Perfect Shadow

Don't read this before the first three Night Angel books. It does technically take place chronologically before them, but you're meant to read those three first.

Good - held back by feeling a bit disjointed. A lot of the cool, gruesome, evocative, clever moments you expect from the Midcyru franchise, but it definitely feels like Weeks isn't used to having to be concise, so its attention span can feel scattershot, especially compared to the books.

This was well read, but not well suited to reading since it skips back & forth through time a lot. The narrator made no indication of such breaks (They never do for some unknown reason.) so I got a bit lost at times.

This seems to be the introduction & history of the main character of the series. Considering that it was basically a big info dump, it was quite interesting & very well done. Still, it was an info dump, a character sketch. A very interesting character & an interesting magical system. I look forward to listening to more of the series.

I liked the first of Weeks' Lightbringer series which I read in paper format. I have the 2d book, but haven't read it since I'm waiting for the 3d. My wife enjoyed both, though.

Short, entertaining, nothing spectacular, but a nice post Night Angel treat. We get a little more Durzo history / back story, see a little more of what makes him tick. I'd love to see more.. Like a full on prequel of his early history.. But for now this was a nice Night Angel fix.

If you wanted more info about Durzo Blint, this short story will at least be a good appetizer.

If you want totally unnecessary sex that doesn't advance the story in any way, this is for you. Take out the lust and hormones, and the page count goes down by at least half.

However, it does let you know how Durzo turned into Durzo. So Night Angel fans will enjoy this no matter.

Prelim Review: I love Durzo. I love Graphics Audio. I love the fact I got a little over two hours of listening enjoyment from Graphics Audio about Durzo and who he was before he met Kylar. NIGHT ANGEL TRILOGY was so much about Kylar (as he was the focal character mainly) and for me I wanted to know more about the man who trained him. This hard man who had lived for so many years, through so many guises, who loved and lost and loved again and fought hard to just be normal once more.

This frelling audiobook had me sobbing at times. Maybe because I knew the outcome of his path, maybe because I knew that the man he was at the start of the story (Galen Starfire) would not be the man he was at the end and it broke my heart.

Full Review to be show more posted at Poisoned Rationality show less

Brent Weeks

Physical Hardcover Copy & E-Book

Obtained: Amazon Purchase for Hardcover and Google Books purchase for E-Book copy

Brent Weeks has to be in my top 5 authors of all time. Ever since I pre-ordered and read the Night Angel series (will review those at some point later on after a re-read) because I wanted to find a new random author to start reading one day while on the Barnes and Noble website. After buying and pre-ordering all of his books I could, that ended up as one of the best random purchases I have ever done.

Warning possible slight spoilers ahead

I finally have gotten my grubby hands on the prequel to the Night Angel series and I was not disappointed at all. It was a very quick read and the bonus short story at the end was show more also fun to read. I could almost say I feel complete about the Night Angel universe but the novella still leaves more to be desired. I want to explore the world more and get more stories and adventures from Durzo Blint’s past.

In My Opinion, this was a very quick paced book that only just barely touches the surface of who Durzo Blint is and was. I hope that there is more to come and I would like to explore this even more if the author ever allows us to.

I give this book 4 ka’kari out of 5 show less

Brent Weeks

Physical Hardcover Copy & E-Book

Obtained: Amazon Purchase for Hardcover and Google Books purchase for E-Book copy

Brent Weeks has to be in my top 5 authors of all time. Ever since I pre-ordered and read the Night Angel series (will review those at some point later on after a re-read) because I wanted to find a new random author to start reading one day while on the Barnes and Noble website. After buying and pre-ordering all of his books I could, that ended up as one of the best random purchases I have ever done.

Warning possible slight spoilers ahead

I finally have gotten my grubby hands on the prequel to the Night Angel series and I was not disappointed at all. It was a very quick read and the bonus short story at the end was show more also fun to read. I could almost say I feel complete about the Night Angel universe but the novella still leaves more to be desired. I want to explore the world more and get more stories and adventures from Durzo Blint’s past.

In My Opinion, this was a very quick paced book that only just barely touches the surface of who Durzo Blint is and was. I hope that there is more to come and I would like to explore this even more if the author ever allows us to.

I give this book 4 ka’kari out of 5 show less