The Way of Shadows: The Night Angel Trilogy: Book 1 (The Night Angel Trilogy, 1)

From NYT bestselling author Brent Weeks comes the first novel in his breakout fantasy trilogy in which a young boy trains under the citys most legendary and feared assassin Durzo Blint. For Durzo Blint assassination is an art -- and he is the citys most accomplished artist. For Azoth survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat hes grown up in the slums and learned to judge people quickly -- and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern he must learn to navigate the assassins world of dangerous politics and strange magics -- and cultivate a flair for death.