In a city where assassination is a respected art form, Durzo Blint is its master. For young Azoth, survival is a daily struggle in the slums, but he takes a dangerous risk by apprenticing himself to the legendary Durzo. To succeed, Azoth must leave his old life behind, adopt a new identity as Kylar Stern, and learn the deadly ways of assassins, including politics and magic.
Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. After getting his paper keys from Hillsdale College, Brent had brief stints walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu, tending bar, and corrupting the youth. (Not at the same time.) He started writing on bar napkins, then on lesson plans, then full time. Eventually, someone paid him for it. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife Kristi. he doesn't own cats or wear a ponytail.