Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, Vol. 1)
 

Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, Vol. 1)

by Lynn Flewelling

"A new star is rising in the fantasy firmament...teems with magic and spine-chilling amounts of skullduggery."–Dave Duncan, author of The Great Game

When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn’t commit, he is certain that his life is at an end. But one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of Rhiminee is many... (read more)

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Aterovis
  • Rated 5 stars

Luck in the Shadows, the first book of Flewelling’s Nightrunner Series, is, quite simply, a masterpiece of modern fantasy. It rocketed to the top of my list of all-time favorite books and cemented Flewelling as one of my favorite authors. Subsequent reading of her others books has only confirmed that initial impression.

Luck tells the story young Alec of Kerry, a poor peasant taken prisoner by a mad lord for a crime he didn’t commit. He fully expects to be tortured to death, but his...

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  • Rated 4.125 stars
 

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  • JenineW

    jeninew said:

    Picked this book up on Friday, started Sunday and finished yesterday. I really enjoyed it and have already requested the second and third books of the series.

    posted Tuesday, April 1 2008
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