The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks

The Way of Shadows - Night Angel Trilogy

Author: Brent Weeks

Publisher: Orbit

I picked this book up on a slow day, and ended up putting it down several hours later. The plot cracks along at a fair pace and provides a few twists and turns along the way, and the inevitable cliffhanger that leaves you wanting to go out and read the next book in the series.

The characters are well enough rounded out with Kylar (the hero) and Durzo Blint (his master and trainer) and a supporting cast of .... well a few too many characters to be honest. I kept having to work out who was who among the more minor characters. But that is a minor defect in a fantastic story.

Kylar wants to be a wetboy and the only way he can do this is to apprentice himself to Durzo Blint the best and most experienced wetboy in the city. The reasons why he does this I'll leave for you to discover when you read the book, suffice to say that he gains more than he expects, loses more than he wants and cannot have what he always wanted.

Read it or he'll be round to pay you a visit.