Night Angel Nemesis - Brent Weeks

Night Angel Nemesis

By Brent Weeks

  • Release Date: 2023-04-25
  • Genre: Epic Fantasy
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 335 Ratings
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Description

The incredible return to the New York Times bestselling world of the Night Angel, where master assassin Kylar Stern embarks on a new adventure as the High King Logan Gyre calls on him to save his kingdom and the hope of peace.

"Weeks has been showing other fantasy authors how it's done for over fifteen years." — Peter V. Brett, author of The Desert Prince

"Weeks is a giant of the genre." — Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld
After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He's determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can't let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the loose ends of his old, lost life.

But Kylar's best — and maybe only — friend, the High King Logan Gyre, needs him. To protect a fragile peace, Logan’s new kingdom, and the king’s twin sons, he needs Kylar to secure a powerful magical artifact that was unearthed during the war.

With rumors that a ka'kari may be found, adversaries both old and new are on the hunt. And if Kylar has learned anything, it’s that ancient magics are better left in the hands of those he can trust.

If he does the job right, he won’t need to kill at all. This isn’t an assassination — it’s a heist.

But some jobs are too hard for an easy conscience, and some enemies are so powerful the only answer lies in the shadows.

"Weeks writes in an inescapably engaging style. Breathlessly high stakes, terrible missteps, and unexpected revelations keep the story humming along at a breakneck pace." — Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

For more from Brent Weeks, check out:

The Ka'kari Codex

The Night Angel Trilogy
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows

The Kylar Chronicles
Night Angel Nemesis

The Night Angel Trilogy: 10th Anniversary EditionNight Angel: The Complete Trilogy (omnibus) Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella
The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel

Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White

Reviews

  • Won't sleep.

    5
    By Shadowlesson
    I work a full time job. I discovered this book was released (having not known it had even been written) and immediately lost all sense. I read this in 3 days. 1200 annnnnd.. 89 Pages? I'm a busy guy so the time I spend reading is time I usually need to spend sleeping. Three days.... Yes, that's absurd. Yes it was worth it. Yes I'd do it again - probably have to, to sort the parts my delirious eyes found fuzzy the first time. I should've been in bed three hours ago even now but I only had... 300 some-odd pages and a review to go. This book grabbed me as suddenly, viciously and as tightly as Hu Gibbet's Talent strengthened hands. Its plot twists scoffed at my dismay with a smirk reminiscent of Durzo's earned arrogance. The weight of the implications of each chapter sat silently goading me to continue reading like Momma K.'s stated questions. If you read the Night Angel Trilogy, strap in for one helluva ride because Weeks delivered. I don't know if I can forgive him for stabbing me with that illusory knife - ME, so loyal I let him without even questioning I was being setup. But.. I guess I can let it slide since it's got a Maa-aaaap!

  • I couldn’t tear my eyes away!

    5
    By Aguywhoreads
    The ending is absolutely brutal but everything has to end somehow!

  • Such a disappointment!!!

    1
    By Maxious1972
    Not only does Kylar go from being an amazing character with crazy skills to a being such a miserable whining person but the author decide he, Kylar, needs to narrate to us the readers. It’s horrible to see how far he’s fallen because he still can’t get over the death of Elaine so he becomes a miserable crybaby, loses his skills, and is sloppy at best. At times it’s confusing whether he’s talking to us or the kakari. There are huge missing gaps in the story to the point I’ve lost any interest reading past chapter 20. If I didn’t know better, someone else was the actual author of this novel…don’t buy this book!!!

  • Wow !

    5
    By Ping_the_postman
    That’s it - WOW ! Have read every other Brent weeks novel. And pretty much every major fantasy fiction writer since J R R Tolkien. Literally hundreds of books. This is masterful. Completely unique in the storytelling approach, on top of what is already a refreshingly different FF world, set of characters, skills, and plots to the FF genre. Good news is (spoiler alert!)…. Brent, you’ve left so many superb leadins to next books - I can see at least 2 follow on series books to this, a set of side spinoff story books, some origins books… if only you could write them as fast as I devour them - at the speed of a black Ka’Kari devouring magic. So, thanks for the amazing experience, and once again… WOW !

  • Great follow up

    5
    By Spencergirl
    So far I’m really enjoying this book

  • Great but lame

    4
    By Beetle lips
    Great book that should be read. Just didn’t care for the ending.

  • What a disappointment

    2
    By ndnsjsbss
    I really hoped he would use this opportunity to tie loose ends from the original trilogy and give Kylar and ending he deserved. Instead I was taken on a ride of self righteous crap. As a veteran I actually related to Kylar in the beginning. And by the end I’m being lectured by Brent about how terrible of a person I am for reading his book. Taking a story in this direction isn’t old trope, but it certainly isn’t original or as thought provoking as you had hoped. I’m sorry your book success has gotten to your head Brent. You’re no Tolkien, despite how much you wish to be, and this book was a step in the opposite direction

  • An absolute cliffnotes book

    1
    By YouTube iOS is trash
    Read the first 50 pages. Skip 300 pages of interminable dross with zero character development or plot progression. Read the last 50 pages, but only the first and last sentence of the paragraph. And you will have saved yourself some time and missed absolutely nothing of value.

  • A drag

    1
    By bcstoryteller
    The first two books of this series are highly derivative to the point of being thin reworkings of conventions and worlds created by Jordan and Sanderson. But I found the characters and relationships entertaining. This book was a chore to get through. With most of the interesting Inter-personal dynamics missing, an inconsistent first person narrative voice, and a thin plot, I found myself skimming through what was supposed to be witty first person narrative that fell flat, flat, flat. I was most engaged during the interludes where the story leaves the first person word vomit diary and provides some fun interactions between Vi and others. Turns out Kylar is the least interesting character in this world. I wish he’d stop talking.

  • A+

    5
    By Gamerxtvb
    Another great book!

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