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A street kid becomes an apprentice to the city’s deadliest assassin
2008Fast paceDark
What it is about
Azoth is a young orphan growing up in the slums of Cenaria City. He begs the best assassin in the city, Durzo Blint, to take him as an apprentice. As Azoth becomes Kylar Stern, he learns that the life of a killer is not easy to leave.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like assassin stories and gritty fantasy.
What you will get
The first book in the Night Angel trilogy.
The Way of Shadows Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Fantasy · Assassins · Apprenticeship · Gritty
Length
645 pages · ≈ 18 h
More about this book
Characters
Azoth, who becomes Kylar Stern, and Durzo Blint.
Setting
The corrupt city of Cenaria.
What makes it different
A hard-edged assassin fantasy in which the hero struggles with his conscience.
Feel
Dark, fast and violent.
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