Shadow's Edge
The perfect killer has no identity, but many faces.
Readers rate it 4.1 (519 on Hardcover)
656 pages · Released Sep 3, 2026 · Orbit Books
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Shadow's Edge is the third book in Brent Weeks' Night Angel trilogy, an adult dark fantasy featuring a trained assassin protagonist. The series is known for graphic action violence, morally complex characters, and mature themes including death and trauma. While the protagonist struggles with redemption, the book contains significant combat and assassination scenes typical of grimdark fantasy aimed at adult readers.
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Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting over: new city, new companions, and new profession.... Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting over: new city, new companions, and new profession. But when he learns that Logan might be alive, trapped and in hiding, Kylar faces an impossible choice. He could give up the way of shadows forever, and find peace with his young family. Or Kylar could succumb to his flair for destruction, the years of training, to save his friend and his country - and lose all he holds precious.
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- fast-paced
- adventurous
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- Series: Night Angel
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Fantasy fiction
- Action & Adventure
- Epic
- Assassins
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ISBN 9780316033657 · Orbit Books