They demand payment, beat them, steal their food and even force themselves upon the weaker ones. The older children in the guild literally make the younger children’s lives hell. These guilds are full of young children who basically work together in order to steal food, mug wealthier folk and dabble in minor profit making crime. Azoth has survived by finding his way into a low-leveled guild. Our main character is Azoth, an orphan who has been born into a world completely corrupt and controlled by an organised crime band known as the Sa’kagé. There is rape, murder, pure evil and treachery – in fact it is a very, very dark series. It is a bold book that to some extent glorifies the work of assassins, justifies the work of prostitutes and paints thieves in at very least a grey fashion. The first book in the series The Way of the Shadows came out in 2008. It was in Brent Weeks’ own words, “A huge gamble by the publisher, but it was one that paid off.” People read the books within 30 days and wanted to have the next one in their hands instantly. This one month wait between each book was almost unheard of and although it was a bold move, it paid off. When Brent Weeks wrote the Night Angel Trilogy his publishers weren’t prepared to make us wait a year for each book. This allows time for readers to finish a book, have a bit of a change and then re-visit a world about a year later. Typically, a fantasy trilogy will take between three and four years from the first book until the last book is released. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins’ world of dangerous politics and strange magics – and cultivate a flair for death.It takes a special kind of author to write three books and have them sold consecutively on a monthly basis. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint.īut to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name.
As a guild rat, he’s grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly – and to take risks. The paperback edition is currently part of Amazon’s 4-for-3 promotion, where you can purchase four select items for the price of three (see the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product page).įor Durzo Blint, assassination is an art-and he is the city’s most accomplished artist.įor Azoth, survival is precarious. If you’d like to own a physical copy of The Way of Shadows, the book is also available in paperback for $7.99. The Kindle version has Text-to-Speech enabled.
Note, this deal is valid only for today, Thursday, September 15, 2011, until 11:59 PST. The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is The Way of Shadows, the first novel in The Night Angel fantasy trilogy by Brent Weeks, for only $1.99 (that’s 75% off the regular price of $7.99).
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