![]() There are no poets in the bitter business.” When we take a life, we aren’t taking anything of value. It is about forsaking morality to survive. The Way of Shadows is not about overcoming evil. Brent Weeks excels at depicting bleak scenarios with even worse outcomes. The horrors we witness through Azoth’s eyes give authenticity to his need to escape. It is a life where innocence and childhood do not exist. Brent Weeks imagines a cruel world swarming with political schemes, magic, and assassinations in The Way of Shadows. Though Azoth will learn even legends have their own dark fears. He will risk it all to become everything he is not. To escape death on the streets, Azoth must convince Blint to take him as an apprentice. For Guild rats like Azoth, tomorrow is never a guarantee. Driven by fear and desperation, he seeks the legendary killer, Durzo Blint. ![]() Stuck within a city with no culture but street culture and a guild controlled by a sadistic thug, young Azoth fights for survival. ![]()
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