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Beyond the Shadows

  • 2008 first published
  • 720 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (30 ratings)
  • 7 editions

Brent Weeks's Beyond the Shadows (2008) is a mythic fiction and horror novel. Characters include Kylar Stern, Durzo Blint and Logan Gyre. Key subjects include Assassination, Wetboy, gods and goddesses and assassins.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 30 ratings, and 21 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 720 pages — 13–14 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Beyond the Shadows

A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war. To gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the goddess Khali herself. But they are playing with volatile powers, and trigger conflict on a vast scale. Seven armies will converge to save - or destroy - an entire continent. Kylar has finally learnt the bitter cost of immortality, and is faced with a task only he can complete. To save his friends, and perhaps his enemies, he must assassinate a goddess. Failure will doom the south. Success will cost him everything he's ever loved.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Kylar Stern
  • Durzo Blint
  • Logan Gyre

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Assassination
  • Wetboy
  • Gods and goddesses
  • Assassins
  • Crime
  • Mystery & detective
  • Science fiction, fantasy, horror

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Beyond the Shadows?

Beyond the Shadows was written by Brent Weeks and first published in 2008.

What genre is Beyond the Shadows?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and Horror.

How long is Beyond the Shadows?

The median edition has 720 pages, about 13–14 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Beyond the Shadows?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Lightning Thief, Rose Madder and The Eyes of the Dragon.

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