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Shadow's Edge (Night Angel #2)

by Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author), Paul Boehmer (Narrator)

4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 · rating details · 25,326 ratings · 739 reviews

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...more

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Published August 27th 2009 by Tantor Media (first published November 1st 2008)

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Jul 19, 2012 Nataliya rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: I wouldn't recommend it.

Shelves: 2012-reads

My ocular muscles are sore from all the eyerolling I did when I read Shadow's Edge. It is even more obsessed with virginity/chastity than an average American Sex Ed class. Because all women are either virgins or whores, right? *sigh*

The terrible, atrocious portrayal of female characters annoyed me even more than in the first book. I cringed very time a female character took stage. They all lack any depth whatsoever, becoming little more than caricatures. The virgin/whore dichotomy rules this bo...more

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Feb 13, 2012 Carol rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of Glen Cook

Shelves: action, male-lead, fantasy, video-game-fantasy

Quite honestly, this falls at two stars on my enjoyment scale. While Weeks is talented at developing the video game fantasy, a genre I am now officially defining for public benefit, it lacks most of what I love in a good read. Shadow's Edge is an improvement over The Way of Shadows, but ultimately the shortcomings of the storytelling cripple the book.

A hallmark of the video game fantasy is a telegraphed narrative with cursory character development. Weeks jumps from person to person, almost neve...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Kris43 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dark-fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, epic-fantasy, sweet-evil

Wow! Just wow! I LOVED every minute of this book, it was amazing!

Ok, now that we cleared that, lets try to say something more objective.
At first kyler tries to quit his murdering ways and be something he's not. In the process he brings him self a lot of frustration and pain.
I was peeved because it was taking so long and because i hated elaine.
She has some unbelievably unrealistic, narrow-minded views and expectations. like doing only 'good' and no violence even when its clearly the only way of...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Chelsea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, assassins, reviewed

The second volume of the Night Angel Trilogy still lacks the craftsmanship I feel Weeks demonstrated in the Black Prism, which (at the time of this review) is his latest book. I can forgive the book its momentary awkwardness for the bigger picture of utter awesomeness. This book is pretty awesome. Ezra's Wood was particularly captivating. I am enjoying getting to experience a larger part of Midcyru.

However, I hate that he introduces a brand new group/character/situation without any back story or...more

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Mar 05, 2010 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, incendiary-leading-men, my-dream-men, sci-fi-fantasy, keepers

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I adore this series, and the world that Weeks has created. I have already stated that Kylar is hands down one of my all time favorite heroes in fiction.

I loved about 90% of the story. I really only had 3 problems with the book over-all...two of the problems being minor, and one being more substantial and therefor the reason this ended up getting 4 instead of 5 stars.

The minor problems: Kylar was absent for large chunks of the middle part of this book. And, while I have grown to love the enormou...more

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Aug 18, 2009 Stephen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, assassins, kings-of-badassia, fantasy, 2006-2010, favorite-ideas, kings-and-queens

4.5 stars. This is certainly on my top ten list of Fantasy books/series to come out of the last ten years. Great characters, excellent world-building and the magical/fantasy elements (e.g., powers, creatures, artifacts and magic systems) are as good as it gets.

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Mar 11, 2013 Andrew O rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

What can I say about this book and series? There are some very good parts and some really bad parts. How someone can give it 5 stars I will never know.

The good:

Great world creation
Great action scenes

The bad:
Juvenile dialog (mainly in the first half)
Silly laugh out loud plot twists
Some WTF moments

Frankly this book feels like it should have been written for a video game or comic book where dialog and lame plot choices are overshadowed by great action and beautiful artwork. And I'm not saying all...more

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Dec 29, 2008 Myridian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

This is the second of the Night Angel trilogy, and my impression of the book is very similar to the first. Again it took me quite a while to get into the story (about 140 pgs), but once I was there I had a hard time putting it down. Weeks does an excellent job presenting fully formed, impressive female characters that are more then just paradigm fulfilling shells. However, Kylar again has a number of mushy, cliched moments that made me squirm a little bit. Weeks is also continuing the pattern of...more

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Aug 16, 2010 Rafaela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-during-2010

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Book 20/2010

First and foremost, you all need to know I was at top of my ditziness when I got this book. Mostly, because I mistook it for the first (please ignore the fact that the number "2" is clearly written on the spine).

