Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Jan 14, 2009 Mir rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy

I hadn't picked this one up because I thought I had already read it, but this description doesn't sound familiar, especially not being set in the same world as Bone Doll's Twin. Now I think I had it mixed up with Shadowrun. I'll have to see if I can find it again. ...more

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Nov 16, 2011 Jamie Collins rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy

A pretty standard medieval fantasy adventure novel. It’s well written, and I liked much of the character interaction. There’s a pleasing sense of equality between men and women.

I was not impressed with either the setting or the system of magic. It’s not bad, just unremarkable. After a while I started skimming over the politics, as the only thing I found interesting was the characters’ personal lives.

There’s only a hint of a romance in the book. I was disappointed not to get more, but then again, ...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Kati rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, look-for-more, in-czech, queer, 2011

This was the fifth or sixth time that I've read this book - and I still like it just as much as I did in the very beginning. There's something compelling about the characters of Seregil, Alec, Micum, Nysander, Thero, Klia and all the others. But it's not just the characters. The story itself is incredibly intriguing, even after so many re-reads. There's action, political schemes and romance, both het and gay. The whole society, the whole world that Flewelling built fascinates me. Definitely one ...more

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Sep 11, 2007 Tani rated it it was amazing

Shelves: female-author, favorites, five-stars, fantasy

Such a fun read! I want to finish this series, but I don't really remember what happened in any of the books, so I've been slowly re-reading this book for months now. It still reads very easily, with a lot of action, some good character development, and a really engaging writing style. I definitely want to finish the series in the near future. ...more

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Nov 29, 2007 Schnaucl rated it really liked it

Shelves: read_2007, owned, fiction, fantasy, reread, november, lgbtqia, series

When I first read this book in college I put it in the "so bad it's good" catagory, as did many of my friends. After rereading it, I'm not sure why I felt that way. While it's certainly not timeless prose (nor was it meant to be) I don't think it's bad either. Sure, there were a few sentences here and there that could have been better, but nothing drastic.

I admit there was an awful lot of info dumping going on, which was probably necessary but it did get old after a while. I found myself skimmin ...more

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