The politics and power-plays grow at the same time. The story develops over many years as Azoth grows physically and leaves his old persona behind. The overwhelming number of soldiers are augmented by powerful evil magic users. Outside of Cenaria, a terrible and powerful army lead by the Godking of Khalidor is making plans to invade. Logan’s leadership and popularity also earns him the growing enmity of Cenaria’s weak and disliked king, Aleine Gunder. His father, Lord Gyre, has schooled him in martial skills and leadership and Logan’s natural character earns him the devotion of the soldiers and servants around him. Born into one of the most powerful and well liked noble families, he has the chance to become rich and powerful. On the other side of Cenaria is Logan Gyre. The plan is simple: Azoth becomes apprentice and makes enough money for the other two to leave the Guild life. He’s a wetboy, an assassin who uses special magical abilities to be undetectable and Durzo is by far the best. He and his only two real friends are desperate to escape this brutal life but the only way out they can see is for Azoth to become apprenticed to Durzo Blint. The story begins with Azoth, a lowly orphan who lives in a brutal crime gang on the fringes of Cenarian society. It seemed to have a lot of very tired fantasy book stereotypes. I began this book, ‘The Way Of Shadows’ with fairly low expectations.
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