Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2)

by Brent Weeks

The action-packed second book in the Night Angel series, from international bestseller Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge.

Kylar has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting over: new city, new companions, and new profession.

But when he learns that Logan might be alive, trapped and in hiding, Kylar faces an impossible choice. He could give up the way of shadows forever, and find peace with his young family. Or Kylar could succumb to his flair for destruction, the years of training, to save his friend and his country - and lose all he holds precious.

'Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb

'Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks' Brian McClellan

'Weeks creates a rich blend of politics, culture and character . . . then throws in magic-using assassins' Peter V. Brett

'Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writer's work
' Terry Brooks

'Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' British Fantasy Society

For more from Brent Weeks, check out:

Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows

The Kylar Chronicles
Night Angel Nemesis


Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella
The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel

Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White

Reviewed by wyvernfriend on

3 of 5 stars

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This was a bit of a hard slog for me to get into, possibly would have been better read back-to-back with the previous one but I really didn't find myself caring too much about the characters for the first third of the book. The author has tossed a lot of stuff at this book, there's a lot of detail here but I feel as if in some ways some of the good gets overwhelmed by the volume.

Kylar Stern has moved with Elene and Uly to another town and Kylar is trying to leave the life of an assassin behind him. He is determined to create a new life for himself with Elene, however the world isn't ready to let him have peace.

Like I said initially, this took me a while to get into, when I got past a certain point it did take off but it took a long while. I liked it but it was definitely a bridging novel.

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