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Gavin Patterson
Yes. Finding a new fantasy book with fresh and interesting characters who engage so well with each other is rare. Engaging dialogue and character evolution fills a vacuum much needed in fantasy.
I was delighted when I found this book and gorged on as much of the series I could find at the time.
I found the book light and encouraging.
I was delighted when I found this book and gorged on as much of the series I could find at the time.
I found the book light and encouraging.
Barry & Dana Stiller
It's always a bit difficult to just recommend a book without knowing WHO I am supposed to recommend it to, isn't it ;)
I really enjoyed this book a lot when I read it quite some years ago, mostly because it featues a lot of elements rather rare in the "standard" fantasy novels that I know. The world is refreshingly complex, yet Flewelling resists the (frequent) urge to offer you all the information she obviously has. Insetad you are left to figure out a lot of things by yourself, or just over time - meaning you don't know even half of anything after the first book in this series ;)
Another thing I enjoyed was the character interaction which is often unexpected and realistic in an everyday sense.
To be fair, there were some minor instances where I saw room for improvement with regard to narration, but since this is, as far as I know, Flewelling's very first novel...
I enjoy re-reading the series occasionally to this day, so if your reading tastes are anything like mine, that might be reason enough for me to recommend, and for you to read, the Nightrunner Series.
I really enjoyed this book a lot when I read it quite some years ago, mostly because it featues a lot of elements rather rare in the "standard" fantasy novels that I know. The world is refreshingly complex, yet Flewelling resists the (frequent) urge to offer you all the information she obviously has. Insetad you are left to figure out a lot of things by yourself, or just over time - meaning you don't know even half of anything after the first book in this series ;)
Another thing I enjoyed was the character interaction which is often unexpected and realistic in an everyday sense.
To be fair, there were some minor instances where I saw room for improvement with regard to narration, but since this is, as far as I know, Flewelling's very first novel...
I enjoy re-reading the series occasionally to this day, so if your reading tastes are anything like mine, that might be reason enough for me to recommend, and for you to read, the Nightrunner Series.
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