Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, #1)

Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, #1)

Brent Weeks

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Brent Weeks returns to the New York Times bestselling world of the Night Angel in Night Angel Nemesis, following master assassin Kylar on a new adventure as the High King Logan Gyre calls on him to save his kingdom and the hope of peace. After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He’s determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can’t let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the loose ends of his old, lost life. But Kylar’s best–and maybe only–friend, the High King Logan Gyre, needs him. To protect a fragile peace, Logan’s new kingdom, and the king’s twin sons, he needs Kylar to secure a powerful magical artifact that was unearthed during the war. With rumors that a ka’kari may be found, adversaries both old and new are on the hunt. And if Kylar has learned anything, it’s that ancient magics are better left in the hands of those he can trust. If he does the job right, he won’t need to kill at all. This isn’t an assassination—it’s a heist. But some jobs are too hard for an easy conscience, and some enemies are so powerful the only answer lies in the shadows.


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  • the_bookishmum
    Apr 09, 2025
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    I’m prefacing this review with the fact that I haven’t read the original trilogy (yet). However, I don’t think you need to to enjoy this book.

    I loved this book, it was entertaining, funny and interesting in the way the story was told. It follows Kylar Stern a period of time after the original trilogy ends. The story is told through Vi reading Kylar’s first person account in a book, there are fourth wall breaks throughout where Kylar is asking his Ka’kari to edit things out while he’s dictating. There were moments were I felt that Kylar could do with having a cold shower instead of messing up yet another plan but even those moments were amusing and fit with the age of the character.

    Fair warning this is a long book and moments could have been cut without being missed, particularly things that got a little repetitive. There were heartbreaking moments and a twist at the end that left me wanting more. I’m looking forward to the next one.

    Thank you NetGalley for the arc, all opinions are my own.

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