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Beyond the Shadows

Beyond the Shadows

The perfect killer has no conscience, just objectives.
Epic FantasyFantasy
Pages
720
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

Beyond the Shadows is the third and concluding volume of Brent Weeks' Night Angel Trilogy, picking up immediately after the events of Shadow's Edge. As King Logan Gyre struggles to hold a fractured kingdom together against mounting threats from within and his own desperate gambles, Kylar Stern — once the feared assassin known as the Night Angel — must confront the true cost of his past choices while facing an escalating danger in the north that could reshape Cenaria forever. The novel blends intricate magic with political intrigue across multiple points of view, culminating in a battle of unprecedented scale and consequence.

Prose complexity
6/10

Vibe

DarkTenseAdventurous
Chosen OneMultiple POVsMorally GreyBetrayal

Genres

Epic Fantasy Fantasy High Fantasy Mythology Dark Fantasy Crime Horror Mystery Science Fiction

About the author

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Brent Weeks

Brent Weeks is an American fantasy writer, born on March 7, 1977 in Whitefish, Montana. He graduated from Hillsdale College in 2000 with a degree in English, then worked as a teacher and a bartender before writing full time. His debut, The Way of Shadows, opened the Night Angel trilogy in 2008 and reached the New York Times bestseller list in 2009. He followed it with the five-book Lightbringer series, beginning with The Black Prism in 2010, and returned to the Night Angel world with Night Angel...

Characters

Kylar SternProtagonist

A former assassin and Night Angel, now a reluctant hero forced to confront the consequences of his past choices as he seeks redemption while facing an escalating threat from within.

Logan GyreSupporting

The king of Cenaria, whose desperate gamble to save his kingdom sets much of the plot in motion and forces Kylar into a dangerous alliance.

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