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    Shadow's Edge

    Written by Brent Weeks

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer

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    About this audiobook

    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?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 27, 2009
    ISBN9781400182879
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    • 5/5
      Great book - great characters! Can not wait to dive into the next book!
    • 4/5
      The Star Wars joke toward the end nearly ruined this book for me. If you don't know what I'm talking about, or if you didn't notice it, or if it was by some minuscule chance not actually intended, don't worry about it. But it destroyed my suspension of disbelief and I couldn't return to reading the book for several hours. I am disappointed in you, Brent Weeks!Other than that, though, a good book. :)
    • 2/5
      I consider this to be worse than the first one, Brent Weeks hasn’t improved at all in this book and while it gets good towards the middle and end, you shouldn’t have to wait that long for a book to become truly interesting.

      All the characters feel like they’re existing to move the plot forward and serve as exposition and do strange things for no reason. Truthfully, the worst part is how he writes the women in these books. Rape is a constant plot point, women are all catty and bitchy towards each other, and apart from Sister Ariel they are all either prostitutes or victims of sex trafficking.

      There’s even an entire passage from Vi’s perspective about how all women are whores and how she is “numb down there” from being sexually abused her entire life. It’s just a strange excuse to throw in as many rape fantasies as possible.
    • 4/5
      Long but enjoyable
    • 5/5
      Wow, a first-rate read! This book is fast-paced, non-stop action with characters you continue to root for even though they have done despicable things. Amazingly delineated emotions in each character make you really care about where each one is and what's happening to them. I took a break between book 1 and 2. Not this time, I have book 3 in hand to start immediately!
    • 5/5
      Fantastic book. Little crude though, 16+ minimum age I'd recommend.
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly enjoyed the second book of this trilogy, and diving right into the third book!
    • 4/5
      I was really hoping for Shadow's Edge to be a 5 star, but I just can't make myself give it that extra point. I liked the book, I did, but it was nowhere near as good as the first book. Kylar is like a different man in this second book. He doesn't have to same edge he did. He doesn't even kill like he use to. He gets killed for stupid mistakes he would never have made in the first book. I'd like to be nice and say Kylar just got lax because he had the ka'kari, but it just feels like Weeks ignored the fact that Kylar would never have been shot by an arrow because he wasn't paying attention, because it would make it possible for what he wanted to happen. And Kylar sold Durzo's sword! After he explained to Elene why he wouldn't, he went and did it anyways so that he could by some marriage earrings that cost the exact (EXACT) amount he'd gotten by pawning the sword. That was the worst part of the book, right there. Maybe the second worse was Kylar bemoaning the fact that Elene wouldn't have sex with him for the first hundred pages. Come on already; you don’t have to throw a tantrum about it. Characters disappear without mention, characters that were dead aren’t dead but are not shown, the climactic death of the antagonist wasn’t even that climactic. I’m hoping that the third book is better. I’m hoping Kylar will go back to being more of a wetboy than a supernatural hero who gets himself killed ever week. So why not three stars? I gave the book four stars because I still want to follow the story and because it’s still a good story. It’s just too dissimilar from the first book. If this had been the first book of another trilogy I would have read the following book and maybe the one after that, but I wouldn’t have liked it a fifth of how much I liked the first book. Lots of trilogies have weak spots. I’ve found that usually that weak spot is the second book in three. I’m hoping that’s the case here. It’s just a weak link and it will get better. Crossing my fingers as I pick up the next book.
    • 5/5
      Another amazing book, the second book in the night a gel trilogy and it is full of magic and consequences.
    • 3/5
      This book seemed a lot more haphazard than the first. Lots of interesting things happening still, but I'm finding the breaks from character group to character group less interesting each time they happen. We'll see what the next one has in store.

      Reread: This book isn't so haphazard as I felt last time, but the focus is much more widespread. A lot of interesting new developments kick in here, and it is a nice world-building book. I really only have one beef with the story, and that is Kylar not bothering to change his name when he goes into hiding. Seriously? The best assassin in the world can't figure out that when laying low, you might not want to go by the same name that everyone knows? Yeesh.
    • 3/5
      He does a good job
    • 4/5
      A bit less focused than the first one, but a nice continuation. Loved it!
    • 4/5
      I liked the book, although not as much as the first one. I can't really put my finger on the reasons, but it didn't grip me as much.
    • 4/5
      4.5. Really enjoyed it
    • 2/5
      Not sure why I keep reading this series. I don't really care about the characters except maybe for Dorian and Elene, I still don't understand the distinction between the magic users, and the plot seems unnecessarily complicated.
    • 3/5
      I thought this was actually stronger than the first book, with a more linear plot and more interesting characters. I didn't like Elene's storyline (or the character) but other than that I thought this was decent, although nowhere near as good as George R. R. Martin or Robin Hobb.

