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No cover — Brent Weeks: Shadow's Edge (2023, Orbit)

English language

Published Nov. 23, 2023 by Orbit.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-52826-9

(1 review)

Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting over: new city, new companions, and new profession. But when he learns that Logan might be alive, trapped and in hiding, Kylar faces an impossible choice. He could give up the way of shadows forever, and find peace with his young family. Or Kylar could succumb to his flair for destruction, the years of training, to save his friend and his country - and lose all he holds precious.

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Tomasino reviewed Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

Review of "Shadow's Edge" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

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.