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reviewed The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks (Night Angel Trilogy)

Brent Weeks: The Way of Shadows (Paperback, 2011, Orbit Books)

For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, …

The origin story of Night Angel

The way of Shadows introduces us the world of Midcyru, and we follow the orphan Azoth and his story being teached the art of being a wetboy by Durzo Blint. It's an interesting world that we dip into and the world building is decent, and while the characters appear a bit one dimensional are there more to them and there is some character growth in this book, especially for Azoth.