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The Way of Shadows

author: Brent Weeks (2008)
series: Night Angel #1
date added: 2015-04-08
date read: 2016-03-01
pages: 645
author: gender:male, origin:us
genre: fantasy
themes: learning-the-arts
rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
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I just really enjoyed this book. It is pure and classic fantasy. Not very sophisticated, but very very enjoyable, especially since I have a thing for training stories and an out-of-the-ashes arc.

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Luck in the Shadows

by Lynn Flewelling · published 1996 · read 2021-07-02
★★★★☆
Similar apprenticeship, lower stakes, much better writing.
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The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson · published 2010 · read 2018-08-05
★★★★☆
Similar in tone, with a much larger scope.
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Assassin’s Apprentice

by Robin Hobb · published 1995 · last read 2024-06-13
★★★★☆
More fantasy assassins.
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Shadow’s Edge

by Brent Weeks · published 2008 · read 2016-03-01
★★★☆☆
The next book in the series.
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