The Way of Shadows is an extremely entertaining book that involves

magic, killing, love, and defeat. Azoth the puny little guild rat that lives in fear of the people around him, so he takes a risky move in apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint, the citys most sucsesfull wetboy
(a talanted assassin) wich could mean his death, forcing him to turn from those that he love and go into a life of murder and crime.
This book is only recomended to mature and teenage audiances, do to harsh language, sexual themes, and graphic detail.
The author Brent Weeks
Authors website: Brent Weeks the oficial site