Anyway, this has a couple of implications. One, I've got no previous idea of what we're talking about - and that included the FAN-TAS-TIC universe in which the book takes place. Two, I feel like I'm supposed to care about these characters even though I don't really know much...more Book 20/2010

First and foremost, you all need to know I was at top of my ditziness when I got this book. Mostly, because I mistook it for the first (please ignore the fact that the number "2" is clearly written on the spine).

Anyway, this has a couple of implications. One, I've got no previous idea of what we're talking about - and that included the FAN-TAS-TIC universe in which the book takes place. Two, I feel like I'm supposed to care about these characters even though I don't really know much about them besides their names. Add those two, and you have a seriously cruel read for the first 200 pages or so.

After that, oh my, it's hard to put this down.

Character-wise, I find Kylar rather amazing - and reminiscent of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. Logan is my favorite by far, Jarl awesome, Vi isn't quite so bad for an action girl, and even Momma K gets away! For me, this book, this world, these characters, everything is exactly what The Left Hand Of God could have been... if it hadn't failed so badly.

Also, it was probably the first book of the year that actually got me worrying about the people. I wanted Kylar to ditch Elene and go back to his wetboy life with all my might, I wanted Logan to get out of the Hole, I wanted the rent girls to fight, fight, fight! I raged with Vi and let out a frustrated scream when Jarl died, I even laughed with Uly!

There are flaws, of course. Everybody thinks about sex way too much, Kylar's home life is cheesy to say the least, and the endless cast of characters really put me off at times, enough to skip pages, we have one of those Luke-I-am-your-father moments... but I don't really care, now do I? Nope. The book is just THAT good.

The ending was a little... deus ex machina, I guess. But I'm at least glad we didn't get a 'happily ever after'. Of course this is just Book-2-out-of-3, so the happy ending might be still to come... but I'll get to that in due time. ;)

I'm giving it a four. But sure enough, I'll be back with five once I read the whole trilogy. Good job, Mr. Weeks. You had me. :)

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Apr 28, 2013 Lyssa marked it as books-i-could-not-finish-or-read · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

4/24/13 First Thoughts
1. Something is seriously wrong with the dialogue. I thought I accidentally stepped into a YA novel. Shudder.....
2. Brent Weeks cant write female characters.

4/28/13 I am done with this book. I had enough of the cannabalism and pissed on bread. It didn't mix well with the main characters blushes and giggles. An assassin should never giggle or blush.

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Mar 25, 2009 Bill rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

In "Shadow's Edge" Azoth has fully assumed the role of Kylar Stern (a name which weakly references the fact that Kylar is close to Killer) however he attempts to reject his life as a wetboy to find peace and happiness with his love Elene and moving to a new city.

Kylar gets bored with his life as a medieval pharmacist pretty quickly and begins to take some nightly jaunts through his new home town; and, in the process, he finds himself delivering justice and retribution in his alter ego the Night...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Michelle Johnson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, ebook, fantasy

The Night Angel trilogy is engrossing in the way I imagine Skyrim is engrossing -- it's hard to go to work in the morning when you know there's another universe where you're an all-powerful mage/assassin with a magic sword, a heart of gold, and politically powerful friends.

I did notice a preponderance of "Holy crap, turns out this guy I've known forever is actually a superbeing!", "Holy crap, turns out this thing I've been carrying around is coincidentally THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN OUR BATTLE...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Hacedores Desierto rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: alexia, fantasy, fantasía, fantasía-moderna, khardan, modern-fantasy, epic-fantasy

Con este libro me ha pasado algo muy raro. Me ha encantado la historia y los personajes me parecen en este libro incluso mejores que en la primera parte, sobre todo Elene Kylar y el rey dios. Pero me ha costado mucho leerlo. De alguna manera, con tanto cambio de personaje protagonista del capítulo, me perdía un poco. Sin embargo, tengo que decir que eso es más culpa mía y de la época en que me ha dado por leerlo que del libro. De hecho, el libro te mantiene siempre con la necesidad de saber más,...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Derrik Peterson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: assassins-and-anti-heroes, fantasy

