The Way of Shadows
- 645
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Way of Shadows” is dark, bloody assassin fantasy, praised for its characters more than for new ideas. Some readers find the first hundred pages the best, taut and fast, and the remaining five hundred looser; others feel that explanations are missing, not least about how the magic works. The early chapters follow the characters as children, which does not suit everyone. A solid start to a trilogy for readers who like their fantasy grim.
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About the book
The Way of Shadows is a 2008 fantasy novel written by Brent Weeks and the first novel in the Night Angel series.
Reading order · The Night Angel Trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Way of ShadowsThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Shadow's Edge
8.28.2 / 10 - Beyond the Shadows
8.28.2 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 733 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 83% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 31 | 4% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 20 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 682 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Way of Shadows?
It has 645 pages — longer than 66% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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