      I noticed that there were more and more compelling female characters in this book, with more relationship to the plot, and I wonder if Weeks was responding to criticism about the largely male cast in the first book.

      Curious to read the final book in the trilogy and see how it all turns out.
    • 3/5
      This is a good story and it kept me interested. The downside is that the prose is littered with street-American and some of the writing is a bit weak. But if you can put up with butts instead of bums, "shoot" as and exhortation to say something in a dialogue, and punks hanging around on the street corners in a medieval setting swords and magic fantasy novel then you will probably enjoy the story...
    • 5/5
      Great book. Looking forward to reading the final book in the series.
    • 4/5
      Number 2 in the Night Angel Trilogy.
      Powerful follow up story about a young man who tries to leave his talent and his destiny behind and escape to a normal life with the woman he loves.
      Various characters' stories are followed throughout the book, as a nation, defeated in battle, tries to resist a pitiless enemy led by an all powerful evil ruler.
    • 4/5
      I started the first book of this series years ago and for whatever reason set it down and just never got back to it until a couple of weeks ago and now I've devoured the whole series. I really liked the series and felt that it got more exciting with each volume great read!
    • 4/5
      Slow going at first, but the story picked up add all the plotlines came together. Looking forward to book 3.
    • 4/5
      Book Info: Genre: Dark epic fantasyReading Level: Young AdultRecommended for: fans of dark epic fantasyTrigger Warnings: murder, killing, assassination, violence, rape, torture, mutilation, stealing, slavery, cannibalism, danger to child/kidnapping, sexual assaultMy Thoughts: This second book in the Night Angel trilogy is much better edited than the first book, which is very strange; I guess maybe there was a different editor? Why they wouldn't have had an editor go through the omnibus edition to check for consistency I don't know but there it is.Things move along very quickly in this book. Kylar learns more about his abilities and Talent, as well as the “extras” that the ka'kari provides him. I was very happy about some of the people who are disposed of in this book, and also intrigued by some of the new characters that show up. One this this author is very good at is creating characters that will cause a reaction in the reader, be it good or bad. There is a great deal of gray in the series, where the bad guys aren't really evil so much as twisted, and the heroes are often damaged in ways that make them less than perfect. I like this sort of thing. If you like dark epic fantasy, with an antihero and lots of violence, check out this trilogy. Don't let the problems with the first book put you off; this one is better.Series Information: The Night Angel TrilogyBook 1: The Way of Shadows, review linked hereBook 2: Shadow's EdgeBook 3: Beyond the ShadowsDisclosure: I purchased the omnibus edition of the trilogy for myself. All opinions are my own.Synopsis: 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?
    • 3/5
      This book caused no end of frustration. I think I only hung on because of some morbid curiosity as to how the characters would suffer. Weeks has a disgustingly naive view of sexuality. I want to slap him with a wet fish and then dump him in Amsterdam. Get a grip.

      *sigh* And yet, despite all of these criticisms, I'm still a bit hooked. The dynamic is interesting and the action scenes are extremely well written. We'll see if I continue to wish for lead characters to die and vacate the story (it would be a mercy, I assure).

      Toilet-side, potato chip reading, i.e. it gets the job done.
    • 4/5
      Not a review as much as what I think:
      I thought it was better than the first book. Still confused at times by all the magic systems and who's who of characters. The series could use a glossary or a list of characters. My thoughts and YMMV.
    • 4/5
      This trilogy is on its way of becoming one of my favorite fantasy series. If I had to compare this author's writing to anyone, I'd have to say Terry Goodkind (those who know me will realize it's high praise indeed). It does not have Goodkind's political overtones, which some might actually welcome. It does have other similarities, though- plentiful well developed characters, some more flawed than others, all struggling with issues anyone can appreciate; a complex world that keeps unfolding beyond what we have learned in the original setup; multiple systems of magic don't get us bogged down in minutia but serve as tools to advance the story and character development. Unlike many modern authors, Mr. Weeks manages to create difficult choices and imperfect characters without, in the end, using the cop-out of moral ambiguity. We as readers KNOW right and wrong exist, even if our heroes might at times have doubts. The only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars is the overly long first act. We know full well what's going to happen, although not precisely how, and it's hard to be patient and not start screaming "JUST GET ON WITH IT ALREDY!" No matter- once the story gets there, it's superb. Keep a tissue box nearby for a few scenes towards the end- your heartstrings will be tugged.
    • 3/5
      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 Angel. Eventually, Kylar's thirst for his true calling and his domestic bliss come to loggerheads - specifically once Kylar discovers his best friend, Logan, isn't actually dead.

