Shadow's Edge
- 656
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Shadow’s Edge” is the Night Angel trilogy hitting its stride: faster, darker and more sure of itself than the opening volume. Assassins and magic remain the core, but political intrigue and armies on the move widen the canvas in the second half. It reads as a direct continuation, not a self-contained sequel, and some readers find the many new characters and the constant switching between them disorienting.
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About the book
Shadow's Edge is a fantasy novel written by Brent Weeks and the second novel in the Night Angel series released in November 2008.
Reading order · The Night Angel Trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Way of ShadowsStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Shadow's EdgeThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Beyond the Shadows
8.28.2 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 559 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 79% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 29 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 530 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Shadow's Edge?
It has 656 pages — longer than 66% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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