to the time difference so i was always up until 1 in the morning so I would read nearly three hours a night and ended up powering through both books. I have since read the trilogy again for a second time. It is a great story and one I would struggle to tire of.
All three are about 500 pages each and I found all three to be quite addictive. You start and if you get hooked, there's no letting go. You will finish the books in record time and neglect many things in your life in the process.
"For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art-and he is the city's most accomplished artist.
For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned 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."
~ back cover of The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Good Reads - A site I've found that I prefer to Amazon, it has the same sort of information but I like the suggestions better.
Amazon link to Look Inside - you can read the first ten pages or so
"King: 'You're...you're shit! You shitting, shitting shit!'
'Your Majesty,' Durzo said gravely. 'A man of your stature's cursing vocabulary ought to extend beyond a tedious reiteration of the excreta that fills the void between his ears.'"
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M.
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