      Kylar then beings his quest to save Logan and his hometown from the domination of the Godking. Unbeknownst to Kylar his old wetboy nemesis Vi is hot on his trail and she has stolen two of the most valuable things Kylar has; his adoptive daughter and his wedding earrings - earrings that are bestowed with powerful magic.

      Overall, this tale is just as easy to read as the first "The Way of the Shadow" but it isn't as fulfilling. It's a nice light read that flows wonderfully but there are no real surprises and I found myself getting bored with most of the characters.
    • 3/5
      Interesting premise for sure, but I feel as though the characters are slightly off. Not in a terribly bad way, but something along the lines of 'hmm, that's a little odd' when they do things. I get that the feel of the book is supposed to be a bit mysterious, but readers do have to understand why a character is doing what he's doing. This continues to be true for the three mages that sort of jumped in during the first book. I still don't understand why they're in the story, and given that it's the second book, I really ought to...

      Like the first one, this has a kind of neat premise, but you can really feel a little bit of lack of planing in the details of the world.
    • 3/5
      Just skimming some of the other reviews for Shadow's Edge it seems most people liked this more than the first book, but I felt the opposite. This sequel just wasn't as compelling to me for several reasons.Firstly, I didn't find reading about Kylar's attempts to fight his own nature and settle down to domestic bliss very interesting. So much of the book was spent following him as he tries to live a normal life, when -- to use one of Mr. Weeks' own metaphors -- we all know Kylar's a wolf, not a lapdog. Elene becomes annoying and moody and so many times I just wanted to tell her to snap out of it and get her head out of the clouds. Kylar makes dumb choices you wouldn't expect from an experienced assassin. The mood in this section where they try to settle down and be a real family didn't seem to mesh with the rest of the series.The book gets better after this, but I still had mixed feelings about the plot. The author milks a tired old trope in order to get everything set up, then in about two seconds, previously clueless characters manage to finally figure out everything in their heads in order to push the story along. It just felt so forced.Another thing I've started to notice about Brent Weeks is his occasional habit of sabotaging perfectly good dialogue by inserting inappropriate comments from various characters at an attempt to be witty. This was so distracting in The Black Prism, and was thankfully not as noticeable in The Way of Shadows, but it seems to happen a lot in Shadow's Edge. The most damning example I can think of is the scene towards the end of the book when Kylar finally confronts Garoth Ursuul. It arguably should have been one of the most intense scenes in the book. And it was...until the Godking actually does the whole KYLAR, I AM YOUR FATHER! schtick and -- no joke -- follows up with "Haha, just kidding."Like, what?Still, Shadow's Edge was by no means bad. I just wanted to explain why I gave this book a lower rating than The Way of Shadows, but there were definitely things in this book that were better than in the first. The ending for one was shocking and awesome. Looking forward to pick up the next and final book of this trilogy.
    • 3/5
      The second half is good, the first half is pretty boring, The Baron Kirof story was redundant, I thought.
    • 5/5
      I really like the story, and the suspense, and most of the characters and their relationships... that being said... Eline bugged me with her holier than thou attitude and her "love" that was so powerful, but only - of course - as long as Kylar changed his behavior to match what she thought he should be. There were a lot more "character development" scenes in this book than in the first - i.e there was a chapter dedicated to Eline's moralizing, Vi's life, and Dorion's insanity. Oh, and Kylar's moping about how he has to choose between "love" and everything else he knows and wants. Once I skimmed through these long passages, however, the story kept me reading. So many things that I wanted resolved: the GodKing, the Night Angel, the witches, Vi, Logan... actually, I liked every plot thread except the very long segment where Kylar passed time trying to be a house-husband to a woman who only loves him if he acts how she wants him to. Once this section ended, however, the story carried on without further delays... which makes me wonder if the author had this section here in order to show how Kylar spent the 3 months between the coup and the commencement of this story's plot and it wasn't really intended as part of this story's plotting? that makes more sense.Overall, it's a satisfying story - full of angst, judgement, retribution and justice...