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Shadow's Edge (The Night Angel Trilogy) | 
| Author: Brent Weeks
Publisher: Orbit
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 2073
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 656
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0316033650
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316033657
ASIN: 0316033650
Publication Date: November 1, 2008
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Product Description
Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession.
But when he learns that Logan might actually be alive and in hiding, Kylar is faced with an agonizing choice: will he give up the way of shadows forever and live in peace with his new family, or will he risk everything by taking on the ultimate hit?
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 It's a FUN RIDE... enjoy! January 2, 2009
sum (Wesley Chapel, FL United States)
It is what it sets out to be, entertainment.
Weeks delivers...
- an light, quick page-turning read
- relatable characters, who behave and grow true to their natures
- a fast moving plot(enough action and story for 6 books--no fluff here)
- an interesting world with imaginitive political, social and criminal groups, all with their own agendas
...AND BEST OF ALL, you don't have to wait 10 years for the author to finish it!
All said and done, one thing matters for a work of this type, was it a fun ride/read?
Big YES here, to all three books.
 Brutal Fantasy (Spoiler Free Review) January 1, 2009
Poisoned Blade (California)
The Shadow's Edge is the second book of the Night Angel Trilogy. The trilogy focuses on assassins in a fantasy realm. However, the assassins must rely mostly on martial arts, stealth, poisons, and weapons, rather than spells. This book has much more magic than the first book and some fantasy creatures are introduced. The second book takes place in Cenaria during a Khalidoran invasion. Throughout the book there's action, political intrigue, and character development. There's also a good bit of death. No character is safe. If I had to make a comparison, it's fairly close to George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
Plot
The story continues with Kylar Stern, Jarl, Logan, Elene, Vi, Hu, Momma K, and the most vile loathsome Godking ever written. This guy makes King Xerxes look like Willy Wonka. The plot deals with the invasion. The story is epic and defines the boundaries of the human spirit.
Characters
The characters in this book are excellent. The author, Brent Weeks, does a great job at making sure they read like real people with real emotions. The story is full of characters that you'll love and despise.
Writing Style
The writing style is pretty accessible to just about anyone. It's pretty simple. The action scenes are also well written and easy to visualize. The Chapters are about ten pages long, and you'll find yourself reading five to ten Chapters per sitting. In the 600 pages, there are a few nonsensical sentences. But these are easy to overlook because the story and characters are great.
Dialogue
The dialogue does a great job at portraying the relationships between the characters. Brent Weeks also writes what the characters are thinking as they are speaking. It becomes clear that some characters say things to further their own selfish goals or try to dominate others. Some of the dialogue feels like modern day slang, and seemed out of place, but this is easy to overlook.
Maturity
This book is for adults who like a dark element to fantasy. There is violence, gore, sex, cannibalism, murder, and rape. It's Rated R to X and seems more horrific than fantastic.
If you want to read a brutal epic adventure, and don't mind anachronistic dialogue, this is for you! If you're a fan of GRRM and you're tired of waiting for his next book, you will most likely enjoy this one. Don't let the 600 pages deter you, the story moves fast and something interesting happens every few pages. Like the first book, it's very good.
Warning: This book is very brutal! Avoid it if you don't want your imagination going to very dark places. Characters get physically and mentally broken. It's not a pretty sight!
My favorite since David Gemmell's books! December 28, 2008
Cynthia Mueller
I absolutely loved these books! I got the same feelings about the characters in these books as I always do reading anything from David Gemmell. I did not want the books to end. The plot is quite political, but is easily followed. This series is a fabulous creation, and I do hope to see more from Brent Weeks.
Good Continuation of the Series December 21, 2008
Shogun Len (old bethpage, new york USA)
Though I liked the first book better, this was a fine follow up. Brent Week's Night Angel Series has been a breath of fresh air in a tired genre of fantasy that is reduced to authors dragging out series forever. I am moving onto book 3 which is great so far. I highly recommend this series.
Not quite Tolkien, but up there with George R. R. Martin December 19, 2008
N. Davis (Oakland, CA)
I may have already admitted that I don't read a lot of epic/heroic fantasy--but as my title suggests, what I have read is the guy who founded the genre (LOTR 3 times), as well as another guy (GRRM) who I believe is considered one of the leaders of the field today. So I hold such books to an extremely high standard. If I'm going to go to the effort of keeping dozens of weirdly-named characters straight, care about a plot that spans three books, and wade through 2,000+ pages, I better get fascinating characters, magnetic storytelling, cool plot elements, and satisfying fights and battles.
I'm happy to report that as with the first book, this second book delivers on all counts. As with the first one, I read it at all possible opportunities, mimicking addict behavior very closely. The emotional range I thought was better, as I got more involved with the characters--an improvement on book one.
Sure, there were a few copy editing gaffes here and there, but as a former proofreader myself, I have to commend those who worked on this one for doing such a fine job with a 700-page book.
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