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  • The Way of Shadows (Dramatized Adaptation)

  • The Night Angel Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Brent Weeks
  • Narrated by: full cast
  • Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (194 ratings)

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The Way of Shadows (Dramatized Adaptation)

By: Brent Weeks
Narrated by: full cast
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Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author Brent Weeks comes the first novel in his breakout fantasy trilogy in which a young boy trains under the city's most legendary and feared assassin, Durzo Blint.

For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art - and he is the city's most accomplished artist.

For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's 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.

Narrated by: Andy Clemence, Casie Platt, Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, James Konicek, James Lewis, Joe Brack, Johann Dettweiler, Ken Jackson, Michael Glenn, Ren Casey, Richard Rohan, Sunny Lasskey, Terence Aselford, Thomas Penny, Tim Getman

Please note: This 2008 recording represents the technology of the time when it was produced. This is currently the best available source audio from the publisher.

©2008 Brent Weeks (P)2021 Graphic Audio LLC
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Amazing

This was an amazing story and the voice acting and audio that went with it made the experience even better

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background noise

the book is great. one down side is they have the background noise way to load. some parts you miss out on because the noise in the back is crazy load.

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This is da wae

Not bad for my first dramatic adaption, there are some voices like Dorian's that I love (even though I hate his character). After getting acquainted with the voices, it's easier to follow who says what. The one thing that I DESPISED was that there were 8 mins+ of ads in between Parts 1 and 2. I will be sure to never read any other series by whoever. Decent read worth the purchase

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Excellent ensemble story driven cast

I've been looking forward to listening to this author for several years, glad this was my first exposure to him.

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Turn down the background effects!

Some of the story was lost as the narrator and charcters voices were drown out by the loud background sound effects. Also, no prologue. Whats up with that?

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battle sounds in the background

the background audio is too loud. During fights and battles you can not hear the narrative because the background noise drowns out everything

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Great acting

But the noise was so loud. Hard to always hear what was happening. But great story.

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The best way to experience this book

This is Brent Weeks’s first book and while it is ok it is a far cry from the level he has since improved to. But this Graphic Audio dramatization is truly exceptional and elevates it to a great listen for fantasy fans on a long commute

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Mind Blown!!! But the pronunciations 😩

I’ve been a fan of this trilogy for quite some time and have read the books and listened to the amazing audiobooks. It was the audiobooks that allowed me to really delve into the world and understand the cultures of the various groups in Brent Weeks’ world. Having that already established set of pronunciations in the fandom made it very difficult for me to be excepting of, many of the very different ways that this dramatization has chosen to pronounce key names. That is quite literally the only thing that stops this from being absolutely flawless. Well done to everyone involved and I can’t wait to listen to the next one (Though book 2 is far more depressing, and book 3 brings it home in the best way!)!

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Great story

Love the story and performers. Really add depth to the experience. Just wish the did a better job balancing sound tracks to background noise. There are times it’s tough to hear what the characters or narrator are saying

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