Comments on: Award Nomination & the best review ever

By: revelation

revelation — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:54:28 +0000

love your books mr.weeks keep them coming

By: revelation

revelation — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:53:55 +0000

first i did love your books but i have to disagree with hannah i was able to predict most of what happened but the thing is even though i predicted it i still enjoyed reading it because it happened in a way my prediction all though correct could not have possibly imagined and i found that amazing in it self.

By: JeanNiBee

JeanNiBee — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:11:40 +0000

I purchased this book on a whim knowing nothing about the author or the story.. this was on Tuesday afternoon.

I was done by Thursday.

I am biting my nails in anticipation for the next parts of the trilogy.

Not since Gemmell wrote Legend have I been so engrossed in a story.

Excellent work. Very original, gripping and well written.

By: Box131313

Box131313 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:12:05 +0000

“He11 Yeah!”
“Brent Weeks for President”…not joking.

By: Drason

Drason — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:18:21 +0000

I found this book this weekend at Barnes and Nobles. I am always looking for a nice trilogy or sextology(urban dictionary).

I was stoked to see on the inside cover that I could purchase the two remaining books inside 2 months. Thanks for cranking this out – I enjoyed this first one. I’ll swing by borders to get the early read of the second one and suffer 6 weeks for the third one. I look forward to what you publish in the future as you develop in the next few years.

Thanks for sharing!

By: Tyler Gambrel

Tyler Gambrel — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:55:10 +0000

I have hated reading my whole life. After being told i needed to for years. I finally picked up the first book and now i can’t wait to read the rest of the books. It was a great book and kept me guessing the whole time. I have changed my mind about reading and really enjoy it now.
Thanks Brent

By: brent

brent — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:45:29 +0000

Savannah, I do have a love for Japanese culture, but to tell you the truth, I didn’t consciously know “Kage” meant shadow. No wonder I thought it had the right connotations! Doh. My motivations for finishing? There were lots, but they boil down to wanting to share this story (which I thought was pretty good) with other people… and hopefully to be able to make a living doing it. Last, I don’t really base my characters off of anyone. Well, not consciously. *grin
Hannah, I’m not sure if Orbit was already looking for fast publication, but because I was almost done with all three books, I know my agent was pitching the trilogy that way. So was it my idea? Well, I first heard of it happening with Naomi Novik (the Temeraire books), and I thought it was a great idea. I think I’m the first debut author who’s having his books quickly released, but I didn’t come up with the idea. I’m just a big fan of it. Regarding German influence, I did have a guy ask if I knew Wagner’s Ring cycle (operas), and I do, and there are some similarities. Although none of my characters–to my knowledge–will stand around singing a solo for twenty minutes, be joined by one character, sing a duet for twenty minutes, then leave and let the second character sing for another twenty minutes. Wagner is opera for the steel-butted. I love finding cool things about all sorts of different cultures and turning them to serve my purposes. Wow, that sounded kind of evil.
Heather, I have no idea when the signing is. I’ll post that info when I know.

By: Hannah E.

Hannah E. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:18:59 +0000

I purchased your book over my fall break. I have read all of it except the last 25 pages. Your book is not like other books that I’ve read (and that’s a wide variety of a lot of books). Your book is great. I have not been able to predict anything at all and that is fantastic. I don’t like predictable books. I am one of those quirky people that reads acknowledgements and about authors. You’re hilarious. I love to write and I would like to start a career backwards like you did. I love your book. I was also wondering if it was your idea to have all three books come out one after the other. That is pure genius. For an avid reader like myself, that makes me happy beyond compare. You always find this really great series and you’re finished with one book and you have to wait a year to get the next one. I hate that. Anyway, all i wanted to tell you is that your book is fantastic and i can’t wait for the other two, and also what you havein store for the future. What can I say, i’m a fan. I have one question though. It seems to me not only does the book have a japanese influence, but also a german influence. I was wondering if that was true? You also gave me inspiration to draw a really great picture (the version of kylar in my head). Thanks for reading.

By: edifanob

edifanob — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:00:12 +0000

Thank you for your reply. To be honest: I couldn’t wait and so I ordered my copy of The Way of Shadows today at amazon.de. Unfortunately they couldn’t tell me the delivery date so far. But I hope I don’t have to wait too long. I’m so excited to read the book….

By: hnu

hnu — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:03:01 +0000

hi! i just read the first chapter and i think you have a winner there. i’ll certainly get my hands as soon as possible on all three books and, if they’re as good as the reviews and the first chapter, then you’ll certainly have my vote. in the meantime, is there a way to get in contact with you? i’d like to discuss about the possibility of a romanian translation… thanks! and good luck! and, above all, keep ‘em coming!