Before I started reading this book I had read a few of the more negative and critical reviews from this site and they all consistently said that it was a good character developing sequel but lacked a lot of plot developing that kept the book series moving forward. My findings are a little bit different. I thought it was not only a good character developing sequel but a great one. The plot was perfect in my opinion for setting up the third book and it was filled with a lot of twists and turns and...more Before I started reading this book I had read a few of the more negative and critical reviews from this site and they all consistently said that it was a good character developing sequel but lacked a lot of plot developing that kept the book series moving forward. My findings are a little bit different. I thought it was not only a good character developing sequel but a great one. The plot was perfect in my opinion for setting up the third book and it was filled with a lot of twists and turns and shocking revelations and dark foreshadowing that I cant wait to start the next book. I think a lot of people dont take into account that in a trilogy that is exactly what a second book is supposed to do. It is just like any other literary work; you have the hook, or the first book and lots of awesome stuff, then you have guts, or the second book chock full of information and set up, and then you have the conclusion, or the third book that wraps up everything and then you understand what the second book was all about and dont think it was as bad as you initially thought. The difficulty with second books is that readers tend to feel a lose of introduction. They know the characters, they know the environment, and they know (or think they know) the plot and want to hurry up to see it resolve without getting all the juice out of the meat.

Shadow's Edge fulfilled exactly what I asked of it for this trilogy. It gave me a compelling subplot and character insight that gauranteed the next book to be a smash. I found myself a little frustrated with Weeks a couple of times (which is why it got a four star instead of a five star rating) in his usage of cliffhangers. It seemed at times that he was juggling too many side stories with minor characters and then would leave it in a cliffhanger and not go back to it for a long time. By the time he did return it took a moment to remember what the heck was going on. My other complaint is Kylar himself. He's a great antihero protagonist and I like that Weeks is still trying to portray him as growing into the whole Night Angel thing but he needs to get laid already. Weeks obsession with the virginal purity of Kylar and Ellene is taking way too long to resolve itself. Its takes away from the credibility of a lethal assassin and wetboy that Kylar stern is supposed to be if he hasnt even become a man. He was had lots of training by Mama K in her brothels and neither she nor Dirzo thought it necassary to be trained in the arts of sexual activity in any way shape or form? It takes away from the story that Kylar is getting ready to go in and face the "Godking" and then gets distracted by a pair of breasts because he hasnt seen them before. For a character that is capable of the type of killing and destruction and judgement that the Night Angel revels in to be believable, he cant be so innocent in regards to sexuality. Especially since everyone else around him are whores and rapists.

All in all I thought this book was great. It answered questions left by book one, developed a deeper plot, set up questions for book three, and laid out quite a few surprises that left me reeling.(less)

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Mar 13, 2013 Matthew rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: epic-fantasy

