This book is the diary of Kylar Stern as they are being read by sister Viridiana. He send her the magical diary of his last story before he supposedly died, magically enchanted so only she can read it. It is an interesting set up, in itself that could have worked if the diary was not actualy a step for step of what Kylar did. Step.for.step. Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writer’s work‘ Terry Brooks

BW: I was an early discoverer of George’s, not of his earlier work but of A Song of Ice and Fire. I think I read it in ’97? I didn’t get the hardcover version because…I was a a poor high school student, I didn’t have any money. But I saw the cover, it looked really different. I read the book and I was like oh my gosh, this is fantastic. This is really different and this writer is really good, like he’s really in control of his skills. And I liked how he was doing something that seemed really new. The plot in this book is I believe Kylar is looking for some compass thing that will allow him to find Logan’s children that Kylar allowed to get kidnapped. I could honestly care less about this plot, I kept forgetting what the goal of the book was because I got so bored with the story. The book moved way too slow for something so inconsequential. I was hoping the goal of this series would be to find the other ka’kari, but I guess not.Kylar also talks plenty "Well, in my past jobs I have done this and that and this again", but did Kylar really have that many past jobs? We've read Kylar's entire life between Night Angel trilogy and this book, and he didn't do much in the past! The book talks like Kylar had a full-time years long career as a wetboy, but that is not true. Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time‘ British Fantasy Society He was breaking the wetboy 101 principles left and right. And he was THE Night Angel, he supposedly became the best wetboy on the continent. Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb

BW: The reason I wanted to shift narrative styles in this one was partly to give this series its own identity. But another huge part is, as a writer I’m always looking for new narrative challenges. I’m trying to grow my skills, and I’m trying to do different things. I know I could probably make a really great living doing books just like the Night Angeltrilogy yearly, and just put out the same thing, change the names a little bit, change who Kylar’s killing this week. I could spin that out for a long time and have a very lucrative career, but that’s just not the kind of personality I have. If I do that, boredom is death for my art. So I always need to be doing new things, I always want to be stretching myself and trying things that are hard and scary for me. Further stupidity from Kylar. He sneaks into the Queen's room without a plan. He begs her for his son. He ignores the other people in the room and assumes they are inconsequential. The hairdresser ends up being a mage of course. He is immediately caught and surrounded by mages and like 20 praetorian guards. Kylar never considered that the queen, world renowned for her skills at manipulation, would be involved in kidnapping. He also assumed that the most powerful monarch on the planet would be protected by a single incompetent guard.DR: The original Night Angeltrilogy is mostly in third person, which is a very familiar style for a lot of fantasy readers. But Nemesisis largely written in first person; it’s an account being relayed and there’s a very clear question of how reliable that account is at times. Can you talk a little bit about the evolution of the style of the series? Night Angel Nemesisis the beginning of a new trilogy set in the world of Midcyru: The Kylar Chronicles. It signals a huge expansion of the Night Angeluniverse, and now that it’s out, Weeks is finally teasing the grand plan he has ahead for characters like assassin Kylar Stern.