History Literature / TheNightAngelTrilogy

* HeroesWantRedHeads: Beyond the Shadows has Kylar very focused on [[spoiler:Vi]]'s fiery hair on several occasions.
** A subversion since he was magically enslaved to Vi by the magical earrings she used to help kill the Godking, which are meant to permanently bond a husband and wife. Despite this, he still chooses to be with Elene rather than Vi in spite of the magical compulsion.

** There are at least two outright quotations from Literature/TheBible. Elene says the God's blessings are 'new every morning' (Lamentations 3:23, best known from the hymn 'The Steadfast Love of the Lord Never Ceases') and when Dorian wrestles with his conscience over [[spoiler:whether to tell Jenine that Logan lives]], the voice of God quotes Jeremiah 29:11 to him ("I know the plans I have for you"). For what its worth, Brent Weeks is an atheist-turned- Christian (though the story never becomes an AuthorTract).

* ForWantOfANail: Many of the events of the book occur primarily because the Sa'Kage, instead of supporting a revolution that would put a strong, intelligent, and incredibly competent man on the throne, one who would almost certainly bring prosperity to the kingdom if he were in charge, they instead make certain that the crown goes to a moron who is so idiotic that his reign will almost certainly cause the kingdom to spiral further into lawlessness and corruption. [[EasilyConqueredWorld This would have the side effect of making their kingdom absurdly easy to conquer if anyone decided to attack them]]. [[TooDumbToLive Oh, and guess what, one of the most brutal, evil, relentless, and sadistic kingdoms in the history of fiction shares a border with them, and tries to invade on an absurdly regular basis.]] For want of a strong king, [[spoiler: the entire kingdom falls apart, and is invaded by a foreign power who will not tolerate the Sa'Kage's existence, period, end of story, KillEmAll, no negotiations, the majority of the leaders of the Sa'Kage are dead or in hiding by the end of the second book, and by the end of the third, the Sa'Kage as it was no longer exists.]]

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Kylar is ''[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]]'' when he learns the truth behind his [[BalancingDeathsBooks immortality.]]]] Taken UpToEleven [[spoiler: when he is told that the next victim of said immortality is Elene.]]

** The God-King turns this UpToEleven, or more accurately, Up to Thirteen. As the only person allowed to reach the thirteenth level of communion with the vir, his ''crown'' is formed of its thorns, thrusting through his skin.

* SealedEvilInACan: Black burrow is a whole lot evil, sealed in redundant, overlapping cans. It was once the site of a huge city from which the High King Alcestes ruled. After it fell to a enormous army of Krull, Ezra the Mad sealed the whole place up. It has weaves to block passage, more weaves that will kill anyone who draws on magic, and is topped off by a magical construct called the Hunter that [[LightningBruiser runs like a cheetah and hits like a truck.]] The seal is so tight that, 700 years later, the bodies from that final battle haven't even decayed. This is intentional, as Krull can be given new bodies, but not until their old one dies; the weaves Ezra put down keep those Krull imprisoned in their dormant bodies, unable to be resummoned.