I wanted to give this 4 stars, despite finding it a more involving, more complicated read than the first book, just because I was no longer as excited to find a good coming-of-age book. It is a worthy continuation of the series and finally develops a female character who has power outside of sex: Sister Ariel. Readers have talked about Vi as a powerful female character and she is conflicted, but her whole identity seems to be centered in her sexuality, just like Momma K, Elene, and all the other...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Ben rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Compared to The Way of Shadows, book two in the Night Angel Trilogy deals less so with external conflict, and more so with character development and personal growth. The Shadows edge (At this point I just want to point out that Brent Weeks’ gift for titling works doesn’t necessarily reflect the quality of his writing. Don’t be fooled) picks up after the coup. The God King has taken control of the castle and the surrounding city. Things are lookin’ pretty dim for our anti-hero protagonist. Decidi...more Compared to The Way of Shadows, book two in the Night Angel Trilogy deals less so with external conflict, and more so with character development and personal growth. The Shadows edge (At this point I just want to point out that Brent Weeks’ gift for titling works doesn’t necessarily reflect the quality of his writing. Don’t be fooled) picks up after the coup. The God King has taken control of the castle and the surrounding city. Things are lookin’ pretty dim for our anti-hero protagonist. Deciding there’s no hope left in trying to regain the city, Kylar decides to leave, taking his love interest, Elene, and their semi adopted-kinda-it’s a weird relationship daughter, Uly (Short for Ulyssandra) with him.
So, in my mind, this book, like many second books, is a chance for Weeks to expand upon, and create characters who are more than just mindless lethal action figures. I think he’s managed to achieve this without having to sacrifice any of the stories momentum. There are plenty of books that fail to keep things interesting, while they build up their characters. (The second book in the inheritance series for example. Just saying; there was just so much dialogue in that book.) So for keeping it moving, I commend Brent Weeks. But again, keep in mind this is the second book so it’s not going to be quite as good as the first. (That’s just my personal belief about most second books in a series) If you enjoy character interaction, building, and romance, you’ll probably enjoy the majority of this book. ‘Cause that’s what the majority was, character Interaction, character building, and halfhearted romance. (Hooray!) If you like that stuff, great! You’ll have a ball. If you don’t (like me), meh there’s enough action to keep you sustained until the end, which is packed full of action. Just so packed; like a double stuffed Oreo
One of the things that I didn’t enjoy as much was the side story. Since this book was mostly devoted to the development of the characters, trying to give it some depth and life, I can understand the necessity for the side story. But honestly, it was one of those situations where you’d start reading the side story right after some sort of large cliff hanger, and have no interest reading it what so ever. What you really wanted was the main characters point of view. It’s not TV, there’s no need for commercial breaks. Rather than increase the suspense of the cliff hanger, the intermission chapters just made me forget about what was about to happen. But then again, that’s just me. You might enjoy the side stories.
This wasn’t my favorite book in the series, but by no means does that mean that the book its self was bad. It just wasn’t as action packed as the previous two. The ending is great, preparing the third book for some serious political intrigue. As an intermediary book, prepping you for the third book, I would say it did its job well; creating enough story to warrant a second book, and at the same time remaining interesting enough to be readable.
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Dec 13, 2012 Andrew rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The second book of the Night Angel Trilogy is a little hard to start, but once I was beyond about page 40 it was a little hard to stop reading. I like watching the idea of Kylar trying to reach a happy median between what he knew and what he wanted. I liked reading it because I wanted to see how Kylar's life continued after the last book. However I was a little bit surprised to see the settling down for a while, but I did enjoy the twists that it led to. This would not be recommended to those wh...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Alan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think a lot of people who are complaining about the role of women in this book completely missed something important; it adds to the development of the world. It is a medieval fantasy and the women in this time period are relegated to nothingness however they play a huge role in this book itself. Elene and Vi are FOILS; they are meant to be eachother's anti-thesis in every way. Vi was abused sexually, physically, and mentally in every way conceivable while Elene grew up in a relatively happy a...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Lamora rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, reviewed, own-ebook

So when I first started this book, I was a bit apprehensive because everyone else had spoken about how the two books after The Way of Shadows weren't as good as the first book.

I have really, really mixed feelings about this book. It started and ended with a bang, that's for sure.

Azo--I mean, Kylar (I guess he's officially called Kylar now) was excellently done. He's a flawed character, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. He has this tendency to moan and groan about how much he can't unde...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Stardrag rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Seriously, what happened to this book?

When I went into this series I was hoping-and at first got the usual rags to riches story but with assassins-for some cold truths and how love and sacrifice really do change a person. And the message was what the book was based on. Which in the end didn't matter (view spoiler)...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Katrina Ly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i actually gave this book a 4.5 star rating. just so you know.

wow, this storyline just keeps getting better and better doesn't it? i mean, sure it is getting a lot more complicated, and sure your heart just kinda goes out for kylar for all his lost and sure his newly found humour in this book is a little random cos i never really noticed it before in the first book, but seriously this series really is starting to become a force to be reckoned with.

for all those out there wondering whether or no...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Janet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-worlds, series

Wow! Just finished book #2 of the Night Angel trilogy. My feelings are mixed as with the first book.
I won't deny that Brent Weeks is a great storyteller but his methods require some fine tuning. I found myself skipping through some chapters, becoming frustrated with moments/names and people that came out of nowhere and didn't really relate to anything with the story.

I know a writer has their 'grand scheme' and whole plot planned to address every little thing that came up but with Weeks it felt...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Holjo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Before I begin my review, I’d like to note that I am including a spoiler line below. While I will not be spilling any secrets from this book, my review will include spoilers from the first book. If you have not yet read The Way of Shadows, I recommend doing so before continuing this review. If you would like to read my review of book one, please click this link: The Way of Shadows .

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Kylar Stern has given up his life as a hired killer. He has c...more Before I begin my review, I’d like to note that I am including a spoiler line below. While I will not be spilling any secrets from this book, my review will include spoilers from the first book. If you have not yet read The Way of Shadows, I recommend doing so before continuing this review. If you would like to read my review of book one, please click this link: The Way of Shadows .

