The Way of Shadows

Brent Weeks

Jan 2023 · The Night Angel Trilogy Book 1 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Simon Vance

About this audiobook

From NYT bestselling author Brent Weeks comes the first novel in his breakout fantasy trilogy in which a young boy trains under the city's most legendary and feared assassin, Durzo Blint.

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.

Ratings and reviews

I don't think I can put into words how excited I was to see that Simon Vance was narrating this series. He did such amazing work on Brent Weeks "The Lightbringer" series ( I listened to that series 5 times). There is no better combination of Author and Narrator on the planet. Can't wait to get started on this trilogy!

I put off reading this because I didn't enjoy any of the previous narrators. I love the Lightbringer, easily my favorite series, and Simon Vance was one of the best narrators I've ever heard. When I noticed Simon Vance did the Night Angel, I was beyond ecstatic. Brent Weeks is such a good author, his writing style is excellent. I really feel like I can put myself in the characters head and experience the story to its fullest. Both a good and bad thing where this book is concerned. Much darker than what I usually read. Overall, fantastic; if you're like me, you'll spend a majority of the time as confused as the protagonist, but for the clever, follow the breadcrumbs left throughout the story and it all makes sense. TL;DR Amazing book, amazing author, amazing narrator.

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About the author

Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. He wrote on bar napkins and lesson plans before landing his dream job years and thousands of pages later. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife, Kristi, and their daughters. Find out more about the author at www.brentweeks.com or on Twitter @brentweeks.