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Kylar Stern has given up his life as a hired killer. He has chosen to start a simple, normal life with Elene. The couple moves far away from their home in Cenaria, along with Mama K’s daughter Uly, to start anew.

Meanwhile in Cenaria, Godking Garoth Ursuul has taken over the King’s Castle and is killing anyone who gets in his way. He is making a great effort to expand his Khalidorian military power against the rising Cenarian rebellion. Unbeknownst to Garoth, Logan Gyre (the rightful heir to the throne) is still alive, living in the dungeon pit below the castle with the prisoners.

Eventually, Kylar’s past comes back to find him. He witnesses the murder of one of his closest friends just moments after discovering that Logan is still alive. It is this combination of circumstances that draw Kylar back to the streets of Cenaria. The city’s only hope of survival is the leadership of Logan Gyre, and Kylar is probably the only person who would dare to attempt a rescue. He may also be the only person who can kill the Godking now that Durzo Blint is dead.

Shortly after Kylar leaves home, Uly is kidnapped by Vi, the same wetboy who attempted to kill Kylar in The Way of Shadows. Elene arrives home to discover that her family is gone, and she rides back to Cenaria in hopes of saving her loved ones. All three women are intercepted during their journeys, and all three wind up going down very different paths from where they started.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this series. I thought the first book was great, but this one was even better. The world becomes so much larger in this installment of the series. We are no longer spending all of our time in Cenaria; now we are learning about other kingdoms and leaders across the land. Every culture is vastly different from the next. Some kingdoms consider all magic and magic users evil, others believe that magic can be used for good, still others use only dark magic. It’s absolutely fascinating.

Kylar is no longer the student apprentice we met in the first book. He has grown accustomed to his strength and power, and has no fear anymore. Of course, we know he is immortal, but that doesn’t mean that dying isn’t going to be painful each time he faces it. I enjoy seeing Kylar take control and face danger with a single-minded ferocity.

There are so many twists and turns in this book that it demands absolute focus in order to follow the characters and twists. It was an unpredictable and challenging read, which is right up my alley. It is also very intense and often gruesome, but somehow even the gruesome parts are incredibly creative. The fantasy elements really come to the forefront in Shadow’s Edge, much more so than in the first book.

I recommend this series to fans of fantasy series like A Song of Ice and Fire and Lord of the Rings. My only negative comment about the series is that there are only three books! I already know that I’m going to want to read more about these characters no matter how the final book ends.
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Jun 11, 2011 Dean JF Walsh rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It took me a while before i really began to sink into the whole story of this book, but as i read on the whole thing only got better and better.

I loved the story of Logan in the hole and how he not only looses his kingship but slowly forgets the man he is becoming no more than the savage canabals he survives with. With that said I have to say that I thought that when he did eventually get out of the hole I got the feeling as though the writer just kind of swept it underneeth the rug 9Or in this...more It took me a while before i really began to sink into the whole story of this book, but as i read on the whole thing only got better and better.

I loved the story of Logan in the hole and how he not only looses his kingship but slowly forgets the man he is becoming no more than the savage canabals he survives with. With that said I have to say that I thought that when he did eventually get out of the hole I got the feeling as though the writer just kind of swept it underneeth the rug 9Or in this case, threw it rite down the hole) we go from a man on the verge on loosing his innocence and nearly his life, but wait one chapter should fix that and suddenly he's strong enough to command an army i mean sure his character has changed in that he has lived his life at the bottom only to struggle to get back to the top but there was nothing to show that in his character after the got out of the hole i just feel as though the climax of that sub-plot was just thinned out at the last minute.

Kylars story was a weird one to follow i mean from reading the way of shaddows, Kylar stern is just this badass wetboy who killed his own teacher who was the gretest wetboy of all time. to then go to Kylar becoming some kind of stay at home father with dreams of becoming a herbalist. Sure he ends up taking the job to kill the Godking eventually but i still can't shake the impression of him in a gardners outfit killing weeds with his ka'kari blade.

Vi was one of my favourite characters of this story. throughout the book i enjkoyed the symbolism of women in this novel, from the first book the women are presented no more than well... whores. But is shown throughout this book that the women play a bigger part in showing that they can be as strong as the men like the sub-plot with Kyldrossa Wyn and even just the whole relationship between Kylar and Elene. But Vi was definetly the most interesting. For one she's the only female wetboy in carenia who was also once a whore herself and Brent Weeks does fantastic in showing both sides to this character showing how she cant be vengful and just a complete bitch at times. And again she has one of the biggest symbolic revelations towards women being the stronger ones in the city, when it was without kylars help that they could defeat the Godking. Even if it did mean marring Kaylar behind his back... but im sure they can get an analment. Or a huge pair of camps to rip the earings out.

Overal this i believe was infact better than the first book as it develeops more characters ho all have their own guilt and shame to be rid of which makes them more 3 dimentional in the long run. Brent Weeks knows how to treat his characters, if one of your characters was a whore in a previous life, he's never gonna let you forget it. It all plays a part in the development of this truely beautiful and heart warming trilogy.

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Jan 20, 2011 Benjamin Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

The plot picks up right after the first book ended, with our hero, Kylar, now having decided to give up the "wetboy" (assassin) life in order to preserve his sanity and pursue a more normal life with his childhood sweetheart. But, of course, that won't be so simple, as another friend from his young days shows up and informs Kylar that Logan, the heir to the thrown is alive after all and imprisoned in a horrible place. Only a wetboy of Kylar's skills can get him out. Throw in to the mix the arch...more

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Nov 12, 2010 David Gerritsen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book was a good time. It had a nice pace, and moved well between plot-lines. Plenty of cliff-hangers and resolutions. Weeks' strongest asset is his ability to surprise you. He zigs when you are sure he'll zag. He has two liabilities which irked me, but not enough to pan the book. The first is that he regularly fails to deliver enough detail. Occasionally I found myself confused about who was speaking or what had just happened. It interrupted the flow of the story when it happened. The second...more

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Aug 01, 2010 Sueij rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

(same review as for book 1) I'll have to review the three books of the trilogy together, because the distinctions between #1, #2 and #3 blur for me. I found these on the "staff recommends" shelf at my locally owned bookstore, which is always a good start. The staffer said that people often buy the first, then come back for the second and third. With good reason, I think!

The characters are fantastic. They change and grow, sometimes in really unexpected ways. The conflicts are many and varied, but...more

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Jun 28, 2010 Khaled rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My favorite of the Night Angel Trilogy books.

I don't feel this book suffers from middle-book syndrome at all. Rather, it expands on the coolness of the first book as Kylar becomes the 'face of Judgement' while expanding the story to really give the reader the sense of a living, breathing world that is larger than any 1 single character, with multiple plot lines and mysteries.

Solon and especially Dorian become much more prominent in this book. Vi Sovari also takes center stage. Kylar has some f...more

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Jun 05, 2010 Sandy Williams rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, 2010

This book - this trilogy - is emotionally draining. Imagine the worst possible things that could ever, ever happen to a man or a woman. I mean, THE WORST THINGS. Got 'em in your minds, yet? Well, I guarantee you that Brent Weeks can imagine far worse. The things he puts his characters through - I think I might be emotionally scarred from them. I honestly don't know how the man sleeps at night.

There were times I wanted to chunk the book out the window, but the second half of SHADOW'S EDGE? Wow. T...more

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May 25, 2010 Charley Harpole rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book occurs in the following weeks after the Kingdom is taken over. Kylar and Elene run away to a neighboring city with Ely (he are planning to retire and get married), while another assassin is forced to do the will of the new king (her name being Vi), Logan is suffering in 'Hell's Gate' and everybody believes that he is dead. Kylar's friend from when he lived on the streets, Jarl, is now the leader of the underground and the countries only hope at becoming a free nation. Jarl finds out th...more

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Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. After getting his paper keys from Hillsdale College, Brent had brief stints walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu, tending bar, and corrupting the youth. (Not at the same time.) He started writing on bar napkins, then on lesson plans, then full time. Eventually, someone paid him for it. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife, Kristi. He doesn’t own cats...more

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“Why is it, my shadow-striding friend, that we don't fear dreams? We lose consciousness, lose control, things happen with no apparent logic and abiding by no apparent rules.... We don't fear dreams, but we do fear madness, and death terrifies us.” — 127 people liked it

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